Housekeeper

Meadowcroft; Southmoor; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Higher weekend rates

Workplace pension

Free uniform

Free DBS

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a Friend scheme

Blue Light Card & My Rewards

Job summary

Meadowcroft Care Home in Thame, Oxfordshire is seeking a Housekeeper to maintain clean, tidy and welcoming environments for residents and visitors. You’ll champion hygiene and infection control using specialised equipment, supporting daily routines and laundry tasks as needed.

The role is based on bank hours with weekend enhancements available; shift patterns include 7:00am–1:00pm or 1:00pm–7:00pm, in a compassionate, team-focused setting.

Qualifications

• Comfortable in an elderly care setting and able to relate to residents with care.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills to support residents and colleagues.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Empathy

Job description

Housekeeper

Housekeeper

Location: Meadowcroft Care Home, Thame, Oxfordshire

Pay Rate: £13.14 Per Hour (Weekend Enhancement Available)

Contracted Hours: 0 Hours per week (Bank)

Shift Pattern:7:00am - 1:00pm or 1:00pm - 7:00pm

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.

Meadowcroft is located in a quiet, residential street on Queens Road just a short distance from Thame town centre. The home offers compassionate, high-quality residential, respite dementia, nursing and day care for up to 71 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, 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
• A workplace pension
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £ 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.