Housekeeper

Signature Senior Lifestyle; Greater London; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury care provider in Greater London seeks a Housekeeper to maintain cleanliness in residents' rooms and communal areas. Responsibilities include laundry duties and identifying safety risks for residents. Ideal candidates are kind, compassionate, and organized, with an NVQ Level 1 or equivalent. The position offers a supportive work environment with ongoing training and development opportunities. Full-time day shifts are available, and competitive benefits include a starting pay of £12.60 per hour.

Benefits

Up to 30 days annual leave

Workplace pension

Free meals on shift for 6+ hours

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar housekeeping role.
• Kind, compassionate, and proactive personality.
• High standards of cleanliness and hygiene.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness of resident rooms and communal areas.
• Ensure linen is clean and stored correctly.
• Identify and reduce potential safety risks for residents.

Skills

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Organisational skills

Education

NVQ Level 1 or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Housekeeper – Reigate, Surrey. Join Signature Senior Lifestyle as a Housekeeper at our luxury care and nursing home in Reigate. You will apply high standards of cleanliness, hygiene and tidiness to residents’ homes and communal living spaces, ensure linen is kept clean and identify potential fire and accident risks to support residents’ safety.

Benefits

• From £12.60 per hour
• Full time day shifts available, 07.00 – 18.00
• Up to 30 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays (depending on length of service)
• Workplace pension
• Free meals on shift for staff working 6+ hours
• Life Assurance Scheme, ‘Blue Light’ discount scheme eligible
• Refer a Friend incentive – £50 voucher and up to £1, cash bonus
• Staff recognition scheme – Purple Heart Award
• Ongoing career training and development
• Employee Assistance Programme, occupational health support and wellbeing services
• Plus cycle to work scheme, study support, long service awards and more
• Transport links – nearest train station 0.9 miles, M25 motorway/bypass access

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and tidiness of resident rooms and communal areas
• Work in laundry ensuring linen is clean and stored correctly for resident comfort and hygiene
• Identify potential fire and accident risks and work with housekeeping and maintenance to reduce risks to resident safety
• Support other departments including Food & Beverage and Wellbeing & Lifestyle across Housekeeping, Food & Beverage and Wellbeing & Lifestyle teams

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 1 or equivalent in a similar role advantageous
• Experience in a similar housekeeping role
• Kind, compassionate, positive, resilient, proactive, organised, honest, accountable, passionate and keen to develop
• High personal standards of cleanliness and hygiene, effective written and verbal communication

About Signature

Signature Senior Lifestyle offers unrivalled residential and dementia care in luxury homes. We cultivate a supportive environment for our people with tailored training and career development at all levels. Apply to Signature Senior Lifestyle today.