Housekeeping Assistant

NHS; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Avery Healthcare seeks a warm and dedicated Housekeeping Assistant to join their award-winning team. Your role will involve maintaining high standards of cleanliness and dignity for residents, whilst working collaboratively within a supportive environment. Ideal candidates will have relevant health and safety knowledge and cleaning experience.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques and Fire Safety.
• Experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting.
• Demonstrate compassion and commitment to delivering high-quality housekeeping services.

Responsibilities

• Carry out cleaning duties as per worksheet instructions.
• Maintain cleanliness and presentation of all areas in the home.
• Ensure residents are treated with dignity and respect.

Skills

Health and Safety knowledge

Cleaning experience

Adaptability

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, committed to creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members alike. They are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated Housekeeping Assistant to join their award-winning team.

Main duties of the job

As a Housekeeping Assistant, you will work as part of a team to ensure that all standards of cleanliness and laundry are maintained in the home, operating according to the company's standard operating procedures. This will involve carrying out cleaning duties, understanding the cleaning requirements of different surfaces and coverings, and ensuring that residents are treated with dignity and respect.

About us

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. They are committed to creating a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together'.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we support the people who care for our residents. We celebrate and support our teams every step of the way. When you join us, you'll make a positive impact on residents' lives every day. Your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We're committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. As part of our close-knit team, you'll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We are now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Housekeeping Assistant. If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as a Housekeeping Assistant will be 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 standard operating procedures for housekeeping and laundry, ensuring that hotel service standards are maintained.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out all cleaning duties in accordance with worksheet instructions.
• Understanding the cleaning requirements of different surfaces and coverings and the properties of cleaning materials, ensuring that all areas are well presented and maintained in good condition.
• Ensuring that all residents are treated with dignity and respect and that their personal space and belongings are always respected.

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.
• Demonstrate compassion and commitment to delivering high-quality housekeeping/laundry services to residents.
• The ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

ABOUT AVERY

At Avery, we're not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we're a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we're passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on application volume and business needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate should have knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments, as well as experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting. They should also demonstrate compassion and commitment to high-quality housekeeping/laundry service delivery and be adaptable to cover various responsibilities at short notice.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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