Housekeeper - Collins House Residential Home

Thurrock Council; Grays; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in England is seeking compassionate individuals to assist with housekeeping in a Residential Care Home. The role involves supporting clients with a focus on their dignity, rights, and independence. Candidates should be flexible and willing to attend training, with knowledge of dementia preferred. This role offers benefits including generous leave and ongoing professional development.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible and hybrid working opportunities

Ongoing training and professional development

Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support

Staff discounts and local offers

Supportive and inclusive working environment

Qualifications

• Experience in care or support work is beneficial.
• Knowledge of dementia and manual handling practices.
• Ability to engage and motivate clients.

Responsibilities

• Assist with housekeeping and care for clients in a residential setting.
• Encourage, motivate, and support clients while ensuring their safety.
• Attend mandatory training sessions.

Skills

Flexibility

Compassionate attitude

Understanding of Dementia

Ability to work independently

Job description

This is an opportunity for the successful candidates to assist with housekeeping for the residents of our Residential Care Home in Corringham. The successful candidate will be flexible and able to work as part of a team and also to be able to work with a minimum amount of supervision and use their own initiative within established procedures and processes to deliver a high quality service to our Clients with a person centred approach in line with the Care Act and Current Legislation within Adult Social Care.

You will be required to attend mandatory training in areas that are relevant to the role. Shadowing will also be provided. You will encourage, motivate, and support Clients while ensuring their safety and welfare in their homes when interacting with them.

Core values include individuality, independence, choice, dignity, respect, rights, confidentiality and fulfillment, which guarantees Clients receive a high standard of service.

The successful candidate will need to have a flexible approach to working hours. Candidates will need to have good values and continually promote, service user choice and control, fulfilment, respect, privacy, dignity, rights and independence.

The post holder will need to be kind, compassionate, caring, flexible and committed.

The successful candidate will need to have a professional attitude at all times and have knowledge around the understanding of Dementia, Challenging behaviours and Manual Handling - training also provided.

Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

DBS Check: Enhanced with Adults Barred List is required for this post.

Benefits of Working with Us

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities (where applicable)
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support
• Staff discounts and local offers
• A supportive and inclusive working environment

Important Dates

Closing Date (Redeployment Only): 27th November 2025

Closing Date (Internal & External): 7th December 2025

Interview Date: To Be Confirmed