Residential Housekeeping Support Worker

Job Title: Housekeeper
Location: This is an on-site role based at The Lodge Trust in the village of Market Overton, Rutland, working principally across our residential homes and holiday accommodation.
Job Type: Part Time – 21 hours per week
Monday & Friday: 09:30–15:30; 
Tuesday–Thursday: 09:30–12:30
Salary: £14,179 per annum (£12.95 per hour, Pay Point 1)

Live Out Your Values, Make a Lasting Difference

About Us 

The Lodge Trust CIO is a Christian charity based in Market Overton, Rutland, providing supported living, residential care, day opportunities, and work-based activities for adults with learning disabilities. Our mission is to create a community where people are valued, encouraged, and empowered to live life to the full.

Our 20-acre rural site includes homes, workshops, a café, gardens, woodland, and holiday accommodation. Rooted in Christian values of compassion, respect, and kindness, we seek to create a welcoming community where dignity, independence, and personal growth are encouraged.

Role Purpose 


As a Housekeeper, you will play an important role in maintaining clean, safe, comfortable, and welcoming environments across The Lodge Trust.

The role combines high-quality housekeeping within our residential homes with the preparation of our on-site holiday accommodation. Mondays and Fridays are designated cabin changeover days, where these will take priority. Where no changeover is required, you will undertake residential or other agreed housekeeping duties.

Working as part of the Facilities Team and under the direction of the Facilities Manager, you will take pride in maintaining excellent standards while respecting residents’ privacy, dignity, belongings, and home environment. This is a housekeeping role and does not include responsibility for personal care or direct care duties.



Key Responsibilities 

• Maintain consistently high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and presentation across allocated residential homes and agreed areas
• Clean bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, lounges, dining rooms, communal areas, offices, staff rooms, and other agreed spaces
• Carry out vacuuming, floor cleaning, dusting, polishing, sanitising, and scheduled deep-cleaning duties
• Complete laundry duties, including washing, drying, ironing, and storing household linen and other items as required
• Empty bins and dispose of waste safely and appropriately
• On Mondays and Fridays, complete holiday cabin changeovers as a priority when required
• Thoroughly clean and prepare holiday cabins to an excellent hospitality standard for arriving guests
• Make beds, replace bedding and towels, and replenish toiletries, welcome packs, and housekeeping supplies
• Check that furniture, equipment, and appliances are clean, presentable, and operational
• Identify and promptly report maintenance issues, damage, missing items, or potential hazards
• Complete cleaning schedules and required records accurately and consistently
• Monitor and replenish cleaning materials, toiletries, and housekeeping consumables
• Use cleaning equipment and chemicals safely and maintain equipment in good working order in accordance with COSHH requirements
• Help maintain environments that are clean, uncluttered, comfortable, welcoming, and safe
• Follow infection prevention and control, Health & Safety, safeguarding, and confidentiality procedures
• Work collaboratively with the Facilities Team, liaising with colleagues regarding housekeeping priorities within residential homes
• Maintain professional, positive, and respectful relationships with residents, families, colleagues, visitors, and holiday guests
• Support housekeeping priorities during periods of annual leave, sickness, operational pressure, or Lodge Trust events where appropriate

• Previous experience in housekeeping, hospitality, domestic services, cleaning, or customer service
• Excellent housekeeping skills with a strong eye for detail and pride in maintaining high standards
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads effectively
• Reliable, punctual, trustworthy, and committed to delivering a consistently high standard of work
• Able to work efficiently and meet time-critical holiday cabin changeover deadlines
• Comfortable working independently while also contributing positively as part of a team
• Good communication skills and the ability to develop respectful professional relationships
• Able to work sensitively and respectfully within residents’ homes, maintaining privacy, dignity, and appropriate professional boundaries
• Able to use initiative, exercise sound judgement, and recognise when concerns or issues need to be escalated
• Willingness to follow COSHH, Health & Safety, infection prevention and control, safeguarding, and confidentiality procedures
• A flexible and adaptable approach, with a willingness to support operational priorities when required
• A warm, respectful, approachable, positive, and hardworking attitude
• A genuine commitment to creating clean, comfortable, and welcoming environments for residents, families, visitors, and guests
• Someone who is comfortable working within and supporting the Christian ethos and values of The Lodge Trust

• Experience working within a care or supported living environment
• Experience preparing guest accommodation, holiday lets, or hotel rooms
• Food Hygiene Certificate
• Infection Prevention training
• COSHH awareness
• Basic understanding of safeguarding within an adult social care setting.

• Be part of a unique, faith-based community where people and purpose come together
• Play an important role in creating safe, comfortable, and welcoming homes for adults with learning disabilities
• Help maintain high-quality holiday accommodation and contribute to a positive experience for our guests
• Work as part of a supportive and collaborative Facilities Team
• Enjoy a varied role across our beautiful 20-acre rural site
• Make a meaningful contribution to a community that values compassion, dignity, respect, and kindness
• Work in an environment that values high standards, teamwork, personal development, and continuous improvement

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