Facilities Assistant (St Michael’s Hospice)

Salary:£24,853.37 pro rata.
Contract type: Permanent.
Working pattern: Part-time.

Closing date: Sunday 22 November, 2026, 9:00am.

How to apply:
If you have any questions regarding your application please do not hesitate to contact the Human Resources team on 01424 457970 or email recruitment@stmichaelshospice.com

Please note CVs will not be accepted, unless candidates are unable to complete the application form due to a disability, in which case please contact the HR team.

Who to contact if you have a query:
If you would like to discuss the role in further detail please contact Jo Noel, Patient & Visitor Services Manager on 01424 445177, ex 143.
About Us

St Michael’s Hospice supports and enables the community of Hastings and Rother to live well with dying, death and loss. Our services are provided via in-patient beds and at home and we also offer Wellbeing support, both out-patient and virtual.

We want to recruit and retain the most diversely talented people and have a workforce representative of our community. We aspire to be a place where everyone feels welcome; whether you are cared for or supported by us, employed by us, volunteer for us, or support us in any way. We recognise that being a diverse and inclusive organisation will enable us to achieve our vision of a kind, resilient and empowered community.

The role:

We are looking for a Facilities Assistant to join our dedicated Facilities Team at St Michael’s Hospice. This is an important frontline role, helping us maintain a safe, clean, welcoming and well‑organised environment for our patients, visitors, volunteers and staff.

As a Facilities Assistant, you will support a wide range of essential services across the Hospice, including deliveries, logistics, housekeeping support, basic security duties, and key health and safety tasks. Your work will help ensure the Hospice operates smoothly every day and continues to provide the highest standards of care.

This role will include working 3 variable days a week Monday to Sunday (working 2 weekends in every 3).

Employee Benefit's

At St Michael’s Hospice we offer a friendly, team orientated work environment – a good pension scheme with the option to continue any existing NHS pension scheme membership, an Employee Assistance Programme (Benenden Healthcare), up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, subsidised employee meals and free refreshments, free parking, supportive supervision and a proactive Education Department to support with your development. Hospice employees also qualify for a Blue Light Card with access to a huge array of discounts.