Domestic Assistant

Choice Care; Pennington; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement 28 days

Sick pay entitlement

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a friend £500

Choiceversary bonuses

Christmas bonus

Life insurance

Annual staff awards

Birthday day off

Prize draw £500

Blue Light Card

HRT cost reimbursement

Financial wellbeing app

Job summary

Choice Care's Holly Lodge in the New Forest area is seeking a Domestic Assistant to perform cleaning duties to a high standard across the home. You will help maintain kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms and communal spaces while supporting residents in a safe, welcoming environment.

The role emphasizes a caring approach, adherence to policies, and a willingness to contribute to a positive daily life for residents. This position is based on a 20-hour work week in a residential setting.

Qualifications

• Organised and willing to learn.
• Committed and enthusiastic approach.
• An ability to maintain the required quality of service.
• A can-do attitude and good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness throughout the home, especially in the kitchen and storage areas.
• Ensuring all work surfaces and floor areas are clean and managed.
• Hoovering, washing, polishing etc. in all areas, including the residents' bedrooms, bathrooms and communal areas.
• Identifying future regular cleaning and maintenance needs.
• Identifying future resources and equipment needed for the home.
• Operating within all Company policies and procedures.
• Demonstrating our values.
• Getting to know the people we support and enabling them to live a safe, happy and fulfilling life through developing open, honest and considerate relationships.

Skills

Organised

Willing to learn

Committed and enthusiastic

Quality of service

Can-do attitude

Written and verbal communication

Job description

Hours:20

Salary:£12.80 to £12.80Annum

Overview of the role

The role of the Domestic Assistant is to undertakea range of cleaning duties to a high standard throughout the home.

Key duties

• Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness throughout the home, especially within the kitchen and storageareas
• Ensuringall work surfaces and floor areas are clean and managed
• Hoovering, washing, polishing etc.in all areas,includingthe residents'bedrooms, bathroomsandcommunal areas
• Identifying future regular cleaning and maintenance needs
• Identifying future resources and equipment needed for the home
• Operating within all Companypolicies andprocedures
• Demonstrating our values
• Getting to know the people we support and enabling them to live a safe, happy and fulfilling life through developing open, honest and considerate relationships

Personal attributes

• Organised and willing to learn
• A committed and enthusiastic approach
• An ability to maintain the required quality of service
• A can-do attitude
• Satisfactory written and verbal communication skills

What are the benefits?*

• Holiday entitlement - starting from 28 days inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Sick pay entitlement
• Employee Assistance Programme - comprehensive health and wellbeing support for staff
• Refer a friend scheme - enjoy a payment of £500 when you recruit a friend to Choice Care
• Choiceversary - staff receive vouchers of £75 after 5 years, £100 after 10 years and £150 after 15 years to celebrate their commitment to Choice Care
• Christmas bonus - vouchers for all staff members
• Life insurance
• Annual staff awards - this year each winner received £400 and we had over 30 winners in total
• Complex in-house training - this includes our Advanced Management Development Programme for managers in the making and our Foundation Management Development Programme for rising stars
• A paid day off onyour birthday
• Free monthly prize draw - all frontlinecare colleagues are automatically entered into a monthly prize draw. Three winners, selected randomly, receive £500 each, tax-free
• Blue Light Card eligibility
• Reclaim prescription costs for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and accessfree feminine hygiene products whilst on shift
• Stream– a financial wellbeing app that enables you to: track your earnings; save withhigh-street beating interest rates; choose to access your earnings ahead of pay day withflexible pay; receive discounts with hundreds of retailers;learn with financial coaching and education, and much more

*minimum serviceperiods applicableto some benefits

Who are we?

Choice Care is one of the UK’s leading residential care providers for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions. With over 30years’ experience, we’re at the foreground of national best practice, with among thehighest CQC ratingsof any comparable organisation.

Our homes are more than just a place to live, they’re like a second family for everyone we support. Each home is a close-knit community, with its own unique personality, and all the ups and downs of typical family life, built on trust and the promise of unconditional care. Our colleagues build close bonds with the people they care for, helping to create enduring, positive relationships that build confidence and self-esteem.

In every Choice Care home there’s a strong emphasis on living life to the full and having fun, with purposeful daily activities based on individual preferences and capabilities. Alongside this there are regular social events, projects, outings and holiday breaks which everyone can get involved in and express themselves through.

Where will you work?

Fifteen minutes’ walk from Lymington town centre, in the beautiful New Forest, Holly Lodge supports up to eleven men and women of mixed ages, with moderate to severe learning difficulties and autism. Holly Lodge is a large home with plenty of communal areas for leisure and socialising, including a shared lounge and an activities room. All the bedrooms are en-suite and are currently undergoing some exciting refurbishments. There is also huge garden; including a smaller, secret garden tucked away within it. Those we support at Holly Lodge are a lively and active group. They get involved in a broad range of tailored, individual activities to support ongoing personal development, as well as group pastimes including self-organised arts and crafts, and frequent trips around the New Forest and the nearby beaches. Holly Lodge is staffed on a 24-hour basis and also offers in-house positive behaviour support to help with emotional and general wellbeing.

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