Housekeeper - Part Time

Pilgrims' Friend Society; Stowmarket; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A residential care home in Stowmarket is seeking an energetic Housekeeper to join their Ancillary Staff Team. Responsibilities include cleaning client rooms and common areas, maintaining hygiene, and liaising with the Senior Housekeeper. Ideal candidates enjoy working with older people and have at least 1 year of housekeeping experience. The role offers flexible working hours and a £250 joining bonus upon completion of probation.

Benefits

£250 joining bonus

Career development

Flexible working hours

Team events

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of housekeeping experience.
• Able to operate cleaning equipment safely and reliably.
• Well-organized and adaptable.

Responsibilities

• Clean client rooms and common areas.
• Maintain hygiene, freshness, and tidiness in the home.
• Liaise with Senior Housekeeper about cleaning schedules.

Skills

Housekeeping experience

Empathy with older people

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Ability to use cleaning equipment

Job description

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We currently have an opportunity for an energetic individual to join our Ancillary Staff Team in our residential care home for older people as a Housekeeper for our home in Stowmarket, Suffolk. View our home here.

Our Housekeeping Team are instrumental to the upkeep of resident rooms and shared spaces and pride themselves on going the extra mile to provide an excellent service for everybody in the home.

Finborough Court is a modern and spacious home in the quiet, rural village of Great Finborough. Our staff provide residential care, dementia care and respite care for 32 residents.

Have a watch here of "What it means to work in a Christian Care Home https://youtu.be/uCa1_BtS34w"

Responsibilities:

• Clean client rooms and common areas;
• Help to keep the home hygienic, fresh and tidy;
• Liaise with the Senior Housekeeper on cleaning schedules and cleaning material stock control;
• Maintain records as required by your manager;
• Attend meetings and training activities including fire and evacuation procedures etc. as required;
• In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed, you are required to perform other duties assigned by your manager from time to time that are within your capabilities.

We offer a full induction to the work and also provide other training as required by the post.

About you:

• You need to be someone who enjoys working with older people and can have an empathy with them;
• You must have at least 1 years of housekeeping experience;
• You need to be able to operate cleaning equipment in a safe and reliable manner
• You need to be able to work independently and as part of a team in order to provide an excellent service to our residents; and
• You must be a well-organised, practical and adaptable person.

For more details, please take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification.

Hours:

Weekly 16 Hours

Shifts you will cover include 7am-11am, 8-12pm and 9-1pm on weekdays and every Sunday.

• £250 joining bonus (on completion of probation)
• Career development: Whether you are starting your career or looking to expand your skills.
• Being part of our friendly and committed staff team
• Assigned buddy
• Ongoing support from management
• Flexible working: various working hours
• Team events
• Care Friends referral
• Perkbox - including an Employee assistance programme.
• Long-standing service rewards
• Birthday rewards

- What our staff say about us: ..."It is a friendly and welcoming place to work" ... -

Pilgrims' Friend Society is a registered charity. Our Christian ethos is central to everything we plan and do. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Please note: this vacancy may close sooner if sufficient applications have been received so please apply as soon as possible if interested