Domestic Assistant (Residential Accommodation)

Job overview

Our Domestic Assistant for Residential Accommodation plays a key part in keeping our onsite living spaces clean, welcoming and safe. You’ll be part of a supportive Site Services team, delivering a high‑quality cleaning service across our staff accommodation and helping ensure a positive experience for everyone who stays with us.

Why choose us?

This is a great opportunity to be part of a team that genuinely cares about the people who work within our Trust. You’ll be contributing to a clean, comfortable and safe environment for colleagues who rely on our accommodation, making a real difference every day.

We offer a welcoming workplace, consistent hours, and the chance to be part of a team that values reliability, teamwork and pride in a job well done.

Main duties of the job

What You’ll Be Doing

• Providing a thorough and reliable cleaning service across residential areas
• Working as part of a friendly, collaborative team
• Supporting the service with light administrative tasks
• Adapting to meet the needs of a busy and varied environment

Main duties

• Removal of dust, dirt and debris from surfaces such as floors, walls, ceilings, fixtures and fittings, doors, ledges, ovens, fridges, glass and sanitary fittings by appropriate specified methods. Vacuum under beds and vents, clean blinds and damp dust bed frames
• Technical maintenance of floor and carpets, including carpet cleaning and floor scrubbing

• Emptying and cleaning waste bins, refuse containers and replacing colour-coded liners according to Torbay and South Devon Healthcare Clinical Waste Policy and secure and store waste for collection

• Replenishing supplies - toilet rolls, soap etc.

• Assisting in the provision of the Grounds & Gardens maintenance services clearing paths

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description and Person Specification - please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

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