Housekeeper (Sessional)

Renfrewshire Council; Paisley; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Sessional Housekeeper to deliver high-quality service in a care home environment. This role involves maintaining cleanliness and dignity for residents while supporting catering and laundry services. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational and communication skills and have experience in similar roles. Join a team that values quality and compassion in care, ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for all clients.

Qualifications

• Experience in catering, cleaning, and laundry services is essential.
• High awareness of current hygiene practices is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality service in the care home environment.
• Carry out tasks related to catering, cleaning, and laundry services.

Skills

Catering

Cleaning

Laundry Services

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Education

SVQ in Catering

SVQ in Cleaning

Elementary Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Rate: £12.56 - £12.82 per hour

Contract Type: Supply/Casual/Relief

Position Type: Supply/Casual/Relief

Hours: 0 hours per week

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You will provide a consistent high-quality service in all areas allocated to you within the care home environment to ensure that the environment meets the requirements of the service specification and expectations of clients and staff alike.

Key tasks for which you will be responsible include; carrying out tasks relating to catering, cleaning and laundry services; ensuring that the clients’ dignity and confidentiality is maintained at all times; working within all areas of the care home environment of Facilities Management Soft Services as instructed by the Assistant Facilities Housekeeper or other appropriate manager and ensuring that all areas used by the clients and care staff are maintained to the required standard on a consistent and timely basis.

It is essential that you have experience of working within the catering, cleaning and laundry service and high awareness of current hygiene practices. You must have organisational, communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team.

An SVQ (or equivalent) in Catering, SVQ (or equivalent) in Cleaning or elementary food hygiene certificate are desirable.

If successful, you will be required to undertake a Disclosure Scotland check, the level of check will be determined by the duties of the post. If you would like further information in relation to the Disclosure Scotland checks, please visit www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.

Working Pattern:

Sessional Housekeeper position working on a Sessional contract, variable hours over 52 weeks.