Domestic / Housekeeper (Care Homes)

Blue Octopus; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A charitable organization is seeking a part-time Domestic Assistant to join their team in Hampshire. You will help maintain cleanliness in the home, ensuring a high standard for residents. This role involves general domestic duties, with full training provided when necessary. A good fit for self-motivated individuals who take pride in their work and can support older adults' quality of life.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Paid breaks

Monthly prize draw

Wellbeing support

Retail discount schemes

Health cash plans

Cycle to work scheme

Long service awards

Referral bonus

Group Pension Plan

Free parking

Enhanced pay on evenings/weekends

Uniforms provided

Free DBS checks

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and complete training.
• No prior experience needed.

Responsibilities

• Keep the home clean and tidy.
• Assist with laundry duties.
• Ensure high standards of cleanliness in the kitchen and dining room.

Skills

Self-motivated

Resilience

Team player

Knowledge of COSHH

Knowledge of Health & Safety

Job description

Permanent - Part Time (19 hours per week)

Friends of the Elderly (FotE) is a not-for-profit charity dedicated to providing excellent care with a family feel, we have been supporting older people for over 100 years. The charity provides care home and day care services for older people, as well as grants for older people in financial difficulty.

The Lawn is a beautiful Georgian period home in the rural village ofHolybourne, Hampshire. The building has been sympathetically modernised to meet the needs of all ourresidents,and we have a dedicated,well-trainedand compassionate team of staff that care for our residents.

Joining us as aDomestic Assistant, you will help keep our Home clean, ensuring that we always offerhigh standardsof cleanliness. You willbe responsible forgeneral domestic duties, including keeping our kitchen and dining room clean, in addition toassistingwith laundry duties.

Self-motivated and resilient, a team player who is willing to go the extra mile, you will take pride in your work ensuring residents are at the heart of our service. Knowledge of COSHH and Health & Safety would be beneficial but by no means essential. No prior experience is needed, as we will give you all the training you will need to excel in this role!

Thisisn’tjust a job;it’sabout making a difference to older people’s lives every day.

In return for your hard work and dedication, you can look forward to a wealth of benefits:

• Learning, development, and progression.

• Paid breaks.

• Monthly prize draw, with 3 prizes to be won.

• Wellbeing support through various initiatives including an employeeassistanceprogramme andUnmind.

• Retail discount schemes to make your salary go further.

• Access to loans at affordable rates, saving directly from salary and advance pay already earnt.

• Health cash plans for you and your family.

• Cycle to work scheme.

• Long service awards, that increase with length of service.

• Refer a friend to work for us and receive a £200 bonus.

• Group Pension Plan, with a 6% contribution from us.

• Free parking at our homes and day clubs.

• Evening, weekend, and bank holiday enhancements to pay.

• Uniforms are provided.

• Free DBS checks.

Safeguarding:

Keeping everyone safe is one of the charity’scorevalues andis central to everything we do at Friends of the Elderly. All staff follow our Safeguarding Policy & Procedures and, if they see or suspect abuse, we expect staff to report it straight away.

Criminal record checks:

As this role involves a dealing with vulnerable adults, successful applicants will undertake an enhanced DBS check, and any offer of employment will be dependent on a satisfactory outcome.

Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar a person from working for us, this will depend on the circumstances and background of any record.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:

Friends of the Elderly strives to treat all staff equally and be a diverse and inclusive workplace, where everyone can be themselves and everyone accepts each other’s differences. A charity where everyone is equal butdefinitely notthe same!

Our ambition is to ensure equality and celebrate diversity, all working together to create an inclusive workplace, which attracts andretainsthe best people. People that care and can make a difference.

We currently do not providesponsorship,but we welcome applications from those who have a right work in the UK.

Don’tdelay in sending your application as we may need to close the vacancy early if we manage to appoint before the advertising closing date. We interview applicants as they apply.

Please refer to the job description uponsubmittingyour application.