Housekeeper


Company:	Gov Facility Services Limited
Salary:	£29,863.44 to £29,863.44 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Newmarket, CB8 9YG
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	7 Oct 2026
Closing date:	6 Nov 2026

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Summary

Job Role: Housekeeper- 5 Full Time positions available (Part time hours can be negotiated )

Location: Stirling House Training Centre- Stradishall, Newmarket, Suffolk-CB89YG

Salary: £29,863.44

Contract: Permanent/Full time-39 hours per week

We are seeking dedicated individuals to join our team at HMP Highpoint for our Stirling House Training Centre, a Category C and Adult/Male prison.

Join a team that is more than just a group of colleagues - we work Monday to Friday as a supportive and driven family, working together to create a safe and nurturing environment.

HMP Highpoint runs like a self-contained city, it takes hundreds of people to keep it functioning, and as the Facilities Maintenance Team we are committed and driving the smooth and safe operation, like a heart that pumps blood through the body, everything we do impacts every prisoner, employee, visitor, and wider to the families and community.

As a Housekeeper, you will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced and passionate colleagues who vary from Plumbers, Electricians, Carpenters, Painters, to Cleaners and Administrators, and others, who are all dedicated to making a positive difference, providing a safe and secure environment for all.

You will play an important role in delivering high-quality housekeeping and support services across residential accommodation, meeting and conference facilities, office areas, washrooms, catering environments and communal spaces. Through maintaining clean, safe and welcoming environments, you will help support the daily operation of the site and contribute to a positive experience for all users.

If you are looking for a role where you can use your skills to create a better future for others, we encourage you to apply for this compelling opportunity and join us in our mission to promote rehabilitation and positive change and be part of a team that truly makes a difference.

We are a Ministry of Justice business and provide critical and time-bound services to HMPPS, and are looking for a Housekeeper with any combination of:

- Experience working within a cleaning, housekeeping, hospitality, or hygiene-critical environment such as healthcare or residential.-Essential

- Basic Food Safety / Hygiene Certificate-Essential

- Understanding of safe working practices, including the use of cleaning chemicals, equipment and COSHH.

- Ability to prioritise routine tasks and manage workload effectively with minimal supervision.

- Comfortable working in a customer-facing environment and responding professionally to customer enquiries.

- Cleaning qualification (e.g. BICSc or WAMITAB), or willing to work towards achieving one-Desireable

- Good Health & Safety knowledge.

- Excellent organisational, time management and people skills.

If this sounds like you, we would like to hear from you!

Explore a varied and rewarding career at GFSL.

Welcome to careers at Gov Facilities Services Limited (GFSL). Joining us is your chance to help ensure prisons are secure and safe for prisoners and prison staff alike, and to play your part in helping prisoners reintegrate into society.

Holidays are 25 days per year plus Bank Holidays, and a range of non-contractual benefits are provided. These range from Death in Service at 4x salary, to access to private GP consultations and an Employee Assistance Programme that offers counselling and information services for preventative care and to help employees in a crisis. There are also a range of financial reward mechanisms and access to retailer discounts.

You will find a strong focus on safety, a supportive, inclusive workplace, a competitive benefits package, and real opportunity to build your skills and progress.

Explore facilities careers where you can make difference.

Pride In People.

We're passionate about promoting greater diversity and creating a workplace and culture where all of our employees have a voice that is heard, feel a sense of belonging and are empowered to be their true selves.

We recognise the value that every single employee brings to the organisation. Everyone's needs at work are different and we are committed to doing our best to satisfy these differences whilst ensuring consistency and fairness for all. We promise to champion diversity and inclusion with ongoing learning and training, as well as career progression opportunities for everyone.

Future Plans.

GFSL has been notified by it's shareholder (MOJ) that the provision of FM Services will in future be delivered by the private sector. This means that following a successful procurement process, GFSL's services will complete transfer to a private sector provider/providers no sooner than August 2027.

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