Mercy Ships UK
Location: Madagascar / Sierra Leone
Finance: Personal Support, Voluntary (Unpaid)
Duration: Full‑time, Less than 3 months, 3 to 12 months
Activity: Health & Medical, Hospitality, Practical & Technical, Prayer & Spiritual
Posted: 21 Oct 2024
Closes: Open-ended
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Volunteer Housekeeping Staff

Mercy Ships UK

The Housekeeping Staff work as a team to ensure excellence in cleanliness and hygiene of the Hospital and public ship areas, led by the Housekeeping Team Leader.

What You Will Contribute

•  Responsible for the cleanliness, disinfectant, and general tidiness of the ship’s hospital, public areas, offices, and laundry facilities.

•  Empty waste baskets and dispose of trash.

•  Inform the team lead of any supplies or equipment that need to be replaced or restocked.

•  Keep housekeeping closets organized and stocked.

•  Report routine maintenance requests as well as any breaks, damages, or safety issues to the team lead. 

•  Responsible for laundry services; collection, separation, washing, drying, ironing, folding, and delivery.  (Note: hospital laundry is subject to regulated handling.)

•  Clean, organize, and sanitize public areas of the vessel.

•  Attend and participate in departmental devotions and all meetings called for by the community.

•  Regular working hours are 8 am to 5 pm (day shift) or 7 pm to 7 am (night shift), Monday – Friday.

•  All staff are subject to rotating on-call, evening, overnight, and weekend hours as needed.

•  Due to ever-changing staffing levels and field service demands, all staff may be reassigned to temporarily fill other roles within the Stewards department as needed.

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Mercy Ships UK

Operating the world's largest charity-run hospital ship, Mercy Ships offers the opportunity to bring hope and healing to the world's forgotten poor. We need your skills, whether you're an engineer, cook, nurse, teacher, deck officer, surgeon or cleaner!
Address:
Mercy Ships UK
12 Meadway Court
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2EF
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: 01438 727800