Cleaner

Cleaner

Job reference:005260

Salary:£12.75

Closing date:22/05/2026

Location:Wheathampstead

Job Description

Looking for a role where your work truly matters and you’re part of something meaningful?

We’re a small, friendly supported living service in Wheathampstead, supporting five amazing adults aged 18–60 who each have a learning disability. Our home is full of personality, laughter and everyday moments that make a difference — and we’re looking for a Cleaner to help keep it clean, safe and welcoming for everyone who lives here.

About the role

This is more than just cleaning — it’s about creating a comfortable, happy home where people can thrive.

📍 Wheathampstead (near St Albans & Luton)
🗓 2 days per week: Monday & Friday or Tuesday & Saturday

You’ll be responsible for:

• Deep cleaning throughout the house
• Dusting, mopping and vacuuming (including under furniture)
• Cleaning bathrooms and kitchen areas
• Cleaning ceilings and inside windows
• Managing bins and keeping the outside bin area tidy
• Cleaning specialist equipment (e.g. wheelchairs, shower chairs)

Your attention to detail will help maintain a safe, hygienic and homely environment for the people we support.

💛 About our home

We’re proud of our warm, person-centred culture where everyone is valued.

Life here is active and full of fun:

You’ll be part of a team that celebrates individuality, encourages independence and makes every day meaningful.

#IND

About you

• Someone reliable, organised and takes pride in their work
• A positive, can-do attitude
• Respect for people’s homes, choices and independence
• Someone who enjoys being part of a friendly, supportive team

Experience is helpful, but your values, energy and approach matter most.

"Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorships as we await further guidance from the Home Office. Applications requiring sponsorship cannot be considered at this time. We appreciate your understanding."

About us
MacIntyre is a national charity which supports over 1,200 people with a learning disability and/or autism.

We were founded in 1966 by the visionary parent of a child with disabilities and have been growing steadily ever since. We celebrate and develop everyone’s unique gifts, talents and contributions.

Training and Development

At Macintyre we fully support your training and development. We know it can be daunting to start a new job, and not everyone learns the same way, so throughout your probation we will provide you with a mixture of eLearning, face-to-face training and mentoring support whilst on the job.

But it doesn't stop there - throughout your career with us you will have access to our own dedicated in house Learning and Development team, Quality Specialists and HR Teams. These teams, along with your Manager, will provide you with opportunities to learn and develop professionally as well as enabling and supporting you to achieve professional qualifications and career progression opportunities - all free of charge.

Pay and Rewards

We provide a range of benefits to reward and thank our staff which includes:

• Six weeks' annual leave including statutory public holidays
• Workplace Pension scheme – MacIntyre will contribute 3% of your salary to all eligible employees
• MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
• Health Cash Plan which provides money back on core health treatments such as: optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody (at reduced cost)
• MacIntyre Sick Pay (qualifying period)
• Life assurance scheme offering valuable benefits to your dependents
• MacIntyre Rewards Scheme which recognises and rewards staff
• MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more
• Access to the Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff.
• Enhanced DBS Certificate (cost paid by MacIntyre)

How to apply
If this job sounds like the right fit for you, click on the Apply button on the MacIntyre website, complete some brief details and upload your CV.

Alternatively if you would prefer to complete a manual application form, call us 01908 357 016 and we will send an application form to you.

Please note: we reserve the right to close this advert early if we have received a sufficient number of applications, so don't delay, apply today.

Safer Recruitment and Diversity statement

MacIntyre safeguards and promotes the welfare of the children, young people and adults we support. Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining.

MacIntyre is committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion among our workforce. We want our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and the people we support. As part of this commitment, our accessibility toolbar allows you a number of options: read adverts in another language (including Welsh for our Services located in Wales), change the font to Open Dyslexia, change the colours, and many others. Just click the button marked “Accessibility” at the top of the screen.

This post is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement.