Housekeeper

Signature Senior Lifestyle; City Of London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury care home provider in London seeks a dedicated Housekeeper, also known as Hospitality Assistant. This role involves maintaining cleanliness in residents' homes and communal areas, supporting various departments like Food & Beverage and Wellbeing & Lifestyle. Ideal candidates will have a methodical nature, high personal standards of cleanliness, and effective communication skills. Experience in housekeeping will be an advantage, along with an NVQ level 1 qualification.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role would be an advantage.
• Ability to notice and act on potential fire and accident risks.
• Methodical nature with high personal standards of cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness in residents’ homes and communal areas.
• Work in laundry to ensure cleanliness of linen.
• Support across various departments as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

High standards of cleanliness and hygiene

Effective communication

Methodical nature

Education

NVQ level 1

Job description

Take pride in creating a beautiful environment for our residents, when you join Signature Senior Lifestyle as a Housekeeper at our luxury care and nursing home in Hendon.

As our Housekeeper, you’ll be the sort of person who doesn’t go out without leaving a tidy bed. You’ll apply your high standards of cleanliness, hygiene and tidiness to our resident’s homes and communal living spaces, to ensure they’re spotlessly clean and beautifully presented.

You’ll also be working in laundry ensuring that the linen is kept clean for residents’ comfort and hygiene. You’ll also have your eye out for potential fire and accident risks, working with the housekeeping and maintenance team to reduce any risks to resident’s safety.

Our residents will notice and appreciate attention to detail and a high standard of cleanliness builds confidence in our service delivery.

Internally, this role is called Hospitality Assistant, if you are successful this will be your job title. You will be required to work across a range of departments including Housekeeping, Food & Beverage and Wellbeing & Lifestyle. Responsibilities will vary on each shift depending on which department you are supporting.

We are kind and compassionate. Positive and resilient. Proactive and organised. Honest and accountable. Passionate and keen to develop. If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.

As well as your methodical nature, high personal standards of cleanliness and hygiene, and effective written and verbal communication, an NVQ level 1 and experience in a similar role would be an advantage.