Housekeeper (Part Time) (Temporary) - REN15252

Renfrewshire Council; Eastern Ontario; On-site; CAD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Renfrewshire Council is seeking a reliable individual to provide catering, cleaning and laundry support within a care home environment. The role requires maintaining clients’ dignity and confidentiality, and working under supervision as part of Facilities Management Soft Services.

Experience in catering, cleaning and laundry, with strong hygiene awareness, is essential. SVQ qualifications in catering or cleaning and/or an elementary food hygiene certificate are desirable; a Disclosure Scotland

Qualifications

• Experience in catering, cleaning and laundry services.
• High awareness of current hygiene practices.
• Organisational, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• SVQ in Catering or SVQ in Cleaning or Elementary food hygiene certificate is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out tasks related to catering, cleaning and laundry services.
• Maintain clients’ dignity and confidentiality at all times.
• Work within Facilities Management Soft Services as instructed by the supervisor.
• Ensure areas used by clients and staff are maintained to the required standard.

Skills

Catering

Cleaning

Laundry

Communication

Teamwork

Education

SVQ Catering

SVQ Cleaning

Elementary food hygiene certificate

Job description

You will provide a consistent high-quality service in all areas allocated to you within the care home environment to ensure that the environment meets the requirements of the service specification and expectations of clients and staff alike.

Key tasks for which you will be responsible include; carrying out tasks relating to catering, cleaning and laundry services; ensuring that the clients’ dignity and confidentiality is maintained at all times; working within all areas of the care home environment of Facilities Management Soft Services as instructed by the Assistant Facilities Housekeeper or other appropriate manager and ensuring that all areas used by the clients and care staff are maintained to the required standard on a consistent and timely basis.

It is essential that you have experience of

working within the catering, cleaning and laundry service and high

awareness of current hygiene practices. You must have organisational, communication and interpersonal skills

and the a

bility to work as part of a team.

An

SVQ (or equivalent) in Catering, SVQ (or equivalent) in Cleaning or elementary food hygiene certificate are desirable.

Please note that this post is temporary, subject to business needs and funding for 12 months or until the requirement for the post ceases, whichever date is the earlier

.

If successful, you will be required to undertake a Disclosure Scotland check, the level of check will be determined by the duties of the post. If you would like further information in relation to the Disclosure Scotland checks, please visit