Barnardo's provides supported accommodation to young people aged 16 to 24 across various sites in Lancashire. The service aims to provide young people with the skills, knowledge and confidence needed for independent living. The young people who live in our accommodation are from a range of backgrounds and are often either in the process of Leaving Care or have experienced homelessness.

This post will primarily be based at 2a High Street in Lancaster.

10 hours per week post, ideally 2 hours per day for 5 days per week, working days and times can be negotiated.

• To clean all areas of the building, with particular attention to areas used by service users, for example; playrooms, kitchen, toilets.
• To maintain good standards of hygiene and to inform the line manager of any health and safety hazards.
• To inform the line manager of any breakages noted or maintenance work required.
• To unlock or secure the building according to the hours worked (a security alarm is in place) and be the first point of call in the event the alarm is activated.
• To inform the Service Administrator of any cleaning materials required, within a given budget, to supervise their use and store all materials in a safe place.
• To attend training courses as required.

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We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

• Knowledge of basic hygiene
• Experience of cleaning in a domestic setting
• Experience of cleaning in a work setting
• Able to maintain high standard of cleanliness and hygiene
• Able to work on own initiative
• Able to communicate with service users in a friendly manner 
• Able to cope with quite strenuous physical work

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