Domestic Assistant

Greensleeves Care; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Overtime incentive

Pension scheme

Death in Service

Length of Service awards

Cycle to work

EAP & Wellbeing app

Refer a Friend £300

Free learning & development

Free DBS

Job summary

Greensleeves Care is seeking a Domestic Assistant to support our 24-hour residential, dementia and nursing care teams across our 26 care homes in England. You will help maintain clean and safe living environments for residents, following established cleaning schedules and safeguarding standards.

The role offers a supportive team, access to learning and development, a Living Wage employer status and benefits including holiday, pension and wellbeing resources.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage basic documentation such as cleaning schedules.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work unsupervised.

Responsibilities

• Regular cleaning of residents' rooms, lounges, and communal areas.
• Damp dusting, mopping floors, vacuuming and bathroom cleaning.
• Maintain hygiene standards and report issues promptly.
• Support the care team with general cleanliness duties.

Skills

Docs management

Communication

Independence

Job description

About Us

Would you like to continue your career with one of the most respected care charities? At Greensleeves Care we deliver exceptional 24-hour residential, dementia and nursing care to older people across our 26care homes in England. We are an accredited Living Wage employer and Greensleeves Care are endorsed with Skills for Care and an Assured City and Guilds provider who offer a range of free learning and development to our colleagues.

As a Domestic Assistant, you will:

• Regular cleaning of residents' rooms
• Regular cleaning of lounge and hallways, other communal areas and office areas.
• Damp dusting, mopping floors and vacuuming as necessary
• Regularcleaning of bathrooms and toilets, including scrubbing and de-scaling baths and tiles, clearing plug holes and taps de-scaling showerheads, removing soap and cleaning around light switches and door handles etc.

To apply, you will need:

• Ability to manage basic documentation e.g., cleaning schedules
• Good written and oral communication skills
• The ability to work unsupervised.

Rewards & Benefits Package

• 28 days paid holiday FTE (Including Bank Holidays)
• Overtime Incentive scheme
• Company pension scheme - employers contribution matched up to 6%
• 2 x Salary Death in Service benefit
• Length of Service Awards at 5,10,20,30,40 and 50 year
• Voluntary Lifestyle Benefits through the Hapi App
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and Wellbeing Thrive App
• Refer a Friend scheme (you can earn up to £300 per referral)
• Free learning and development - Opportunities to undertake RQF level qualifications with an endorsed Skills for Care provider
• Free DBS

DBS

- The successful applicant will be appointed subject to providing evidence of ISA first and enhanced DBS disclosure. This post is not subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Greensleeves Care is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community

Greensleeves Care Core Values

Respect - We treat residents and colleagues with dignity and value their unique life experiences and personal contributions.

Openness - We act openly and honestly, building confidence in our intentions and behaviour. We choose words and actions that are sincere, not misleading.

Responsibility - We are committed to meeting the needs of others and behave responsibly towards residents and colleagues, being careful of the choices we make.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Please note this role is open to UK-based candidates only.