Housekeeping Assistant

Richmond Villages Operations Limited; Northampton; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working patterns

Fully paid induction

Free meal on shift

DBS check and uniform provided by Bupa

Gym discounts across UK

Job summary

Bupa’s Richmond Village Northampton is hiring a Housekeeping Assistant to maintain clean, safe and welcoming spaces for residents and staff. The role covers residents' apartments, communal areas, laundry duties, and on-site facilities, with a 30-hour weekly commitment and a 5x6-hour shift pattern across seven days.

The successful candidate will have housekeeping experience, respect for infection control, and the ability to work well in a team. DBS check is required and costs covered by Bupa.

Qualifications

• Experience in housekeeping or domestic cleaning.
• Basic infection control knowledge and COSHH compliance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high cleaning standards across residents' apartments, communal areas and facilities.
• Operate vacuum cleaners, floor polishers and carpet shampooers.
• Empty bins regularly and clean floors (sweeping, scrubbing, waxing, polishing).
• Clean carpets, upholstery, woodwork, windows, doors and sills.
• Wash, dry and iron residents' clothing, bedding, and communal laundry.
• Report safety hazards and ensure Health & Safety standards.

Skills

Housekeeping

Infection control

COSHH

Teamwork

Communication

Tools

Vacuum cleaners

Floor polishers

Carpet shampooers

Job description

Job Description: Job Title: Housekeeping Assistant Location: Richmond Village Northampton, Bridge Meadow Way, Northampton, NN4 5EB Salary: £12.90 per hour, plus excellent benefits Contract: Permanent, 30 hours per week Shift Pattern: 5 x 6-hour shifts, with flexibility required across 7 days per week

About the Role As a Housekeeping Assistant, you will play a vital role in maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for residents, visitors, and colleagues. You will ensure high standards of cleanliness are achieved throughout the village, including residents' apartments and communal areas, helping to create a comfortable and pleasant place to live and work.

We make health happen Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Richmond Villages are our retirement village provider. They deliver person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives. You can count on a thorough induction when you start to help you settle into your new role followed by ongoing training and development including access to apprenticeships. This also includes access to our online portal which has a variety of resources to aid personal development & free access LinkedIn's online learning platform.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

• Ensuring that our residents’ care home facilities, public areas and individual properties are maintained to the highest cleaning standards
• Operating vacuum cleaners, floor polishers and carpet shampooers
• Emptying bins regularly
• Sweeping, scrubbing, waxing and polishing floors
• Cleaning carpets and upholstery and washing woodwork, windows, door panels and sills
• Washing, drying and ironing residents clothing, bedding and communal laundry, including for our on-site care home residents
• Reporting all safety hazards to management, ensuring Health and Safety standards and COSSH are adhered to at all times.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• You’ll have experience in a housekeeping or domestic cleaning role, with a basic understanding of infection control, COSSH and compliance standards.
• Friendly and approachable, you’ll build long lasting professional relationships with your colleagues, residents and their families.
• You understand the importance of maintaining a safe working environment and have a keen eye for detail – taking pride in your work.
• With strong communication skills, you’re able to work well as part of a team, across functions and services.
• Because we care for vulnerable people, we’ll need you to complete a DBS check as part of the recruitment process.
• Bupa will cover the cost of this (£40).

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits. Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• Flexible working patterns to fit around you
• Comprehensive induction (fully paid)
• Free meal (minimum 8-hour shift)
• DBS Check and Uniform provided and paid for by Bupa
• 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 fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type: Full time Job Area: Care Home - Facilities & Home Support Locations: Richmond Northampton Village Be at the heart of helping people live longer healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We employ more than 80,000 people globally who are making this a reality. If you've got the belief, the drive and the talent to help us in our ambition then we’d like to hear from you. Wherever you work, one thing stands out about Bupa people. Our customers are our passion – they’re at the heart of our positively different culture of care. At Bupa you’ll be challenged, you’ll be encouraged to innovate, and collaborate with colleagues who are committed to delivering exceptional experiences. We trust, respect and consider everyone, knowing your difference will make the difference.