Ancillary Assistant

Springcare Ltd; Brimstage; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Early pay

Blue Light Card

Training programmes

Refer a friend

Counselling

Family friendly policies

Job summary

Springcare Ltd invites applications for a Housekeeping Assistant to help create a safe, clean and welcoming environment for residents. You will handle general cleaning, laundry and light duties with sensitivity and care in a care setting.

We value reliability, organisation and a friendly, team-oriented approach. Full and part-time day contracts are available; training is provided, and there are rewards including pension access and wellbeing support.

Qualifications

• Be self-motivated, and a team player.
• Conscientious with attention to detail.
• Good communication with staff and residents; show care and empathy.

Responsibilities

• General cleaning of communal areas and residents' bedrooms.
• Hoovering, cleaning bathrooms and deep cleans.
• Laundry of residents' clothes, bedding and other items.
• Assisting the kitchen team.
• Adhere to infection control standards.

Skills

Self-motivated

Team player

Conscientious

Communication skills

Strong work ethic

Organised

Friendly

Job description

Here at Springcare, we have a wonderful opportunity for a dedicated and conscientious Housekeeping Assistant to be a part of our Springcare family, where you will have a passion for creating a beautiful environment for our residents.

We believe that good housekeepers have many qualities, that make them excellent at their job:

What qualities does it take to be a Housekeeper at Springcare?

Being self-motivated, and a team player

Being conscientious with their work and pay attention to details

Communication skills – communicating with our staff members and engaging with residents, showing care and empathy

Have a strong work ethic and a positive can-do attitude

Ability to prioritise their work and be organised.

Be friendly and approachable

The role

As a Housekeeper with Springcare, you would take pride in ensuring that all standards of cleanliness, infection control and laundry are carried out to a high standard.

Everyday can be different within a care environment, some of the daily activities that our housekeeping team carry out are:

General cleaning and tidying of communal areas and our residents' bedrooms

Hoovering, cleaning bathrooms and carrying out deep cleans.

Laundry of resident's clothes, bedding and other items.

Assisting the kitchen team

Our housekeeping team generally work between the hours of 8am until 8pm, and could be a mix of morning, afternoon or a long day shift. Actual hours of work would be discussed during your interview.

Typical Shift patterns for a Day shift would be:

8am until 8pm

8am until 2pm

2pm until 8pm

Experience in a similar role is not essential; as we will support and provide you with full training.

What Springcare can offer to you:

Permanent full and part time day contracts – with access to our work placed pension scheme

Early pay using Wage Stream App – you can withdraw up to 50% of your earnings in advance of your pay

Access to Blue Light Card – where you can make savings across hundreds of national retailers

Fully funded training for nationally recognised qualifications (level 2 through to 5) with internal career progression opportunities

Refer a friend £££ scheme for each friend that you recommend (T&C apply)

Access to counselling and wellbeing support

Family friendly policies

Smooth robust recruitment process through our portal

If you are interested in becoming a housekeeper with Springcare, have the qualities that we believe make our housekeepers fantastic, we would love to hear from you and be part of your journey with a care environment.

Successful applicants would require two written references, a standard/enhanced DBS (depending on role) and evidence of a right to work in the UK check.

Springcare are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all of our staff are vetted, selected, trained and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective and compassionate care.