Housekeeper


Company:	Shooting Star Children's Hospices
Salary:	£26,228 to £26,228 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	GU3 1LP
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	2 Oct 2026
Closing date:	16 Oct 2026

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Summary

Job Title: Housekeeper

Salary: £26,228 per annum

Team: Facilities Soft Services

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Christopher’s Hospice Guildford, GU3 1LP

About the role

A great opportunity has arisen for a new housekeeper at Christophers.

The Housekeeper will have day to day responsibility of keeping the hospice clean and to a standard needed. The housekeeper will be based at Christophers, with some holiday cover at Hampton site working under the guidance of the Soft Services Manager.

Please note: while this role is predominantly based in Guildford, the post holder must be able and willing to work across both hospices (Guildford and Hampton) to provide holiday cover as required

About you

Working with the housekeeping team you will be liaising closely with other staff and volunteers as well as supported families, ensuring the ambience, hygiene, tidiness and presentation of the whole hospice is of a high quality and complies with all current legislation.

What we offer

In return you will receive a competitive salary along with a range of benefits, which include:

Pension scheme

NHS Pension Scheme (for eligible employees) or our stakeholder pension scheme, with up to 7% employer contributions

Annual leave

27 days plus Bank Holidays rising with length of service

2 weeks paid sabbatical leave after 5, 10 and 15 years’ service

Contractual benefits

Generous sick pay scheme

Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave pay

Flexible working arrangements

Death in service benefits

Reimbursed professional membership fees

Eye care

Employee referral scheme

Blue Light discount card

Health and wellbeing

Employee Assistance Programme

Occupational Health

Mindfulness sessions

Mental Health First Aiders

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Also, we are committed to equal opportunities and consider all applicants to be in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices is committed to inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that getting things right is critical for us to live our organisation’s values: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence.

We are always trying to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. Our vision is for Shooting Star Children’s Hospices to be a place where people of all backgrounds, groups and communities feel welcomed to work and volunteer.

Please contact Cindy Harrison,cindy.harrison@shootingstar.org.uk or 07435421496 if you have any questions about this role.

Anticipated closing Date: 16/10/2026

Please note that vacancies may close at any time once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We therefore recommend submitting your application as early as possible.

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