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Northwest Veterinary Specialists are recruiting for a permanent part-time housekeeper to join the team. This role you will be working 10h per week. Days and times are flexible.

Purpose: To ensure high standards by offering a service of quality and efficiency, administered with total integrity in a helpful cheerful and friendly manner.

Major Areas of Responsibilities: To ensure the hospital is cleaned to the highest standards in order to always promote excellence to clients.

Primary Objectives: To meet the strict guidelines for always maintaining a clean and sterile working environment in both clinical and public areas.

Specific Duties /Responsibilities of the Job:

To carry out general and specific cleaning duties, helping to ensure all areas of the premises are maintained in a neat, clean, tidy and presentable state.To ensure that work is carried out in an economical manner and that all wastage is kept to a minimum, particularly with regard to consumable items.To carry out the specific weekly duties relating to the offices, stairs, staff toilets, staff room (including the refrigerators). Duties include cleaning, vacuuming laminate flooring. Emptying bins and replacing bin liners, cleaning out refrigerators, bleaching any work surfaces, wiping over any sinks, changing towels and restockingTo maintain as safe working environment for all staff by observing and implementing all health and safety regulations and requirementsTo foster an excellent level of communication between all staff.

Knowledge/Skills

Personal organizational skills and prioritizationReliability and consideration for all members of the practice teamPrevious cleaning experience in a similar environment is an advantage.

Job Requirements:

To ensure a smart and professional appearance and to always conduct a professional manner.Adhering to strict cleaning protocols in clinical settings.

Person Specification: Team player/personable/professional appearance/organized with good initiative and commitment/flexibility.

Environment: Clean and hygienic with strict infection control

Benefits

5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave (pro-rata)Career progression opportunitiesStaff discount schemesLife AssuranceEnhanced sickness pay.Enhanced equal family leave.E-car salary sacrifice scheme.Employer contribution pension scheme  Wellness program including:Employee assistance programEyecare voucher schemeFree annual Flu jabCycle to work scheme.Recruitment referral reward scheme.

We are proud to be Linnaeus, part of Mars.

Linnaeus is a forward-thinking group of highly respected primary care and specialist referral practices in the UK and Ireland. Being family owned and part of Mars Veterinary Health, the largest veterinary company in the world, allows us to focus on advancing the veterinary profession to provide industry-leading pet care and unique career opportunities for our people.

Why Linnaeus?

-    We pride ourselves in offering high-quality excellence of service and clinical care for our clients and their pets

-    We lead on sustainability and collectively drive positive change for people, pets and the planet

-    We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing – valuing equity, diversity and inclusion

-    We support your personal and professional development with best-in-class career frameworks and training programmes. We will empower and support you to grow your career from day one.

We team up within our Mars family in partnership for a stronger future.

Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We treat each other fairly and equitably and we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our Associates.

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people.

If you would like to apply for this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or for more information or please reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at careers@linnaeusgroup.co.uk