Domestic Assistant

Domestic Assistant - 37 hours per week

Kyloe House Children's Secure Home

Domestic Assistant - Full time, permanent Band 1 - Salary: £22,366 plus £2,000 Market Force Allowance

Job Location: Kyloe House Children's Secure Home, Netherton Park, Stannington, Northumberland, NE61 6DE.

Do you want a challenging and rewarding career with real opportunities to change the lives of young people living in a secure children's home? If you are dynamic, dedicated and enthusiastic then we want to hear from you.

The Council

Northumberland County Council operates a range of services across one of the largest counties in the UK. Local Government's ongoing challenges and the diversity of our residents means we have to work smarter. That's why we want bold, creative and agile thinkers who can help us move forward and innovate.

For further information about working for Northumberland County Council, please click here:http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/working

The Service

NCC operates 5 children's homes including a national secure children home with education. Overall, the service employs 130 care staff and 30 support services staff across the 5 sites. Our Homes accommodate 25 young people aged 6 - 17, our main aim is to offer an exceptional family focussed caring environment where children and young people can feel safe and excelled in their abilities and futures.

The service is regularly inspected by Ofsted, currently our homes are rated as Outstanding or Good with outstanding leadership and management. It is crucial that everyone in our team is committed to the best safe care of our young people.

Who we are

Kyloe House is a state-of-the-art secure environment with first class facilities. Our approach is to provide exceptional care. Kyloe House cares for young people in secure accommodation with orders as directed by the courts, who need support and intervention in a safe and caring environment focusing on education and training in vocational skills, life skills and social skills.

The Role

We are looking for a motivated and flexible person to provide a domestic service within Kyloe House Children's Secure Home, Netherton Park, Stannington.

Working 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday. You will be responsible for maintaining a clean home including living areas, bedrooms, school areas and offices, complying with hygiene and health and safety legislation.

You will have experience of cleaning in a care setting and interacting with young people/service users in a caring manner.

For further information please download the relevant Job Descriptions

We are offering

The successful applicant for this post will be required to have Disclosure & Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure.

For further information about the post, please contact a Rebecca Coxon by email on [email protected] or telephone 01670 785900.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme please email [email protected] with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored in the shortlisting process and kept anonymous.

If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend an interview, please also let the team know.