Martin House provides free specialist palliative care to babies, children and young people with complex and life-shortening conditions. Families from across West, North and East Yorkshire have access to our care 24/7, 365 days a year, including specialist doctors. Every year we care for more than 550 families, at the hospice, in hospital and in families’ own homes, as well as supporting around 200 bereaved family members.

We have an amazing opportunity for enthusiastic and caring individuals to join our dedicated Housekeeping team supporting running of the hospice.

We have two roles for 12 hours per week and one role for 16 hours per week. Hours will be worked on a three week rolling rota and include 1 weekend in 3.

The successful candidates will deliver cleaning to all hospice buildings for both care and non-care areas, ensuring CQC standards are met.

The role will involve: General housekeeping, including

• Vacuuming and mopping

• High- and low-level dusting and polishing

• Use of Rotowash, steam cleaner and/or other cleaning equipment

• Washing and ironing of bedding

• WC cleaning

• Kitchen duties such as loading and unloading dishwashers, cleaning ovens, washing pans and setting tables

• Cleaning/ making up of bedrooms and cleaning ensuite bathrooms.

Our ideal candidate will

• Be committed to Martin House’s values – Excellence, Respect, Integrity and Compassion.

• Have experience of working in care setting would be an advantage.

• Previous experience of providing professional cleaning services would be beneficial

Martin House places families at the heart of all that we do and this is reflected in the amazing benefits we offer our valued team members.

• Annual leave – eight weeks per year, including bank holidays

• Sick pay – six months full pay and six months half pay following successful completion of probationary period.

• Recognition of NHS pension scheme for candidates who are currently in the scheme and up to 10 per cent contributory AVIVA scheme.

• Enhanced maternity and partners leave to exceed the NHS entitlement

• Health and wellbeing programme including access to free of charge Employee Assistance Programme for employees and their families

• Accredited Menopause and Mindful employer • Life insurance – two times annual salary

• Free parking at our children’s hospice in Boston Spa

Please apply via our website www.martinhouse.org.uk/get-involved/join-our-team/ and complete an application form, referring to the Job Description and Person Specification which can be found here.

For further information contact Gillian Beverley, Estates Lead (Soft Services) by email at gbeverley@martinhouse.org.uk or phone 01937 845045. The closing date for applications is noon on 7th July 2025. Interviews will take place on Wednesday 23rd July. If you have not heard from us by 18th July, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Martin House is committed to providing care and improving services irrespective of race, ethnicity, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, marital status, or sexual orientation.

Martin House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment.

Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with safer recruitment standards and successful applicants may be required to undertake a DBS via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK.