Housekeeper

Orders of St. John Care Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Higher rates of pay at weekends

Free uniform

Free DBS

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a Friend scheme to £1000

Blue Light Card & My Rewards

Job summary

Orders of St. John Care Trust in Oxford is seeking a friendly Housekeeper to support Isis House Care and Retirement Centre’s high standards of cleanliness and resident wellbeing. You’ll help maintain tidy rooms and living spaces, follow hygiene protocols and work as part of a caring team.

With weekend work at enhanced rates and a supportive training ethos, the role offers contracted hours (18 per week) and an opportunity to contribute to quality care in a not-for-profit environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a housekeeping or care-home environment is welcome.
• Ability to maintain high hygiene standards and infection control.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness of rooms and living spaces to a high standard.
• Support residents and colleagues with daily tasks and laundry as needed.

Skills

Hygiene

Teamwork

Communication

Infection control

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.

Isis House offers residential and nursing care in the popular area of Iffley in Oxford to 80 residents.

Location: Isis House Care and Retirement Centre, Oxford, OX4 3NH

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

Contracted hours: 18 hours per week

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.

Located in the popular area of Iffley, close to Oxford is Isis House offering friendly and high-quality residential, early-stage dementia, intermediate and nursing care to 80 residents. The home is conveniently located close to shopping amenities, including a chemist, and is on a bus route to the city centre. A short walk from the well-designed grounds takes you to the river and the charming village of Iffley.

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


• 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.