Housekeeper

Springcare Ltd; Brighton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A care provider located in Brighton is seeking a dedicated Housekeeping Assistant to join their team. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, possess strong communication skills, and have a keen attention to detail. Responsibilities include maintaining cleanliness in communal and private areas, assisting with laundry, and supporting kitchen operations. Training will be provided to ensure high standards of cleanliness and infection control. This is a permanent position offering flexible shift patterns, including morning and afternoon shifts, and opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

Access to Blue Light Card

Fully funded training

Counselling and wellbeing support

Refer a friend scheme

Flexible contracts with pension scheme

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively with staff and residents.
• Strong work ethic and a positive attitude.
• Experience in a similar role is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cleanliness and infection control to a high standard.
• Clean and tidy communal areas and residents' bedrooms.
• Assist kitchen team and manage laundry.

Skills

Communication skills

Self-motivated

Attention to detail

Team player

Organized

Job description

Here at Springcare, we have a wonderful opportunity for a dedicated and conscientious Housekeeping Assistant to be a part of our Springcare family at Bucklow Manor, where you will have a passion for creating a beautiful environment for our residents.

We believe that good housekeepers have many qualities, that make them excellent at their job:

Qualities

• Being self‑motivated and a team player
• Being conscientious with their work and paying attention to details
• Communication skills – communicating with our staff members and engaging with residents, showing care and empathy
• Having a strong work ethic and a positive can‑do attitude
• Ability to prioritise their work and be organised
• Be friendly and approachable

The role

As a Housekeeper with Springcare, you would take pride in ensuring that all standards of cleanliness, infection control and laundry are carried out to a high standard.

Daily Activities

• General cleaning and tidying of communal areas and our residents' bedrooms
• Hoovering, cleaning bathrooms and carrying out deep cleans
• Laundry of resident's clothes, bedding and other items
• Assisting the kitchen team
• Maintaining housekeeping products

The housekeeping team generally works between the hours of 8am until 8pm, and could be a mix of morning, afternoon or a long day shift. Actual hours of work would be discussed during your interview.

Shift Patterns

• 8am until 8pm
• 8am until 2pm
• 2pm until 8pm

Experience in a similar role is not essential; as we will support and provide you with full training.

What Springcare can offer you

• Permanent full and part‑time day contracts – with access to our work‑placed pension scheme
• Early pay using Wage Stream App – you can withdraw up to 50% of your earnings in advance of your pay
• Access to Blue Light Card – where you can make savings across hundreds of national retailers
• Fully funded training for nationally recognised qualifications (level 2 through to 5) with internal career progression opportunities
• Refer a friend £££ scheme for each friend that you recommend (T&C apply)
• Access to counselling and wellbeing support
• Family friendly policies
• Smooth robust recruitment process through our portal

If you are interested in becoming a housekeeper with Springcare, have the qualities that we believe make our housekeepers fantastic, we would love to hear from you and be part of your journey with a care environment.

Requirements

Successful applicants would require two written references, a standard/enhanced DBS (depending on role) and evidence of a right to work in the UK check.

Springcare are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all of our staff are vetted, selected, trained and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective and compassionate care.