Bank Housekeeping Assistant

Sanctuary Care; Peterlee; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A residential care provider in Peterlee is seeking a Bank Housekeeping Assistant to deliver high-quality housekeeping services. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively with a team, enriching residents' lives while ensuring a comfortable home environment. This role offers £12.21 per hour and aims to create a fun, supportive atmosphere with extensive training opportunities.

Benefits

Occupational sick pay

24/7 employee advice service

Cycle to Work scheme

Complimentary meals during long shifts

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

CQC Inspection bonus

Qualifications

• Experience is not essential; training will be provided.
• Must have a genuine liking for older people and their needs.
• Ability to communicate well is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality housekeeping service.
• Support colleagues and enrich residents' lives.
• Work as a part of a team to ensure comfort for residents.

Skills

Team work

Communicative

Caring

Enthusiastic

Energy

Flexible approach

Job description

Bank Housekeeping Assistant

Birchwood Court Residential Care Home, Seaside Lane, Easington Colliery, Peterlee, County Durham SR8 3XZ

£12.21 per hour

Hours as and when needed

Why work for us?

We spend so much time at work don’t we, so our ethos at Sanctuary Care is to enrich the lives of both our residents and staff. Let’s have some fun while we’re at work, support each other and work hard as a team. There’s loads of training and promotion opportunities available for those who want to pursue it and every day job satisfaction at Birchwood Court for all regardless of role.

Sanctuary Care has over 100 care homes and you can ‘feel’ the difference a team makes the moment you step through one of our doors. The team at Birchwood Court is special and we’re looking for special people to join us. Become a part of it and apply for this role.

Your Mind and Body

• Occupational sick pay after 12 month’s service (for those on contracted hours only and subject to qualifying period)
• Confidential 24 / 7 employee advice service (Includes medical and legal advice)
• Wellbeing resources through our employee platforms including Aviva Digicare
• A greener commute with our Cycle to Work scheme

Your Financial Wellbeing

• Additional compensation for overtime
• Financial wellbeing support including access to affordable loans via salary finance and free mortgage advice
• Exclusive discounts through our e-hub platform
• Securing your future with our contributory pension plan
• Life assurance
• Parental leave schemes (Adoption, Maternity, Paternity and Shared)

Your Job

• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Complimentary meals during long shifts
• Growth and development with us through comprehensive training and internal career opportunities
• Ability to be part of our inclusive staff networks like the Parent Network and Disability Network
• Loyalty recognition scheme for 12 month’s service onwards
• CQC Inspection bonus (subject to qualifying criteria)

Are you our next Housekeeping Assistant? Here’s more about the role :

• First and foremost – we work together as a team to enrich our residents’ lives – let’s support our colleagues too and have fun in the process
• As a Housekeeping Assistant, you will be responsible for providing a high quality housekeeping service, whilst showing care and commitment to having a positive impact on our residents’ lives
• You will work with a team, all who want to make our residents comfortable in their home.

What skills do I need?

Team work! A happy team, makes for happy residents and a happy home.

Experience is not essential, as we will help you with all the training and support you’ll need to do the job, what is important is that you are caring, enthusiastic and have energy to share. Being able to communicate well is essential along with a flexible approach. You will also be kind and have a real genuine like for older people and their needs, ensuring we treat everyone with the respect and dignity they deserve.

We hope you feel you could be our next team member.

Job Reference : 225189

We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

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We might get a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Don’t miss out, please apply early.

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.