Housekeeping Assistant

Salary: Highly competitive, dependent on experience and skills (£12.30) + Benefits

Hours: Full-time, permanent (40 hours per week,) – will also consider casual/zero hours and part time

Based at Ampleforth Abbey YO62 - 5 days over 7 per week(based on site)

Working Monday to Friday in the first instance

Closing date: 12th December 2025

Benefits

• Up to 8% employer-matched pension
• Life assurance
• Free lunch during working hours
• Free on-site parking
• 20% discount at the Abbey Shop
• Cycle to Work Scheme

About Ampleforth Abbey

Ampleforth Abbey is home to the UK’s largest Benedictine monastic community, rooted in the Rule of St Benedict. Our mission is to seek God through prayer and service, and to invite others to experience faith in action.

Located in the Howardian Hills near York, the Abbey sits within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and welcomes thousands of visitors each year to its Retreat Centre, Visitor Centre, Shop and Tea Room.

Ampleforth Abbey Trust, a registered charity, works alongside the monastic community to support this mission. With around 60 lay staff, the Trust delivers on a five-year strategy, choosing a Future Together, to ensure a sustainable, faith-led future for the Abbey and its valley home.

We are looking for a Housekeeping Assistant who will embrace the opportunity to work in a charitable organisation preparing rooms and areas for guests and visitors.

Main Responsibilities but not limited to:-

• Working as part of the housekeeping team providing an efficient and effective service to a broad range of customers, understanding their needs and working to meet these wherever possible
• Undertaking Housekeeping duties in all areas of the Trust to cater for the community and guests, in a polite and helpful manner
• Maintaining the cleanliness of all areas carrying out work activities in adherence to the area specific cleaning schedule or rota
• Self- management to ensure best use of time and resources
• Carrying out Low Use Flushing as required and recording it appropriately
• Reporting of accidents and near misses
• Liaising with laundry to ensure all needs are met
• Ensuring sufficient stock levels of chemicals and consumables are maintained and reported
• Pre-start checks on equipment to ensure personal safety and the safety of others in the area
• Adherence to Safe Systems of Work, PPE, COSHH, Risk Assessments and Manual Handling
• Reporting any maintenance issues in a timely manner
• Preparing for, and assisting at, special functions and setting up meeting rooms (as and when required)
• Presenting Ampleforth Abbey Trust in a positive light, assisting in the retention and growth of all business areas
• Assisting colleagues in the delivery of a first-class service with due regard for legal, financial and time constraints
• Attending training sessions and meetings as required
• Undertake any other reasonable duties required in line with capabilities, the needs of the Trust, and the wider group.

Experience

You will have:

• Experience of housekeeping or Front of House duties – not essential
• Some understanding of health and safety procedures

Skills and Attributes

You will bring:

• Excellent communication
• Integrity, professionalism and a positive, can-do attitude
• High standards, methodical and diligent with a high attention to detail
• Personal resilience and an ability to respond positively

Ampleforth Abbey Trust is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Interested in this Housekeeping Assistant role?  If you feel that you possess the relevant skills and experience, then please send your cv by return to .uk.

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