Housekeeping Assistant

Bupa; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meal on every shift

28 days holiday

Pension plans

Wagestream - early wage access

Job summary

Bupa Housekeeping Assistant at Southlands Care Home in Harrogate is responsible for maintaining a spotless, welcoming environment for residents in a busy care setting. You will help keep communal areas and bedrooms pristine, working alongside a friendly team to ensure safety and comfort.

The role is permanent, 34 hours per week, with shifts including alternate weekends, and offers benefits through Bupa. Join a purpose-driven team dedicated to compassionate, person-centred care.

Qualifications

• Takes pride in delivering high cleanliness standards.
• Able to multitask and manage competing requests.
• Works well with housekeeping and maintenance teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness within the home.
• Vacuum, mop floors, polish and upkeep communal areas and residents' bedrooms.
• Manage housekeeping stock and raise issues to the Supervisor.

Skills

Cleanliness

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Job description

Housekeeping Assistant Southlands Care Home, 9 Ripon Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 2JA £13.30 - £14.30 per hour depending on experience Permanent Contract. 34 hours pw. Shifts will include alternate weekends We make health happen Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

Responsibilities

• You’ll be responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness within the home, working closely with our other housekeeping and maintenance staff
• Always ensuring our residents are kept happy, you will vacuum, mop floors, polish and generally ensure the up-keep of all communal areas and our resident’s bedrooms
• You’ll maintain housekeeping stocks for day to day use and raise any issues to the Housekeeping Supervisor as you go

Key Skills / Qualifications

You take pride in ensuring your work is always completed to a high standard and can maintain an organised environment. Often managing multiple requests at once, you’ll be comfortable multitasking and where necessary, working with other teams to ensure our residents are kept happy in their home.

Benefits

• My Healthcare - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support – all available via one phone number 24/7
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
• We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
• Free meal on every shift
• 28 days holiday
• Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
• Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
• We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site
• Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
• Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do. We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fair and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Other Information

Time Type: Full time

Job Area: Care Home - Facilities & Home Support

Locations: Southlands

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