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Job Profile: Parish Housekeeper
Location: Parish of Our Lady Immaculate & St Andrew in Hitchin
Reporting to: Parish Priest
Job Purpose: To provide a daily lunchtime meal during the week to the Clergy of the parish and to maintain high levels of cleanliness within the Parish Presbytery, Sacristy corridor rooms and Emmanuel Centre.
Principal duties and responsibilities:
To shop for and provide a balanced lunchtime meal with a main course and pudding for the three priests, or occasionally more if they have guests. The meals to cater for one vegetarian (who will eat fish) as well as the two who eat meat. To wash up afterwards and maintain the cleanliness of the kitchen. All food expenses to be claimed via the parish Administrator
To undertake cleaning duties in the Presbytery, the Parish Offices, the Sacristies, the Sacristy corridor, the Christopher House lobby, stairs and landing and, as required, the Emmanuel Centre and the Doris Harris Room
To buy any cleaning items required. All expenses to be claimed via the parish Administrator
The cooking and cleaning duties will include those tasks detailed at Appendix 1.
To undertake other ad-hoc cleaning and support duties as required.
Person Spec: Parish Housekeeper
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary Range: £13.65 per hour
Hours of Work: 4 hours per day Monday – to Friday. Lunch to be served at 1pm daily (unless otherwise specified by the Priests.
Experience Required:
Some catering experience in the home or in a similar role elsewhere.
Cleaning experience in the home or similar role elsewhere.
An interest in working for the Catholic Church.
Skills Required:
Ability to menu plan and communicate with the Priests.
Good time management skills with an ability to prioritise to ensure the meal is delivered on time.
Good planning skills to be able to fit the cleaning role around the cooking requirements.
Ability to work with complete discretion and confidentiality.
The ability to project a friendly, welcoming manner.
The ability to work as part of a small close-knit team.