Housekeeping Assistant

NHS; Bexleyheath; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury elderly care home provider is seeking a dedicated Housekeeping Assistant to maintain cleanliness and laundry standards. Ideal candidates will demonstrate knowledge of health and safety measures and have experience in cleaning. Responsibilities include working in a team to ensure a welcoming environment for elderly residents with high service quality. Candidates must show compassion and adaptability. Join us in providing exceptional care!

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting.
• Demonstrated commitment to delivering high-quality service.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and laundry standards in the home.
• Carry out cleaning duties and understand cleaning requirements.
• Treat residents with dignity and respect.

Skills

Knowledge of Health and Safety

Experience in cleaning laundry

Compassion and commitment

Ability to adapt and be flexible

Job description

This is a Housekeeping Assistant role at Avery Healthcare, a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. The role involves maintaining high standards of cleanliness and laundry in the home, working as part of a team to ensure a comfortable and welcoming environment for residents. The successful candidate will have knowledge of health and safety, experience in cleaning and laundry, and demonstrate compassion and commitment to delivering high-quality service.

Overview

Avery Healthcare is a provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. They are committed to creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members, and pride themselves on offering exceptional care across their network of homes. Avery believes that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and they are passionate about building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team to maintain cleanliness and laundry standards in the home, following standard operating procedures for housekeeping and laundry.
• Carry out cleaning duties and understand cleaning requirements of different surfaces and coverings to keep areas well presented and in good condition.
• Ensure residents are treated with dignity and respect, and that their personal space and belongings are respected.

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About the role

Your focus as a Housekeeping Assistant is to work as part of a team, ensuring that all standards of cleanliness and laundry are maintained in the home. You will operate according to our SOPs for housekeeping and laundry, ensuring that hotel service standards are maintained. Other responsibilities will include carrying out cleaning duties and understanding the materials, surfaces and cleaning requirements involved.

About You

To succeed in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable in all you do.

Our ideal candidate must have:

• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting.
• Compassion and commitment to delivering high-quality housekeeping/laundry service to residents.
• Ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Requirements

• DBS Disclosure check (cost met by Avery Healthcare).
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Please note this role may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on volume of applications received and business needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate should have knowledge of Health and Safety (Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH), experience in cleaning laundry in a public setting, and a demonstrated commitment to high-quality housekeeping/laundry service.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the DBS to check for any previous convictions.