Domestic Assistant- Westerfield Care Home

Handsale; Paisley; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday entitlement

Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme

Health cover via Simply Health after 1

Job summary

Handsale Ltd is seeking Domestic staff for a part-time role of 30 hours per week with shifts from 10:00 to 14:00 and 14:00 to 19:00, across five days. You will work in care home settings, performing cleaning, laundry and general duties under the Home Manager, with a focus on safety and hygiene.

The position offers competitive pay (£12.75/hr) and benefits including pension and health coverage after service. Training is provided, with opportunities to advance within a reputable care provider.

Qualifications

• Team player
• Satisfactory Police Check and check against the POVA List (where applicable)
• Care for the Elderly experience
• Excellent training and support
• Established, reputable employer indoing business

Responsibilities

• Empty waste bins and wipe out
• Vacuum throughout
• Shake out cushions
• Clean taps and sinks
• Polish all mirrors
• Dust handrails and radiators
• Move all mobile furniture (beds/chairs) and dust beneath
• Dust furniture and windowsills
• Shampoo carpets as requested by Home Manager
• Dust light bulbs and fittings
• Dust curtain rails
• En-suites - vacuum / clear out, restock toiletries
• Participate in staff and client meetings
• Attend mandatory training days/courses
• Maintain Health and Safety policy and disposal of waste policy
• Report illness or accidents to Home Manager promptly
• Ensure equipment is clean and well maintained
• Promote safe working practices and protect confidentiality

Skills

Team player

Police check

Care for the Elderly experience

Job description

We are currently seeking Domestic staff to join our team:

This is a PT role with 30 hrs/week.

The role requires flexibility to workover 5 days early & backshift 10.00am till 14.00, 14.00 till 19.00 must be willing to do either early or back shift.

Empty waste bins and wipe out

Vacuum throughout

Shake out cushions

Clean taps and sinks

Clean toothbrush holders

Polish all mirrors

Clean all pipework in lavatories

Dust handrails and radiators

Move all mobile furniture (including beds and chairs)

and vacuum and dust beneath / behind

Wash out metal wastepaper bins

Dust and polish furniture and windowsills

Shampoo carpets as requested by Home Manager

Dust light bulbs and fittings

Dust curtain rails

Dust pictures

En-suites - remove seat cushions and vacuum / clear out

Restock toiletries, soaps, towels etc as and when required

Other General responsibilities are

Participate in Staff and Client meetings as required

Attend mandatory training days/courses, on or off site, as and when required

Maintain professional knowledge and competence Adhere to the Care Centre's disposal of waste policy

Report immediately to the Home Manager, or Person in Charge, any illness of an infectious nature or accident incurred by a Client, colleague, self or another

Understand and ensure the implementation of the Care Centre's Health and Safety policy, and Emergency and Fire procedures

Report to the Home Manager, or the Handyperson, any faulty appliances, damaged furniture, equipment or any potential hazard Ensure all equipment is clean and well maintained

Promote safe working practice in the Care Centre and ensure the good reputation of the Care Centre.

Ensure that all information of confidential nature gained in the course of duty is not divulged to third parties.

Notify the Home Manager, or the Person in Charge, as soon as possible of your inability to report for duty, and also on your return to work from all periods of absence

Ensure the security of the Care Centre is maintained at all times.

Adhere to all Company policies and procedures within the defined timescales.

Qualifications and Skills

Required:

Team player

Satisfactory Police Check and check against the POVA List (where applicable)

Care for the Elderly experience

Highly Competitive rates of pay (£12.75/hr)

28 days holiday entitlement(FTE)

Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme

An excellent range of services available via our business partner Simply Health to encourage healthy and motivated workforce after completion of 1 year service with us.

Excellent training and support

Established, Reputable, Forward Thinking Employer

About The Company

About Handsale Ltd:

Handsale Ltd is a privately-owned healthcare company that currently owns and operates five Care Homes across England, Wales and Scotland. Founded in 1988 as a family business, Handsale has proudly maintained its family-owned and operated structure to this day. Handsale has over 35+ years of experience in healthcare and is a well-respected group in the industry. The Company operates 372 beds and employs over 457 people. Each Handsale care home is exactly that - a home. They are all situated in carefully chosen areas where their residents can continue to lead fulfilling lives while feeling confident and secure. The homes are run with an ethos based on quality, trust and support. Handsale prides itself on being an integral part of each of the communities it serves.

Westerfield Care Home - Handsale Ltd

The home caters 62 residents and offers Nursing and Residential care. We care for people those with Dementia & Old Age. Facility & Services we offer are Palliative Care, Respite Care, Convalescent Care, Alzheimer's Care, Cancer Care, Stroke, Bipolar/Manic Depression, Cerebral Palsy, Colitis & Crohn's Disease and Separate EMI Unit.