Domestic Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; Whitwick; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular supervision

Peer support

Learning opportunities

Career prospects

Access to wages before payday

Discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care at Primrose Place in Coalville is seeking a Domestic Assistant to help maintain a clean, welcoming home for residents. The role offers 20 hours per week with a rate of up to £12.71 per hour in a part-time contract.

You will carry out daily and weekly cleaning, tidy bedrooms and communal areas, assist with laundry, and report hazards. Induction and buddy support accompany ongoing training in a new purpose-built home.

Qualifications

• We value relevant experience but it isn’t essential for this role.
• You identify with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.
• You’re kind, caring and with a keen eye for detail and a can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Job description

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Position: Domestic Assistant

Care home: Primrose Place

Location: Ashby Road, Coalville, LE67 3LB

Contract type: Part Time 20 hours per week

Rate: Up to £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.

Join our Domestic Team in our new care home and help us create an inviting environment for the people we support. You’ll play a vital role in maintaining a high level of cleanliness and hygiene in the entire home, contributing to a comfortable and positive living experience.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of something new. You’ll have the chance to shape the culture of a brand new team, in a state of the art, purpose built home designed with the people we support in mind.

About Exemplar Health Care

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

When open, Primrose Place will support adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia 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

As a Domestic Assistant you will ensure our home maintains a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene to help create a comfortable living space for the people we support.

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.