Make a Difference Every Day

Clare Lodge Secure Children's Home provides care, stability, and safety for some of the most vulnerable young people. We are looking for a committed and highly organised Facilities / Housekeeping Coordinator to help us maintain a safe, homely, and well‑managed environment for our residents and staff.

This is a rewarding role, ideal for someone with strong coordination skills, a calm and professional approach, and experience in facilities, housekeeping, or a similar operational environment.

About the Role

As our Facilities / Housekeeping Coordinator, you will:

• Oversee the daily activities of the facilities and domestic team, ensuring a high standard of cleanliness, maintenance, and safety across the Home.
• Support preparations for external inspections including Ofsted, CQC, DfE, Fire Safety, and internal audits.
• Coordinate maintenance requests via our helpdesk system and liaise with contractors to ensure timely, safe completion of works.
• Conduct and record essential Health & Safety checks, security testing, and compliance monitoring.
• Supervise and support staff, including rota oversight, training coordination, and regular team/individual supervisions.
• Ensure bedrooms, living areas, classrooms, and offices are clean, safe, and well-maintained.
• Support stock control, purchasing, and budget monitoring for cleaning, laundry, and facilities supplies.
• Engage appropriately with young people to help maintain safe access for cleaning and repairs and to gather feedback on environmental improvements.

All about You

Our Facilities/Housekeeping Coordinator will ; 

- Have strong experience in facilities, housekeeping, or maintenance environment.

- Have a solid working knowledge of Health & Safety requirements, including COSHH, risk assessments, and safe systems of work, and will be confident coordinating daily operational tasks to maintain a safe, clean, and homely environment.

- Be an effective communicator who can work positively with staff, contractors, and young people, remaining calm and professional in a challenging and secure setting.

- Have supervisory skills, along with the ability to plan workloads, monitor standards, and support the development and wellbeing of the facilities team.

- Be confident a balancing practical hands‑on duties with accurate record keeping, scheduling, and inspection preparation. 

All about our Benefits

We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme… 

• Access to a range of benefits via our Employee Benefits Platform, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes 
• Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata)  
• Access to car lease scheme 
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances 
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings 
• Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth 
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day 
• Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network 
• Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards 

All about our Commitments 
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and individuals from minority ethnic communities. Your unique perspectives and experiences are encouraged and valued and will play a vital role in our success. 

We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are disabled and require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact pccrecruitment@peterborough.gov.uk  we will work with you to meet your needs. 

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you've already applied and completed the recruitment process for this position within the last three months, there's no need to reapply. We really appreciate your interest and thank you for considering us.