Domestic Assistant
| Posting date: | 09 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £24,366 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 21 September 2025 |
| Location: | Galashiels, Scottish Borders |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Cornerstone |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a new Domestic Assistant to join our fantastic #TeamBorders at our brand new office location in Galashiels on a permanent, part-time (15 hours per week) basis.
The Role
Cornerstone is one of Scotland’s largest charities with over 40 years’ experience providing care and support for adults and children with various support needs throughout Scotland.
As our Domestic Assistant, your key responsibility will be to maintain a high standard of cleanliness in our Connects Hub Support Building. This will include vacuuming, moping, sweeping, polishing, cleaning, emptying bins, kitchen and bathroom areas. You will also be responsible for managing your own cleaning stock to ensure you have all the resources you need to fulfil your role.
About You
To be a great Domestic Assistant, we're looking for you to: -
Have an understanding of infection prevention and control
Be reliable, conscientious and have good timekeeping
Be thorough and have a good eye for detail
Have a warm, friendly personality with good communication skills
Bring a good understanding of confidentiality
It would also be great if you have: -
Previous experience working in a similar role
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Shift Patterns
Your contracted hours will be worked over 5 days and can be either early mornings (starting from 0800 hours onwards) or late afternoons (from 1700 hours onwards). There may also be occasions that we need you to work the occasional weekend if any office events are planned, but you would always be given advance notice.
Sound interesting? What are you waiting for? Apply today! We'd love to hear from you.
Have any questions? If you'd like to find out more, please contact Tracy Turnbull on 07790688181
Please note - If you have spent more than 12 months out with the UK (excluding France, Germany. Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain) within the last 10 years while over the age of 18, you will be asked to provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant government/police authority as part of our pre-employment checks.
We are looking to fill this vacancy as soon as possible so reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we find suitable candidates before the closing date. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Successful candidates will be required to go through a Disclosure Scotland check.
Interviews for this role will be held on Thursday the 25th & Friday the 26th of September.
Cornerstone welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively seeks to increase the diversity of our workforce.
The Role
Cornerstone is one of Scotland’s largest charities with over 40 years’ experience providing care and support for adults and children with various support needs throughout Scotland.
As our Domestic Assistant, your key responsibility will be to maintain a high standard of cleanliness in our Connects Hub Support Building. This will include vacuuming, moping, sweeping, polishing, cleaning, emptying bins, kitchen and bathroom areas. You will also be responsible for managing your own cleaning stock to ensure you have all the resources you need to fulfil your role.
About You
To be a great Domestic Assistant, we're looking for you to: -
Have an understanding of infection prevention and control
Be reliable, conscientious and have good timekeeping
Be thorough and have a good eye for detail
Have a warm, friendly personality with good communication skills
Bring a good understanding of confidentiality
It would also be great if you have: -
Previous experience working in a similar role
image library
Shift Patterns
Your contracted hours will be worked over 5 days and can be either early mornings (starting from 0800 hours onwards) or late afternoons (from 1700 hours onwards). There may also be occasions that we need you to work the occasional weekend if any office events are planned, but you would always be given advance notice.
Sound interesting? What are you waiting for? Apply today! We'd love to hear from you.
Have any questions? If you'd like to find out more, please contact Tracy Turnbull on 07790688181
Please note - If you have spent more than 12 months out with the UK (excluding France, Germany. Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain) within the last 10 years while over the age of 18, you will be asked to provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant government/police authority as part of our pre-employment checks.
We are looking to fill this vacancy as soon as possible so reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we find suitable candidates before the closing date. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Successful candidates will be required to go through a Disclosure Scotland check.
Interviews for this role will be held on Thursday the 25th & Friday the 26th of September.
Cornerstone welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively seeks to increase the diversity of our workforce.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.