Housekeeper

The Orders of St John Care Trust; Banbury; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Pension

Free uniform

Free DBS

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a Friend £1000

Blue Light Card & My Rewards

Job summary

The Orders of St John Care Trust is seeking a Housekeeper for Lake House Care Home in Adderbury. The role focuses on maintaining high cleanliness standards and supporting a safe, welcoming environment for residents and their families.

You will work 8am–2pm with alternate weekends, based at Lake House Care Home in Adderbury, OX17 3NG. Training is provided, and benefits include a competitive salary and opportunities to develop in a caring, not-for-profit setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in housekeeping or willingness to learn.
• Care home environment experience preferred.
• Pride in your work and ability to work well in a team.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness across the home.
• Ensure rooms and living spaces are clean, tidy and well maintained.
• Support hygiene and infection control within the home.
• Assist with light laundry tasks when required.

Skills

Cleaning

Infection control

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Job description

Housekeeper

Location: Lake House Care Home, Adderbury, OX17 3NG

Pay rate: £13.14 per hour( weekend and NVQ enhancements available)

Contracted hours:30 hours per week

Shift times: 8am -2pm working alternate weekends

ABOUT OUR ROLE

Our Housekeepers play a vital role in maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness in our homes, ensuring that every room and living space is clean, tidy and maintained at all times. A champion for hygiene and infection control within the home, you’ll have access to specialised equipment and materials to ensure you can create a welcoming, safe and comfortable environment for residents, as well as their friends and families. Some of our residents love to join in with simple cleaning and laundry tasks, so you may sometimes find that you have extra help as you carry out your daily routines.

In joining us, you’ll also become part of our extended family. You’ll work alongside other team members who are passionate about providing a safe environment, as well as warmth and kindness to all those who live and work in our homes.

This home is set in an attractive residential cul-de-sac in the picturesque rural village of Adderbury, close to Banbury. Lake House offers a welcoming, warm atmosphere and is divided into four households that offer residential, respite and early-stage dementia care.

AND IN RETURN

The Trust is a great place to work; we’ve been providing care for almost 1,000 years and we’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK. Not-for-profit means that we reinvest every penny we make into our residents, colleagues and the care homes we live and work in. Therefore, we offer a great range of benefits, including a competitive salary, training and development.

Here are some of the other benefits you’ll enjoy as a valued member of our team:

• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Higher rates of pay at weekends
• A workplace pension
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us
• Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more

ABOUT YOU

You’ll be comfortable in an elderly care setting, with the ability to relate to our residents in a caring and sensitive manner.

If you’ve worked in a housekeeping role before, then that’s great as you’ll have a good idea of what to expect. But if housekeeping as a profession is new to you, then don’t worry – we’ll provide all the training you need to start your new career with us. What’s more important to us is that you take pride in your work, you’re good at communicating with people, you enjoy working as part of a team, you’ll be keen to learn and will want to excel at your job every day.

If you think you have the right skills and attitude to deliver the highest quality of care for our residents as a Housekeeper within our care homes, then you could be the next to join us.

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