Housekeeper ( Bank Team )

Care South Residential; Poole; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Poole is seeking a dedicated Housekeeper to join their team at Elizabeth House. This role involves maintaining a clean and welcoming environment for residents in a specialist residential and dementia care home. Working as part of a supportive team, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference in residents' lives. No prior experience is required, but a caring attitude is essential. Attractive benefits and flexible hours offered.

Benefits

Paid induction and training

Employee referral bonus scheme

Free DBS check

Life insurance

Competitive pay rates

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a care home setting is not essential.
• Desire to create a fresh and welcoming environment.
• Flexible with working hours.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the home is clean, safe, and comfortable.
• Support cleaning of communal areas and residents' rooms.
• Assist laundry team with washing, drying, and ironing.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Flexibility

Job description

About The Role

Join Our Caring Community at Elizabeth House!

Housekeeper

Location: Elizabeth House - Bournemouth (BH12 4PX)

Pay rate: £12.30 per hour

Hours: Bank Hours

We have an exciting opportunity for a Housekeeper to join the team at Elizabeth House, our specialist residential and dementia care home, which overlooks the picturesque Canford Heath Nature Reserve in Poole, Dorset.

Who are we looking for:

Previous experience within a care home setting is not essential – but we want you to come in and enjoy housekeeping! A real desire to create a fresh and welcoming environment for residents, staff and visitors to enjoy. Flexible in the hours that you work and happy to join in as part of a larger housekeeping team.

We welcome you to join the team!

What you will be doing:

• Ensuring our home is kept clean, safe and comfortable for our residents.
• Supporting the cleaning of communal areas and residents' own rooms.
• Providing some support to the laundry team to include washing, drying and ironing of residents' clothing.

Make a Real Difference Every Day:

Everyone working at Care South is dedicated to providing the best quality care to all our residents. We all share and work hard to uphold our HEART values, ensuring that throughout the delivery of care, we consistently demonstrate Honesty, Excellence, Approach, Respect and Teamwork.

Our care homes don’t just provide companionship and social interaction, they provide a happy and fulfilling lifestyle for residents, delivering Food, Fun and Friendship, as well as compassionate person-centred care. Our fantastic facilities, exciting social activities and exceptional care teams all help to enhance the health and happiness of our residents.

No two residents are the same and we love to learn about their amazing life stories, hobbies and interests. This allows us to tailor our activities to suit their likes and favourite pastimes, as well as really get to know them and build strong relationships.

Food, Fun and Friendship is at the HEART of everything we do!

Why You’ll Love Working with Us:

• You’ll receive a comprehensive induction including ongoing training and development.
• Receiving support from a friendly, experienced team and colleagues.
• Delivering person-centred care that truly makes a difference.
• Encouraging residents to stay independent and active.
• Assisting with personal care and mobility needs.
• Building genuine friendships with residents.
• Creating a positive, team-focused atmosphere within the home.

Your Rewards and Benefits:

At Care South, we really value all our staff, whatever the role. We offer a stimulating and incredibly rewarding career. We celebrate all our staff every year through the Care South Stars Awards. As a not-for-profit charity, our focus isn’t on owners or shareholders – it’s firmly on those in our care and those who care for them. We are constantly looking at ways to improve the reward and recognition of all our amazing people within the Care South Team. Our current benefits package includes:

• Online/retail discounts – Blue Light Card.
• Paid induction and training.
• Employee referral bonus scheme.
• Free DBS check.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Life insurance.
• NMC pin fees paid by us.
• Staff association.
• Local staff reward programme.
• Onsite learning and development team.
• Career progression.
• Competitive pay rates.
• Flexible working hours.
• Employee assistance and wellbeing programmes.

What You Need to Know:

• You must be 18 years or older.
• We are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship.

Ready to Join Us?

If you’re kind, caring, and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and become part of something truly special.

About Us

PEOPLE | PASSION | PURPOSE

Care South are one of the top 20 rated Care Home Groups in the UK based on published reviews from residents and their family and friends at carehome.co.uk. As a not-for-profit charity, our HEART values are key to us providing outstanding care. For more information about us, our values and benefits, please visit our website: http://www.care-south.co.uk/about-us.

For any questions please contact the recruitment team on 01202712448.