Cleaner/ Caretaker - Weymouth National Boat Centre

Location: Weymouth National Boat Centre, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8TZ

Contract: Permanent, part time, 15 hours per week

Salary: £9,600 gross per annum (£22,400 per annum pro rata)

Closing Date: 26 October 2024

Are you a Cleaner/ Caretaker looking for a new opportunity?

The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning. We are a vibrant and growing charity inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure and also enabling seafarers and maritime professionals to realise their potential through learning and career development. Working with our employees, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a strong vision and five-year Future Ready strategy to meet the growing demand for what we provide, both for young people, seafarers and maritime professionals – and the thousands who aspire to be the sea cadets and marine professionals of the future. It is also about equipping them to achieve their potential and thrive in a rapidly changing world, while growing our charity to benefit even more people – including those from under-represented or marginalised groups.

We are currently looking for a Cleaner/ Caretaker to join our team.

About the role

We are seeking a Cleaner/ Caretaker who will ensure the hygienic condition & maintenance of the Centre is maintained at a high standard.  To carry out routine cleaning & maintenance of all areas as agreed by Centre Manager.

Responsibilities

·         Sanitisation of toilet areas

·         Preparation & cleaning of Accommodation Areas

·         Cleaning of all public areas as necessary

·         Cleaning of all classrooms in rotation

·         Assist with other housekeeping tasks as required

·         Maintenance of the Centre

Working hours (15 hours per week)

·         Wednesday:  8.30am - 4.30pm:  7 hours with a one-hour unpaid break

·         Further 8 hours over the week to fit in with business needs

·         Some weekend work will be required through busy periods

For further information, please download the Recruitment Pack. If you are interested in this role, please apply now!

• 25 days annual leave per annum, pro rata, increasing with length of service
• Hybrid working for many roles
• Volunteering Leave
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Private medical insurance
• Generous pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to the Marine Society Digital Library
• Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
• Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.

Additional Information

MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.

We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC’s values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire. 

All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo pre-employment checks including a criminal record check.