Housekeeping Assistant

Sanctuary Group; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care organization in Oxford is seeking a Housekeeping Assistant to provide high-quality housekeeping services. This role emphasizes teamwork and ensuring the comfort of residents. Candidates should be enthusiastic, caring, and possess good communication skills. Training will be offered for those without prior experience. Flexible working hours are available.

Benefits

Occupational sick pay

Employee advice service

Financial wellbeing support

Cycle to Work scheme

Annual leave plus bank holidays

Complimentary meals during long shifts

Qualifications

• Experience is not essential; training will be provided.
• Must be caring, enthusiastic, and energetic.
• Genuine interest in older people and their needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality housekeeping service.
• Support colleagues and ensure resident comfort.
• Work as part of a team.

Skills

Team work

Communication

Caring attitude

Flexibility

Job description

Department: Health and Social Care (Domestic and Housekeeping)

Operation: Sanctuary Care

Closing Date:

Salary: £12.45 per hour

Requisition: 223869

Iffley Residential and Nursing Home, Anne Greenwood Close, Iffley, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 4DN

15 hours per week - includes every other weekend working pattern

£12.45 per hour

Full and Part time hours

Why work for us?

We spend so much time at work don’t we, so our ethos at Sanctuary Care is to enrich the lives of both our residents and staff. Let’s have some fun while we’re at work, support each other and work hard as a team. There’s loads of training and promotion opportunities available for those who want to pursue it and every day job satisfaction at Iffley for all regardless of role.

Sanctuary Care has over 100 care homes and you can ‘feel’ the difference a team makes the moment you step through one of our doors. The team at Iffley is special and we’re looking for special people to join us. Become a part of it and apply for this role.

Your Mind and Body

• Occupational sick pay after 12 month’s service (for those on contracted hours only and subject to qualifying period)
• Confidential 24/7 employee advice service (Includes medical and legal advice)
• Wellbeing resources through our employee platforms including Aviva Digicare
• A greener commute with our Cycle to Work scheme

Your Financial Wellbeing

• Additional compensation for overtime
• Financial wellbeing support including access to affordable loans via salary finance and free mortgage advice
• Exclusive discounts through our e-hub platform
• Securing your future with our contributory pension plan
• Life assurance
• Parental leave schemes (Adoption, Maternity, Paternity and Shared)

Your Job

• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Complimentary meals during long shifts
• Growth and development with us through comprehensive training and internal career opportunities
• Ability to be part of our inclusive staff networks like the Parent Network and Disability Network
• Loyalty recognition scheme for 12 month’s service onwards
• CQC Inspection bonus (subject to qualifying criteria)

Are you our next Housekeeping Assistant? Here’s more about the role:

• First and foremost – we work together as a team to enrich our residents’ lives – let’s support our colleagues too and have fun in the process
• As a Housekeeping Assistant, you will be responsible for providing a high quality housekeeping service, whilst showing care and commitment to having a positive impact on our residents’ lives
• You will work with a team, all who want to make our residents comfortable in their home.

What skills do I need?

Team work! A happy team, makes for happy residents and a happy home.

Experience is not essential, as we will help you with all the training and support you’ll need to do the job, what is important is that you are caring, enthusiastic and have energy to share. Being able to communicate well is essential along with a flexible approach. You will also be kind and have a real genuine like for older people and their needs, ensuring we treat everyone with the respect and dignity they deserve.

We hope you feel you could be our next team member.

Job Reference: 223869

We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

If you are applying internally, don't forget to use your internal careers account to submit your application.

We might get a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Don’t miss out, please apply early.

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

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