Housekeeper

Hartford Care Ltd; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual pay reviews

Free DBS and NMC PIN Costs reimbursed

Free Employee Assistance Programme

Hartford Rewards-access to discounts

24/7 digital GP service

Cycle to Work Scheme

Hartford Hero recognition & reward

Young workers paid same as 25+ (18+)

Refer a Friend/Resident scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Hartford Care Moorhill Care Home in Southampton is seeking a dedicated Housekeeper for full-time or part-time hours, including alternate weekends. You will keep the home clean, safe and well maintained, ensuring hygiene standards are met and contributing to a warm, caring atmosphere for residents.

Join a team that values compassion, attention to detail and reliability. Roles include dusting, bathroom cleaning, logs, and helping maintain a high standard of cleanliness across the home.

Qualifications

• Essential: compassionate and caring nature.
• Essential: excellent communication skills and ability to use IT systems.
• Essential: good organisation and planning skills.
• Essential: good attention to detail and desire to maintain high standards.
• Essential: good understanding of health and safety, infection control and COSHH procedures.
• Essential: able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
• Essential: flexible approach to working hours.

Responsibilities

• Keep the home clean and safe at all times while meeting hygiene standards.
• Work as part of a team to create a happy and caring atmosphere for residents.
• Maintain cleanliness in resident rooms, bathrooms and communal areas, and complete cleaning logs.
• Contribute to an orderly, tidy and safe living environment for everyone.

Skills

Compassionate nature

Communication skills

IT literacy

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

H&S COSHH knowledge

Teamwork & initiative

Job description

Housekeeper
Full-time & Part-time hours available (includes alternate weekend working)
Location:Moorhill Care Home - Southampton, Hampshire (SO30 3AZ)

The Role

As a Housekeeper, you will ensure the home is kept clean and safe at all times while meeting hygiene and cleanliness standards, and working together as a team to create a happy and caring atmosphere.

Whether you are dusting a resident's room and reminiscing with them about their previous job, cleaning a bathroom, caring for houseplants or completing the cleaning logs, you will do so with care at the heart of everything you do.

• Do you want to make a difference to someone's life and feel a sense of purpose in an extremely rewarding role?
• Do you take pride in maintaining a tidy, safe and clean environment?
• Do you have an eye for detail and a passion for maintaining high standards of cleanliness?
• Are you caring, warm and understanding?
• Are you spontaneous, patient, flexible and have a good sense of humour?
• Do you strongly believe in the values ofCreating Communities, Caring for Each Other and Celebrating Individuality?

If your answer is yes to all these questions, why not join our Hartford Care family?

Alongside great rates of pay as well as enhancements and paid breaks, other benefits also include:

• Annual pay reviews
• Free DBS and NMC PIN Costs reimbursed for Nurses
• Free Employee Assistance Programme
• Hartford Rewards-access to 100's of discounts including major retail, travel and leisure companies
• 24/7 digital GP service
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Hartford Hero employee recognition & reward scheme
• Young workers (18+) are paid the same as those aged 25+
• Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend and Refer a Resident Scheme
• Learning, development, apprenticeship and career development opportunities

Requirements

Essential:

• A compassionate and caring nature

• Excellent communication skills and ability to use IT systems
• Good organisation and planning skills
• A good attention to detail and desire to ensure standards are the highest possible
• Good understanding of health and safety as well as infection control and COSHH procedures
• Able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• A flexible approach to working hours

This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.