Housekeeper- Maternity Cover

• Mon-Fri 17:00 to 23:20 Sat 9:00 to 15:20
• Cleaning Operative - 9 Month FTC
• Job Purpose

To deliver day-to-day facilities services across allocated floors, ensuring a clean, safe, and professional working environment.

The primary focus of this role is to maintain continuity of housekeeping services during a period of maternity leave cover, ensuring all services are delivered in a confident, efficient, and timely manner with minimal disruption to customers.

The successful candidate will be courteous, helpful, and efficient, consistently maintaining high standards of cleanliness, customer service, and Health & Safety compliance, while seeking opportunities to improve service quality and standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Service, replenish stock, clean, and maintain all housekeeping areas within allocated floors to the required company standards, ensuring customer expectations are consistently met.
• Respond positively, professionally, and promptly to all customer requests and operational requirements.
• Maintain washrooms, vending areas, kitchens, and fridge areas in a clean, safe, and orderly condition.
• Collect, segregate, and manage waste disposal, ensuring all internal and external bins are maintained appropriately.
• Manage the collection and disposal of confidential waste in line with company procedures.
• Respond efficiently to ad-hoc cleaning requests across the site.
• Demonstrate high standards of personal presentation and hygiene, ensuring company uniform is always worn correctly.
• Adhere to all company and client policies, procedures, site rules, and regulations.
• Comply with Health & Safety procedures and safe working practices at all times.
• Attend all required training sessions and development activities.
• Maintain punctuality and adhere to designated working and break times.
• Key Accountabilities
• Complete all required training relating to cleaning and facilities services delivery.
• Carry out scheduled cleaning tasks as directed by the Supervisor.
• Maintain professional standards of appearance and conduct while on duty.
• Ensure compliance with all client and company procedures and policies.
• Contribute effectively to maintaining continuity and quality of service during the maternity cover period.

Skills & Experience

Essential Skills and Competencies

• Strong team player with experience working within a customer-focused environment.
• Good customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and remain self-motivated.
• Capable of working under pressure and managing competing priorities effectively.
• Ability to communicate professionally with customers and colleagues across multi-service teams.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining high standards.

Experience

• Previous experience in housekeeping, cleaning, facilities, or support services is desirable.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety procedures and safe working practices preferred.
• Personal Attributes
• Reliable and punctual
• Professional and courteous manner
• Flexible and proactive approach to work
• Positive attitude with a willingness to learn
• Commitment to delivering high-quality service standards

Why Sodexo?

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance tobe part of something greater.

Belongin a company and team that values you foryou.

Actwith purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support

An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing

• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular big-brand retailers
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan

Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools

• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all.

As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed tobeingan inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer.

We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Ready to be part of something greater?

Join a team that values you for being you.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications

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