Housekeeper

TN United Kingdom; Marlborough; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate team dedicated to maintaining a welcoming and safe environment for residents in an elderly care setting. As a Housekeeper, you will play a crucial role in ensuring cleanliness and hygiene, contributing to the comfort and well-being of residents. This not-for-profit organization values its staff, offering a competitive salary, training, and a supportive work culture. You'll enjoy various benefits, including accommodation for relocators, generous holiday allowance, and access to employee discounts. If you take pride in your work and enjoy helping others, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Accommodation available for relocating candidates

28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)

Higher rates of pay at weekends

Free uniform

Free DBS

Employee Assistance Programme

Blue Light Card and discounts

Qualifications

• Comfortable in an elderly care setting with a caring and sensitive approach.
• Experience in housekeeping is a plus, but training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness in residents' rooms and common areas.
• Support residents with cleaning and laundry tasks as needed.

Skills

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Attention to Detail

Caring Attitude

Education

No formal education required

Job description

Pay rate: £12.00 per hour (plus weekend and NVQ enhancements available)

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.

Coombe End Court offers compassionate, individualised day care, respite, residential and dementia care for up to 60 residents in two relaxing, friendly and comfortable households. We believe our professional expert care team are the best people to provide the personal care our residents need.

AND IN RETURN

The Trust is a great place to work; we’ve been providing care for almost 1, 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:

• Accommodation available for candidates relocating to the area. (T&C apply)
• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Higher rates of pay at weekends
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• 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.