Domestic Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to wages before payday

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Career prospects

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Domestic Assistant for Tees Grange care home in Stockton-on-Tees. The role covers daily cleaning duties to keep the home clean, welcoming, and safe for residents and staff.

You will work as part of the Domestic Team to maintain high standards of cleanliness throughout bedrooms, lounges, kitchens, bathrooms, and offices. We offer induction, buddy system, and ongoing training to help you settle in.

Qualifications

• Experience in care sector not essential, but helpful.
• Able to meet high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
• Willing to participate in induction and ongoing training.

Responsibilities

• Carry out daily and weekly cleaning routines and ad-hoc duties.
• Clean and tidy bedrooms, lounges, kitchens, bathrooms and offices.
• Use cleaning equipment including carpet cleaning machines.
• Assist with laundry washing and drying as required.
• Report breakages, damage, defects and hazards.
• Support residents with a dignified, person-centered approach.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Cleanliness standards

Communication

Job description

Domestic Assistant

Position: Domestic Assistant
Care home: Tees Grange
Location: Norton, Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2PH
Contract type: Permanent - 40hrs per week
Rate: £12.71 per hour

Do you take pride in your cleaning standards and attention to detail? As a Domestic Assistant, you’ll ensure that our home is clean and welcoming for the people who live and work here.

As part of our Domestic Team, you’ll carry out all daily and weekly cleaning routines, including dusting, mopping, polishing and vacuuming.

You’ll clean all areas in the home including people’s bedrooms, lounges, kitchens, bathrooms, kitchens and offices.

This is an exciting opportunity to use your skills to make a real difference every day.

Join us as a Domestic Assistant at Tees Grange care home in Stockton-on-Tees.

About Exemplar Health Care

Opened in June 2023, Tees Grange is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.

This is an incredibly exciting time to join a brand new, growing team, and be a part of shaping the home in its first year.

We support adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities, including Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role

Our Domestic Assistants ensure that our home maintains high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.

No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• carrying out all daily and weekly cleaning routines, as well as ad-hoc duties
• cleaning and tidying designated areas around the home including bedrooms, lounges, kitchens, bathrooms, kitchens and offices
• cleaning duties including dusting, mopping, polishing and vacuuming
• using equipment such as carpet cleaning machines
• supporting with washing and drying laundry, as required
• reporting breakages, damage, defects and hazards
• building trust and promoting choice, dignity and independence.

You’ll put our people at the heart of everything you do – whether that’s hoovering our residents’ bedrooms or polishing their photo frames. We can guarantee that whatever you bring to the role, you’ll see great rewards.

If you haven’t worked in the care sector before, we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy, and ongoing training programmes.

About you

We value relevant experience but it isn’t essential for this role.

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

You’re also:

• kind, caring and understanding
• someone with a keen eye for detail
• an excellent team player
• passionate about high standards of cleanliness, with great housekeeping skills
• a positive person with a can-do attitude
• a great listener and communicator.

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including:

• regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• access to wages before payday
• retail and lifestyle discounts
• free DBS check
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility.

Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.