Domestic Assistant - Cherry Lodge
Job Summary
Advert Start Date:
17/02/2025
Advert End Date:
24/02/2025 23:59
Employment Location:
Cherry Lodge, Peterborough
Salary:
£12,256 - £12,667
Further Information
Domestic Assistant - Cherry Lodge
About the Role
Cherry Lodge is a children’s home providing overnight short breaks to children and young people with complex disabilities and we are looking for a Domestic Assistant to join our busy team.
The successful applicant will help us to maintain a high standard of cleanliness throughout the building while ensuring it is also homely and welcoming.
This is a 20 hour a week post and applicants will work to a rota that will include shifts during term-time, school holidays and weekends.
If you would like to know more about this post, please ring Claire or Jane on 01733 391941
All about You
- You are motivated and enthusiastic.
- You have the ability to use cleaning, laundry and kitchen equipment appropriately.
- You have experience of food preparation, cleaning and caring for clothes.
All about Cherry Lodge
Cherry Lodge is a local authority children’s home and offers short breaks and shared care placements to children and young people with severe disabilities between the ages of 5 and 19.
Cherry Lodge provides care and support for children and young people with severe and complex learning disabilities. This includes physical disabilities, associated health needs and sensory impairment.
All about our Benefits
We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme…
- Access to a range of benefits via Vivup, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics scheme
- Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata)
- Access to car lease scheme
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards
All about our Commitments
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and individuals from minority ethnic communities. Your unique perspectives and experiences are encouraged and valued and will play a vital role in our success.
We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are disabled and require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact pccrecruitment@peterborough.gov.uk, we will work with you to meet your needs.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.