Domestic Assistant – Sheltered Housing

Flexible working

Role training

Paid travel time

Salary Up to £16,868.33 depending on experience

Location Covering up to three sites across Bristol

Hours Up to 24 hours per week, over Monday - Friday

This is a {Advertised Permanent / Temporary}, {Advertised Full Time / Part Time} vacancy that will close in 8 days at 23:59 BST.

The Vacancy

Closing Date: 5th July 2026  

We have an exciting opportunity for a Domestic Assistant to join our sheltered housing team on a 1 Year Fixed Term Contract. In this important role, you’ll help provide a high-quality cleaning and domestic service, ensuring our communal spaces and guest rooms are clean, safe and welcoming for residents, visitors and guests.

This is a varied, hands-on role where you’ll work across sheltered housing sites as needed, supporting high standards of cleanliness, health and safety, and excellent customer service. If you take pride in creating clean, comfortable environments and enjoy making a difference for older people, we’d love to hear from you.

About The Role 

• Provide an efficient and professional cleaning service to residents across communal areas, including lounges, corridors, kitchens, toilets, offices, storage areas and guest rooms

• Prepare and clean guest rooms in line with bookings, and ensure all areas are tidy, safe and maintained to a high standard

• Carry out health and safety checks as requested, report hazards or faulty equipment promptly, and work flexibly across sites to support service needs

• Support residents by being welcoming and helpful, and signpost repairs, tenancy issues or concerns to the appropriate teams

About You 

• Experience in cleaning or domestic services, with a good understanding of maintaining high hygiene standards

• Knowledge of health and safety requirements, including COSHH, infection control and safe working practices

• Able to interact positively with older and vulnerable people, showing empathy, sensitivity and respect

• Able to work on your own initiative, prioritise tasks effectively and maintain a safe, clean environment

• Flexible and reliable, with the ability to work across multiple sheltered housing sites to cover service needs

• Basic IT skills and a willingness to complete training, follow procedures and contribute positively as part of the wider team

Job Benefits 

• Equivalent to 22 days of paid annual leave (excluding bank holidays), increasing to the equivalent of 25 days after 5 years’ service (pro-rata)

• Access to a fully funded Medicash Health Plan to save up to £995 on health essentials; like going to the dentist or opticians and access to telephone and video GP appointments

• Blue Light Card discount service, offering online and high street discounts

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Pension Scheme - Death in Service Cover Included

Interview Date: 13th & 14th July  

About Us: 

We provide sheltered housing for people aged over 55 years of age. We support residents to live independently and comfortably in their own home for as long as possible with peace of mind knowing that support is available when needed.

The Company

Established in 1941, Brunelcare is an award-winning Bristol based charity providing high-quality housing, care, and support for older people in the South West.

Today, across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and Somerset, Brunelcare works to support people to remain as independent as possible, for as long as possible.

The extensive range of our services means that people can stay with us however their needs may change.

We are also widely recognised for our expertise and excellence in caring for people living with dementia, and for supporting their families.

As a charity, we do not pay dividends to shareholders, and any profit we make is reinvested back into the services we provide.

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