Housekeeping Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Esher; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury elderly care provider is seeking a Housekeeping Assistant in Esher, UK. The role involves maintaining high cleanliness standards and providing laundry services in a respectful manner. Candidates should have knowledge of Health and Safety and experience in public cleaning settings. This position offers a supportive workplace culture where your contributions significantly impact residents' lives. Join a team that values respect and compassion for the elderly in a nurturing environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations including Moving and Handling, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments.
• Experience of cleaning and laundry in a public setting.
• Ability to demonstrate compassion and commitment to high-quality housekeeping services.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and laundry in the home.
• Carry out all cleaning duties according to instructions.
• Ensure residents are treated with dignity and respect.

Skills

Knowledge of Health and Safety

Experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting

Demonstrate compassion and commitment

Ability to be adaptive and flexible

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are committed to creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team members, offering exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes. Avery Healthcare believes 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.

Main duties of the job

As a Housekeeping Assistant at Avery Healthcare, you will be part of a team responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness and laundry in the home. Your duties will include carrying out all cleaning tasks according to instructions, understanding the cleaning requirements of different surfaces and materials, and ensuring residents are treated with dignity and respect. You will need knowledge of health and safety, particularly moving and handling, fire safety, and COSHH assessments, as well as experience in cleaning and laundry in a public setting.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we're here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you'll be making 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. And as part of our close-knit team, you'll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We're 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 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 the delivery of high-quality housekeeping/laundry service to residents.
• The ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Qualifications

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 the delivery of high-quality housekeeping/laundry service to residents, and the ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

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 dependant on volume of applications received and business needs.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.