Housekeeping And Laundry Assistant

Oakham Grange; Barleythorpe; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local care facility in Barleythorpe is seeking a Housekeeping and Laundry Assistant to ensure high cleaning standards and care for residents' belongings. The role involves laundering clothing and maintaining cleanliness in public and private areas. Candidates must have attention to detail and respect for privacy. This position offers competitive pay and various benefits, including flexible working hours and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Highly competitive rates of pay

Great holiday allowance

Flexible working/rota

Automatic pension

Discounts on shopping and entertainment

Free parking

Free tea and coffee

Access to 24/7 Employee Support

Career progression opportunities

Specialized training and induction

Length of service rewards

Regular management support

Staff forums for sharing ideas

Opportunity to achieve Level 2 or 3 City & Guilds in Adult Care

Double pay for bank holidays

Qualifications

• Attention to detail to maintain high cleaning standards.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Respect for residents' privacy and possessions.

Responsibilities

• Laundering and ironing residents’ clothing.
• Maintaining linen stocks for day-to-day use.
• Ensuring all areas are clean and tidy.

Job description

Housekeeping and Laundry Assistant

£12.85 per hour

Hours: 08:00 – 16:30 (including alternate weekends) – 40 hours per week

If you are fed up with working late nights and every weekend, a Housekeeping and Laundry Assistant with us could be right for you! We have a vacancy for a Housekeeping and Laundry Assistant who takes real pride in ensuring their work is always completed to our high standards. Working as part of a team, you will maintain the privacy, confidentiality and dignity of each resident and handle their possessions with due care and respect.

Responsibilities

• Laundering and ironing residents’ clothing, putting it away tidily and ensuring wardrobes and drawers are always clean and neat, and repairing clothing where necessary.
• Maintaining linen stocks for day‑to‑day use.
• Ensuring that all areas of our home, including public areas and residents’ rooms, are clean and that our high standards are met at all times.

Oakham Grange is committed to protecting and safeguarding vulnerable adults and successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

If you want to join our team and be part of the excellent work we do here, we would love to hear from you – please send your CV to [e-mail].

At Ardale we don’t just accept difference, we welcome it. No matter what your sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, gender identity, religion or any other characteristic, we welcome your application. As a team we actively celebrate, support and thrive on diversity for the benefit of our residents and staff, and we believe this creates an environment of empowerment and mutual respect and therefore excellence in care.

Benefits

• Highly competitive rates of pay
• Great holiday allowance – increases with long service
• Flexible working/rota
• Automatic pension
• Shopping, restaurant and entertainment discounts
• Free parking
• Free tea and coffee
• Free access to 24/7 Employee Support/Counselling
• Quick career progression opportunities
• First‑class specialist tailored training and induction
• Length of service rewards
• Regular management supervision and support
• Staff forums – to give you a voice to share your ideas
• Opportunity to achieve your Level 2 or 3 City & Guilds (NVQ) in Adult Care (care roles)
• Double pay for bank holidays