About this role
Job summary
Immediate start – Temporary Housekeeping Assistant - 3 months
Hope House Children’s Hospices is looking for a Temporary Housekeeping Assistant to join our team at Ty Gobaith in Conwy for three months, working 37.5 hours per week, with an immediate start and an hourly rate of £12.71 to £12.96.
Main duties of the job
About the Temporary Housekeeping Assistant role
We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Temporary Housekeeping Assistant to join our team at our Hospice in Conwy.
In this important role, you will help create a clean, safe, and welcoming environment where children, families feel comfortable and supported. You will maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene throughout the Hospice, following infection prevention and control procedures and organisational standards.
We're looking for someone with excellent cleaning skills, a keen eye for detail, and a flexible, proactive approach. You'll be able to manage changing priorities and take pride in delivering a high-quality service. Flexibility is essential, as the role includes rotational weekend working. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference. Given the rural location, own transport would be essential.
About us
Hope House Children’s Hospices is a charity that gives every local child with life threatening condition and their family access to professional care and improves their quality of life from the point of diagnosis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Immediate start – Temporary Housekeeping Assistant (3 months)
Hope House Children’s Hospices is looking for a Temporary Housekeeping Assistant to join our team at T Gobaith in Conwy for three months, working 37.5 hours per week, with an immediate start and an hourly rate of £12.71 to £12.96.
Join our friendly team and help keep our hospice clean, safe and welcoming for the children and families we support.
About the Temporary Housekeeping Assistant role
What we are looking for a Temporary Housekeeping Assistant who:
- To closely work alongside Care Team colleagues in the delivery of support to users and their families
- Adopt a flexible approach to your daily duties as necessary, providing a seamless support service to the hospice
- Ensure infection control measures are followed meticulously
- Work positively and methodically as part of a small hospitality team
- To provide a hygienic environment in which users and their families feel welcome and comfortable throughout their stay
Please note that this role is available for immediate start pending pre-employment checks, so therefore applications will be reviewed as they are received, so we encourage you to apply early to ensure your application is considered.
Closing date: 6th November 2026
Interview date: To be confirmed
If you think you have what it takes to be our Housekeeping Assistant then please click ‘apply’ now and submit your CV! We are welcoming informal discussions with our Hospitality Manager, Neil Honour, contact us on 01691 671999. We would love to hear from you!
Hope House and Ty Gobaith Children’s Hospices are committed to equality of opportunity and meeting the needs of children, young people and families. The care we provide and the environment we create to deliver care reflects our ongoing commitment to respecting the diversity of the communities we serve, and the individual physical, spiritual and emotional needs of each person and their loved ones.
Person Specification
Essential Qualification
Essential
- n/a
Desirable
- n/a
Essential Skills
Essential
- General
- A flexible approach to work duties with the ability to deal with competing demands
- An excellent team player.
- Capable of identifying hazards in the work environment and able to take appropriate action to address.
- Possess a positive attitude to professional development by participating in all mandatory training relevant to the job role.
- Housekeeping
- Excellent cleaning skills and the ability to maintain high standards as required by internal and external infection control procedures and audit regimes.
Desirable
- n/a
Essential Knowledge
Essential
- A thorough awareness of housekeeping procedures and key Health Safety considerations relating to cleaning.
- General health and safety awareness relating to Housekeeping
Desirable
- n/a
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Hope House Children’s Hospices
Address
Tŷ Gobaith
Tremorfa Lane
Groesynydd
Conwy
LL32 8SS
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.hopehouse.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)