Housekeeper

The Orders of St Johns Care Trust; Melksham; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday (including Bank Hols)

Higher weekend pay rates

Free uniform

Free DBS

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a Friend up to £1,000

Job summary

Orders of St. John Care Trust is opening Melksham Gardens, an 80-bed care home, in 2027. We are looking for Housekeepers who will help maintain spotless, welcoming environments and support residents with daily tasks.

You don’t need prior housekeeping experience; full training is provided. A friendly team culture and opportunities for growth await in a brand-new facility dedicated to high-quality elder care.

Qualifications

• You’ll need to work well with others and communicate clearly.
• You should be eager to learn and take pride in your work.
• No prior housekeeping experience is required as training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the highest standards of cleanliness in all rooms and living spaces.
• Champion hygiene and infection control with access to appropriate equipment.
• Support residents with daily routines and help keep the home welcoming and safe.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Willingness to learn

Job description

We’re one of the largest not for profit care provider in the UK, specialising in providing high quality, person-centred care for older people, in care homes and extra care housing nationwide.

At OSJCT we care about our residents and we care about each other. That means you’ll enjoy great career development working for an expanding organisation. Because we’re a not for profit trust, we invest every penny we make in the people who live in our homes and the people who work here too. This means better quality care and lovely homes for our residents, along with competitive wages and great training and development for our people.

We provide outstanding care, working closely with leading experts on dementia and elderly care. And we’re currently modernising our portfolio of care homes – refurbishing our existing homes and moving into new, inspiring, contemporary care homes too.

As we expand nationwide, we need more people with the right mix of skills, passion and ambition to help us grow even more.

HOUSEKEEPER

Pay rate: £13.01 per hour

Contracted Hours: 35 hours per week

MELKSHAM GARDENS – A BRAND-NEW CARE HOME OPENING IN 2027

Be part of something from the very beginning.

We’re looking for Housekeepers to join the team at Melksham Gardens, our brand-new 80-bed care home in Melksham.

ABOUT OUR ROLE

Our Housekeepers play a vital role in maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness in our homes, ensuring every room and living space is clean, tidy and welcoming. You’ll be a champion for hygiene and infection control, with access to specialised equipment and materials to help create a safe and comfortable environment for residents, their friends and families.

Some residents love to get involved with simple cleaning and laundry tasks, so you may sometimes find you have a little extra help with your daily routines!

You’ll work alongside a team who are passionate about providing a safe environment, as well as warmth and kindness to everyone who lives and works in our homes.

ABOUT MELKSHAM GARDENS

Melksham Gardens is a brand-new, purpose-built 80-bed care home on Longleaze Lane, due to open in 2027. The home will provide residential, dementia and nursing care, alongside respite and day care services.

Designed around residents’ comfort, wellbeing and independence, the home will offer luxury en-suite bedrooms, including suites for couples, alongside private dining spaces, a cinema, gym, activities room, hair salon, wellness spa and dedicated family suite.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team at the beginning of the home’s journey. Depending on the progress of the home, you may join us during the preparation and mobilisation period or as we welcome our first residents. Your exact start date may therefore be subject to change and could be later than initially anticipated.

The early stages will be different to working in an established care home as the team comes together and the home prepares to welcome its first residents. You’ll play an important part in helping establish the high standards and welcoming environment that Melksham Gardens will be known for.

ABOUT YOU

You don’t need previous housekeeping experience to join us – we’ll provide all the training you need to get started.

What’s most important is that you take pride in your work, communicate well, enjoy working as part of a team and are keen to learn. You’ll be comfortable working in an elderly care setting and able to relate to our residents in a caring and sensitive manner.

We’re looking for people who are positive, adaptable and excited about being part of something new. If you want to help create a clean, welcoming and homely environment for our residents from the very beginning, we’d love to hear from you.

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. As a not-for-profit organisation, we reinvest every penny we make into our residents, colleagues and care homes.

We offer a great range of benefits, including:

• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Higher rates of pay at weekends
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a Friend scheme, rewarding you up to £1,000 for every recommendation who successfully starts working for us
• Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more