Compassionate Housekeeping & Laundry Assistant - Elder Care

Avery Healthcare Group; Way; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Avery Healthcare Group is seeking a warm, enthusiastic Housekeeping Assistant for Edenbridge Manor Care Home in Edenbridge, Kent. You will join a team dedicated to maintaining high cleanliness and laundry standards, ensuring residents are treated with dignity and respect.

As part of Avery, you’ll work in a supportive environment with opportunities to grow, while adhering to health and safety guidelines and SOPs. DBS disclosure is required, and eligibility to work in the UK must be proven.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting.
• Demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of high-quality housekeeping/laundry service to residents.
• Ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Your focus as Housekeeping Assistant will be to work as part of a team, ensuring that all standards of cleanliness and laundry are maintained in the home.
• You will operate according to our standard operating procedures for housekeeping and laundry, ensuring that hotel service standards are maintained.
• Carrying out all cleaning duties in accordance with worksheet instructions.
• Understanding the cleaning requirements of different surfaces and coverings and the properties of cleaning materials, ensuring that all areas are well presented and maintained in good condition.
• Ensuring that all residents are treated with dignity and respect and that their personal space and belongings are always respected.

Skills

Health & Safety

Moving & Handling

Fire Safety

COSHH

Job description

Avery Healthcare Group is seeking a warm, enthusiastic Housekeeping Assistant for Edenbridge Manor Care Home in Edenbridge, Kent. You will join a team dedicated to maintaining high cleanliness and laundry standards, ensuring residents are treated with dignity and respect.

As part of Avery, you’ll work in a supportive environment with opportunities to grow, while adhering to health and safety guidelines and SOPs. DBS disclosure is required, and eligibility to work in the UK must be proven.