Housekeeper

As a Housekeeper with SSJ Properties in Portsmouth, you will play a vital role in providing and maintaining a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene across our residential properties and commercial offices. By maintaining clean, safe, and welcoming living spaces, you will directly support our residents and staff, ensuring that all health, safety, and COSHH standards are upheld across our sites.

We are looking for a reliable, compassionate, and self-motivated individual who takes pride in maintaining high standards of cleanliness. You should be empathetic towards individuals with histories of homelessness, mental health difficulties, and substance misuse. You will be comfortable working independently or as part of a team, capable of managing your workload effectively, and willing to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic Charity and Housing Association. The Society of St James (SSJ) has been working in Hampshire for over 50 years, delivering high impact, person-centred, accommodation services to adults and young people experiencing homelessness, problematic substance use and mental health problems. We believe that every person is of worth and we are prepared to take risks to house and support the most at risk and socially excluded members of society.

We value and recognise our staff, offering some generous benefits, as well as the satisfaction of helping people at risk:

• A competitive annual leave entitlement of 25 days rising to 30 days, plus public holidays
• Flexible working options
• Buying additional annual leave
• Comprehensive induction and training
• Counselling, financial, personal support and health and wellbeing services via our Employee Assistance Programme
• Company cycle to work scheme
• Discounted laptops and computers with Jamie's Computers
• Electric Car Scheme
• Blue Light Card
SSJ are an equal opportunity employer and we encourage applicants from all backgrounds and walks of life. At SSJ, we recognise the benefits of a supported workplace. SSJ is affiliated with Unite the Union. To learn more about their membership benefits or to sign up, you can visit their official website.