Housekeeper - Bank

Athena Care Homes; March; On-site; GBP 13,300 - 13,500; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully comprehensive induction

Competitive salary + holiday uplift

28 days of holiday per year

Blue Light Card access

Job summary

Athena Care Homes is seeking a Housekeeper at Aria Court Care Home in March, Cambridgeshire, to maintain a clean, safe and welcoming environment for residents and visitors. The role reports to the Head Housekeeper and requires a caring, detail-oriented approach with strong communication skills.

The position offers a part-time rota of 18 hours per week, with a competitive hourly rate of £14.24 (including uplifts).

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar position is advantageous, but full training will be provided.
• A genuine caring attitude towards residents.
• Excellent communication and customer service with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Carry out cleaning duties to high standards per schedule.
• Ensure health, safety and infection control compliance at all times.
• Engage with residents with empathy and meaningful activities.

Skills

Caring attitude

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Job description

As a Housekeeper at Aria Court Care Home, you will be responsible for ensuring a high quality of service within the home.

About Aria Court Care Home:
After a recent refurbishment, Aria Court is now a sparkling 92-bedroom care home with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.

Located in a quiet residential nook in March, Cambridgeshire, our home boasts a cinema, hair salon, multiple dining rooms. Beautiful gardens provide a bounty of home-grown fruit and veg.

The kitchen team at Aria Court are award-winning and have even created their own cookbook full of their best recipes. As one of the leading residential care homes in March, Cambridgeshire, Aria Court offers nothing less than the best care for your loved one in a safe and comfortable environment.

About the role:
Reporting to the Head Housekeeper, the Housekeeper is responsible for ensuring the highest service standards of cleaning are delivered in the home to provide a clean, safe and welcoming environment for residents and visitors.

Salary:
£14.24 per hour (includes a 12.1% uplift in lieu of accrued holiday pay).

Shift Pattern:
18 hours per week, worked on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Ensure that cleaning duties are carried out in accordance to the cleaning schedule, ensuring the highest standard of personal presentation and hygiene are maintained.
• Ensure all health and safety requirements are being met and that infection control policies and universal precautions are followed at all times.
• To actively engage with residents in conversation and meaningful occupation related to their lifestyle choices at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences.

Training, Skills & Experience Required:

• Experience in a similar position is advantageous, but not essential as full training will be provided.
• A passion for care – we’re looking for a genuinely caring individual who will put the needs of our residents first.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills, as well as high attention to detail.

What we can offer:

• Fully comprehensive induction.
• Competitive salary, plus enhancements on bank holidays.
• 28 days of holiday per year.
• Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform.
• Refer a friend scheme.

About Athena:

Athena Care Homes are a family run business with seven homes across East Anglia. We have care homes in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Kings Lynn (West Norfolk) & Ipswich (Suffolk).

We want to be the first choice for high quality residential, nursing and dementia care, leaving a positive legacy within our communities.

Our care homes are managed by amazing and passionate people, including strong leadership by our home managers with dedicated care,clinical, hospitality and activities teams to provide exceptional care and experience, achieving brilliant outcomes for people in our care.

We hold our values close to our hearts and ensure that team members throughout each of our residential and nursing homes understand them and what importance they hold. We approach everything we do with thought, and we deliver with passion.