Domestic Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; Warrington; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular supervision

Peer support

Learning opportunities

Career prospects

Wages before payday

Discounts (retail & lifestyle)

Free DBS check

Counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care in Woolston, Warrington is seeking a Domestic Assistant to join a brand-new team. The role is 28 hours per week on a part-time basis, with four 8am–3pm shifts and weekends required, at Woolston House care home. You will help keep the home clean, welcoming and hygienic for residents and staff.

Rate is £12.71 per hour. Training, induction and ongoing support are provided as part of a values-driven environment focused on dignity and independence.

Qualifications

• We value relevant experience but it isn’t essential for this role.
• Ability to align with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Carry out all daily and weekly cleaning routines and ad-hoc duties.
• Clean bedrooms, lounges, kitchens, bathrooms and offices around the home.
• Perform dusting, mopping, polishing and vacuuming.
• Use equipment such as carpet cleaning machines.
• Support washing and drying laundry as required.
• Report breakages, damage, defects and hazards.
• Build trust and promote dignity and independence.

Skills

Kind, caring and understanding

Keen eye for detail

Excellent team player

High standards of cleanliness

Positive can-do attitude

Good listening and communication

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Job description

Domestic Assistant

Position: Domestic Assistant

Care home: Woolston House

Location: Woolston, Warrington

Contract type: Part Time - 28 hours per week - 4 x 8am - 3pm shifts - Weekends Required

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 join a brand new team, in a state of the art home. You’ll have the chance to really make your mark.

About Exemplar Health Care

Woolston House is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

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

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.