Domestic

Stonehaven Care Group; Exminster; Sur place; GBP 14 000 - 15 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Stonehaven Care Group is seeking a Domestic Staff member for 20 hours per week at The Manor in Exminster. You will clean residents' rooms, bathrooms, and communal areas, support infection prevention, and handle laundry with hygienic practices.

Key duties include waste management, maintaining hygiene standards, and assisting with residents' wellbeing. A positive, flexible attitude and ability to work with care staff are essential. Right to work in the UK is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in care home, hospital, or similar kitchen environment is desirable but not essential.
• Strong organisational and multitasking abilities to handle deadlines.
• Good communication with colleagues and residents in a respectful manner.
• Compassionate and patient by nature with an interest in older or vulnerable people.

Responsabilités

• Clean residents’ rooms, bathrooms, communal areas, offices, and corridors to a high standard.
• Assist with infection prevention using correct cleaning products and PPE.
• Undertake laundry tasks: washing, drying, ironing, folding, and distribution with correct labelling.
• Safely dispose of waste per policies and health and safety regulations.
• Maintain hygiene: safe storage and use of cleaning equipment; report shortages.
• Identify hazards and follow safe working practices; report to staff.

Connaissances

Organisational skills

Communication

Compassionate approach

Flexibility

Description du poste

The Manor: Our lovely home in Exminster, is looking for a Domestic Staff member for 20hours per week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cleaning residents’ rooms, bathrooms, communal areas, offices, and corridors to a high standard.
• Infection prevention and control: Following infection control procedures, using the correct cleaning products, wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), and helping to reduce the spread of infections.
• Laundry duties: Washing, drying, ironing, folding, and distributing residents’ clothing, bedding, and towels while ensuring items are correctly labelled and handled hygienically.
• Waste management: Safely disposing of general, clinical, and recyclable waste according to the care home’s policies and health and safety regulations.
• Maintaining hygiene standards: Ensuring cleaning equipment is clean, stored safely, and used correctly, and reporting any shortages of cleaning supplies.
• Health and safety: Identifying and reporting hazards such as spillages, damaged equipment, or maintenance issues, and following safe working practices.
• Supporting residents’ wellbeing: Being respectful, friendly, and maintaining residents’ privacy and dignity while working in their personal spaces.
• Communication: Reporting concerns about residents’ wellbeing, cleanliness, or maintenance issues to the appropriate staff members.
• Following policies and procedures: Adhering to the care home’s policies on safeguarding, confidentiality, equality and diversity, manual handling, and fire safety.
• Teamwork: Working collaboratively with care staff, kitchen staff, maintenance teams, and management to ensure the home provides a safe and welcoming environment.

Person Specification – Skills and Qualifications

• Previous experience in a care home, hospital, or similar kitchen environment is desirable but not essential.
• Strong organisational and multitasking skills, with the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
• Good communication skills with a professional and respectful approach to colleagues and residents.
• Compassionate and patient nature, with a genuine interest in improving the lives of older or vulnerable people.
• Physical ability to stand for long periods and carry out manual handling and cleaning tasks.
• A positive, flexible attitude and willingness to learn and adapt to changing needs.

Rate of pay: £13.17- £13.42per hour.

Most importantly we are looking for nice, friendly, dedicated people who will set high standards for themselves and be active members of the care team. We look for people who behave in a positive manner at all times, putting the best interests of the residents in their care at the heart of all that they do.

To be eligible to apply for this vacancy, you already need to have the right to work in the UK as the Company is unable to provide sponsorship for this post.