Housekeeper

Orders of St. John Care Trust; South Kesteven; Presencial; GBP 12.000 - 15.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

28 days holiday (including Bank Hols)

Free uniform

Free DBS

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a Friend scheme (£1000)

Blue Light Card and My Rewards

Descripción de la vacante

Orders of St. John Care Trust is hiring a Housekeeper at Apple Trees, Grantham. You will keep living spaces clean and safe for residents, contributing to comfort and wellbeing in a 64-bed home.

Role involves cleaning, laundry assistance, and following hygiene protocols in an Elderly Care setting. We provide training, PPE, and a friendly team environment.

Formación

• Experience in housekeeping within elderly care is preferred.
• Training will be provided for new staff.
• Good communication and friendly, respectful attitude toward residents.

Responsabilidades

• Maintain high cleanliness standards in residents' rooms and common areas.
• Assist with laundry and daily tasks to support residents’ comfort.
• Follow infection control procedures and use PPE as required.
• Support residents and family members with care routines and concerns.

Conocimientos

Communication

Teamwork

Caring

Hygiene awareness

Descripción del empleo

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.

Apple Trees is a 64 bedded modern home offering specialist dementia and intermediate care in small and friendly open-plan households. Designed with residents comfort and well-being in mind, they can relax in one of the cosy lounges, take advantage of the balconies or garden on sunny days, or join in one of the many social activities taking place daily.

Location: Apple Trees, Grantham

Contracted hours: 24

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.

Situated in the Lincolnshire town of Grantham is Apple Trees Care and Reablement Centre, offering compassionate residential, intermediate, dementia and respite care to 64 residents in homely and comfortable surroundings.

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. Alongside keeping our colleagues safe with PPE and daily testing

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.

If you think you have the right skills and attitude to deliver the highest quality of care for our residents as a Housekeeper within our care homes, then you could be the next to join us.