*Previous applicants need not apply*
CLOSING DATE: Thursday 18th June 2026
Title: Facilities Assistant
Reports to: Team Leader
Salary: Scale 4, Point 23, £25,058 per annum, pro rata
Hours of work: 22.5 hours per week. Part Time
At St Basils, we are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect our staff to create an environment and culture that promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion and advocate for anti-discriminatory practices and behaviours.
Key Responsibilities:
Cleaning
Clean communal areas ensuring a good standard of cleanliness is maintained. Cleaning tasks will involve but will not be limited to sweeping, hoovering, dusting, mopping, emptying bins, shampooing carpets, cleaning interior windows and sills, cleaning woodwork and doors, wiping and sanitising surfaces and polishing.
Clean office areas ensuring a good standard of cleanliness is maintained. Cleaning tasks will involve but will not be limited to sweeping, hoovering, polishing, dusting, mopping, emptying bins, cleaning interior windows and sills, cleaning woodwork and doors, cleaning desks and furniture, cleaning cupboards and other storage areas and polishing.
Clean staff and communal tenant / licensee bathrooms and WCs ensuring a good standard of cleanliness is maintained. Cleaning tasks will involve but will not be limited to sweeping, mopping, dusting, hoovering, wiping and sanitising surfaces, cleaning toilets, cleaning sinks, cleaning showers, cleaning baths, cleaning grout and sealant, cleaning mirrors and screens, polishing, cleaning interior windows and sills, cleaning woodwork and doors, cleaning fixtures and fittings such as taps and radiators, emptying bins and restocking paper towels and soap.
Clean staff and communal tenant / licensee kitchens ensuring a good standard of cleanliness is maintained. Cleaning tasks will involve but will not be limited to sweeping, mopping, dusting, hoovering, wiping and sanitising surfaces, cleaning sinks, cleaning interior windows and sills, cleaning woodwork and doors, restocking paper towels and soap, cleaning grout and sealant, cleaning mirrors and screens, polishing, cleaning fixtures and fittings such as taps and splashbacks, emptying bins, cleaning cupboards, cleaning appliances such as fridges, freezers, ovens, hobs, and microwaves.
Wash and launder communal fabric items or fabric items from voids such as curtains and towels as required.
Clean, dry and store communal crockery and cutlery as required.
Clean and clear void properties following the vacation of a tenant or licensee ensuring the property meets the cleanliness standards required for it to be re-let.
Deep clean offices, communal areas, void properties, bathrooms/WCs and kitchens as required.
Ordering & Organising
Ensure that sufficient cleaning materials are available for the required cleaning activities to be delivered to a good standard.
Ensure that appropriate cleaning equipment is available for the required cleaning activities to be delivered to a good standard.
Ensure that cleaning materials and equipment are stored safely and in accordance with all processes, policies, and procedures.
Ensure that waste of cleaning materials is minimised, and that usage delivers value for money.
Please be advised that the aforementioned list is not exhaustible.
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential:
A good standard of spoken English with the ability to understand written policies and procedures.
Desirable:
GCSE (or equivalent) English at grade 4 or above.
Full, current UK Driving Licence.
ROLE EXPERIENCE
Essential:
Previous experience as a Facilities Assistant for a housing provider, local authority, hospital, or care home.
Experience of using domestic and commercial cleaning equipment
Desirable:
Experience of working with vulnerable young people.
KNOWLEDGE
Essential:
Strong understanding of safe working practices and COSHH requirements.
Desirable:
Knowledge of safeguarding best practice.
Knowledge of lone working best practice.
St Basils works with young people aged 16-25 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, helping over 4000 young people per year across the West Midlands region with specific services in Birmingham, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Worcestershire, the Wyre Forest, Coventry and Warwickshire. Ever year over 1200 young people are housed in our 29 supported accommodation schemes, which for some young people includes their young children as well. We have a range of prevention, accommodation and support services to help young people regain the stability they need to rebuild their lives, gain skills, training and employment and move on. The aim is to help them successfully break the cycle of homelessness so that they can go on to experience a bright, fulfilling future and never return to a state where they are at risk of homelessness again.
St Basils also works with young people and partners on a national basis (funded separately). We facilitate the National Youth Reference Group and the Youth Homeless Parliament, we are part of the national End Youth Homelessness Alliance and we are working to roll out our 'Positive Pathway' model nationwide.
