Ancillary Assistant

Springcare Ltd; Wirral; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK is seeking a dedicated Housekeeping Assistant to ensure high cleanliness standards and create a welcoming environment for residents. Responsibilities include general cleaning, laundry, and assisting kitchen staff. Ideal candidates are self-motivated team players with excellent communication skills and a strong work ethic. Benefits include permanent contracts, access to training, and wellbeing support. To apply, references and a DBS check are required.

Benefits

Access to work-place pension scheme

Early pay using Wage Stream App

Access to Blue Light Card

Fully funded training

Refer a friend scheme

Counselling and wellbeing support

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Two written references required.
• Standard/enhanced DBS depending on role.
• Evidence of right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cleanliness and infection control standards are met.
• General cleaning of communal areas and residents' bedrooms.
• Laundry of resident's clothes and bedding.
• Assist kitchen team as necessary.
• Maintain housekeeping products.

Skills

Self-motivated

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Strong work ethic

Organizational skills

Friendly and approachable

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:

Qualities

• Being self‑motivated and a team player
• Being conscientious with their work and paying attention to details
• Communication skills – communicating with our staff members and engaging with residents, showing care and empathy
• Having a strong work ethic and a positive can‑do attitude
• Ability to prioritize their work and be organized
• Being friendly and approachable

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.

Daily Activities

• 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
• Maintaining housekeeping products

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

Shift Patterns

• 8 am until 8 pm
• 8 am until 2 pm
• 2 pm until 8 pm

What Springcare can offer

• 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

Requirements

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.