Senior Housekeeper / Cook
| Posting date: | 30 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,500.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2025 |
| Location: | Church Lane, Milton, Cambridgeshire, CB24 6AB |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | East Anglia's Children's Hospices |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) ensures the best possible quality of life and makes every moment count for children and families across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. Our family-centred approach includes specialist nursing care, symptom management nursing, short breaks, wellbeing activities, therapies, care at end of life, bereavement support, counselling and volunteer services in the family home; all meeting the individual needs of the child, young person and whole family.
In 2020, all three of our hospices; The Nook (Norfolk), The Treehouse (Ipswich) and Milton (Cambridge) were rated OUTSTANDING by the Care Quality Commission.
Our people are central to our success. We have a talented workforce of staff and volunteers in Care, Fundraising, Retail, Facilities, IT, Finance, Marketing & Communications and Human Resources.
We employ around 400 employees and have more than 1,800 volunteers across the organisation, including 51 shops and a Retail Distribution Centre.
Senior Housekeeper / Cook
Milton Hospice - CB24 6AB
Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
Working Pattern: 5 days over a 7 day working week
* Working Flexible hours (7am - 3pm, Monday to Friday with days off in the week to accommodate 2 out of 4 weekend coverage) *
Salary: £25,500 per annum + circa £2,000 per annum in weekend enhancements based on working 2 out or 4 weekends, rates as below:
Enhanced Rates - Weekends, Evenings & Bank Holidays:
+ 30% Saturdays & Evenings
+ 60% Sundays & Bank Holidays
Permanent Contract
Comprehensive range of benefits:
Free onsite parking & Subsidised meals
Enhanced Annual leave Entitlement - 27 days + 8 UK Bank Holidays
Additional holiday purchase scheme
Employee health cash plan & wellbeing support schemes
AVIVA pension package – up to 7% Employer Contribution inc Life Assurance
NHS pension - continuation of if already contributing
Free Eye Tests & Cycle to work scheme
We’re looking for a dedicated and compassionate individual to join our small facilities team at our hospice in Milton. As Senior Housekeeper / Cook, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our service users and their families experience a high standard of cleanliness and comfort while at our hospice.
Are you:
• A professional cleaner/housekeeper with experience of supervising a small housekeeping team, or looking to step in to a role offering supervisory responsibilities to further your personal development?
Do you have:
• High professional cleaning standards with an eye for detail and a desire to provide the best possible cleaning service?
Responsibilities include:
• Supervising the daily housekeeping operation, ensuring a high level of cleaning throughout the building and that all tasks are delegated fairly and completed within the agreed timescales and standards.
• Maintaining appropriate stock levels of cleaning supplies and materials.
• Prepare and serve meals when required, under the direction of the lead Cook.
The Role:
• As Senior Housekeeper/Cook you will be essential to delivering a high level of cleanliness throughout the building. You will also be responsible for maintaining the required levels of cleaning products through internal ordering and to prepare and serve hot food for our Families and staff.
Please visit our website www.each.org.uk to view the full job description and person specification and to apply.
Diversity Statement:
At EACH we believe in fostering a workplace where every individual feels valued and respected. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion where differences are embraced. We are actively seeking talent from all walks of life, recognising that diversity drives innovation, creativity and success.
Join us on a journey to create a more inclusive workplace, where everyone has equal opportunities to grow, contribute and succeed. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for opportunities at EACH and adjustments will be made to facilitate the application and selection process.
Please note:
EACH reserves the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.
This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.
It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group.
EACH has a legal responsibility to ensure that its employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Therefore, if you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to verification that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.
In 2020, all three of our hospices; The Nook (Norfolk), The Treehouse (Ipswich) and Milton (Cambridge) were rated OUTSTANDING by the Care Quality Commission.
Our people are central to our success. We have a talented workforce of staff and volunteers in Care, Fundraising, Retail, Facilities, IT, Finance, Marketing & Communications and Human Resources.
We employ around 400 employees and have more than 1,800 volunteers across the organisation, including 51 shops and a Retail Distribution Centre.
Senior Housekeeper / Cook
Milton Hospice - CB24 6AB
Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
Working Pattern: 5 days over a 7 day working week
* Working Flexible hours (7am - 3pm, Monday to Friday with days off in the week to accommodate 2 out of 4 weekend coverage) *
Salary: £25,500 per annum + circa £2,000 per annum in weekend enhancements based on working 2 out or 4 weekends, rates as below:
Enhanced Rates - Weekends, Evenings & Bank Holidays:
+ 30% Saturdays & Evenings
+ 60% Sundays & Bank Holidays
Permanent Contract
Comprehensive range of benefits:
Free onsite parking & Subsidised meals
Enhanced Annual leave Entitlement - 27 days + 8 UK Bank Holidays
Additional holiday purchase scheme
Employee health cash plan & wellbeing support schemes
AVIVA pension package – up to 7% Employer Contribution inc Life Assurance
NHS pension - continuation of if already contributing
Free Eye Tests & Cycle to work scheme
We’re looking for a dedicated and compassionate individual to join our small facilities team at our hospice in Milton. As Senior Housekeeper / Cook, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our service users and their families experience a high standard of cleanliness and comfort while at our hospice.
Are you:
• A professional cleaner/housekeeper with experience of supervising a small housekeeping team, or looking to step in to a role offering supervisory responsibilities to further your personal development?
Do you have:
• High professional cleaning standards with an eye for detail and a desire to provide the best possible cleaning service?
Responsibilities include:
• Supervising the daily housekeeping operation, ensuring a high level of cleaning throughout the building and that all tasks are delegated fairly and completed within the agreed timescales and standards.
• Maintaining appropriate stock levels of cleaning supplies and materials.
• Prepare and serve meals when required, under the direction of the lead Cook.
The Role:
• As Senior Housekeeper/Cook you will be essential to delivering a high level of cleanliness throughout the building. You will also be responsible for maintaining the required levels of cleaning products through internal ordering and to prepare and serve hot food for our Families and staff.
Please visit our website www.each.org.uk to view the full job description and person specification and to apply.
Diversity Statement:
At EACH we believe in fostering a workplace where every individual feels valued and respected. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion where differences are embraced. We are actively seeking talent from all walks of life, recognising that diversity drives innovation, creativity and success.
Join us on a journey to create a more inclusive workplace, where everyone has equal opportunities to grow, contribute and succeed. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for opportunities at EACH and adjustments will be made to facilitate the application and selection process.
Please note:
EACH reserves the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.
This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.
It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group.
EACH has a legal responsibility to ensure that its employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Therefore, if you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to verification that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.