Part time cleaner role – 6 hours per week
Job Title: Cleaner
Responsible to: Parochial Church Council
Reports to: Church Warden or Designated Clergy
Hours: 6 hours a week. Early Monday morning and Thursday morning, with some flexibility depending on Hall and Church use.
Salary: £12.60 per hour (we are a Living Wage Foundation employer)
Holidays: 30 hours per annum.
Job Summary:
To carry out an efficient and effective cleaning service for St. Hildas Church, ensuring the hall and some parts of the church are cleaned and maintained to high standards and in compliance with health and safety requirements. This will include the following:
Community/Church Hall - keeping clean the hall lobby areas, toilet and sink areas, including emptying waste bins, checking and replacing toilet rolls and paper towel rolls, refilling soap dispensers, sweeping, mopping and hoovering all floors, dusting and wiping down of mirrors, surfaces in the hall, such as window sills, skirting boards, etc., and other surfaces such as tables and kitchen tops, regular cleaning of fridge, cooker, cupboards, etc.
The Church – keeping clean the toilet and sink areas, including emptying waste bins, checking and replacing toilet rolls and paper towel rolls, refilling soap dispensers, sweeping, mopping and hoovering floors, wiping down of mirrors, window sills and skirting boards.
How to apply:
Applicants, please send application letter outlining your experience and contact details, along with names and addresses of two referees, to:
Julie Batham, St. Hilda’s Vicarage, 269 Abbey Road, Smethwick, West Midlands, B67 5NQ
Or email to: [email protected]
Closing date: Friday, 2 May, 2025.
Interview date: Friday, 9 May, 2025
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We are looking for volunteers for the following ministries;
Sidespeople team
Sidespeople give a cheery greeting in the morning and hand out pewsheets and orders of service. Then, after the peace, you would do the collection. If you think that could be you, please see Ian, the Churchwarden.
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After Service Refreshments
Could you join the rota to prepare and serve refreshments after the service about once a month? Training will be given.
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Flower Arranging
The flower team usually meets on Friday morning to arrange the flowers ready for Sunday’s service. Training will be given.
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Youth Group Helper
Our youth group for secondary aged young people meets on the second Sunday of the month from 5:30-7:30pm in the church hall. We are looking for someone to join the team. This role will require a DBS check, basic and foundation levels of Safeguarding training and two references and interview.
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Gardening
During spring, summer and autumn, volunteers are invited to help to tidy the church front gardens on the first Saturday of each month (weather permitting), between 10.00 am and 12.00 noon. Experienced and inexperienced gardeners alike are welcome to come to any or part of these sessions. Some people bring their own gardening tools and some use tools from a supply available at the church. If you have any queries, get in touch!
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Mowing the Lawn
Now spring is here, we are looking for people who could help mowing the back lawn. If you think that could be you, please see Ian.
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If you are interested in any of these roles please speak to our vicar Jenni.
All volunteers have to do the basic level of safeguarding training.