Housekeeping Assistant

Bupa; Whitstable; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meal on every shift

28 days holiday

Pension plans

Job summary

Bupa's Elm View Care Home in Clevedon is seeking a Housekeeping Assistant (Part Time). You will help create a warm, clean and comfortable environment for residents by maintaining high standards of cleanliness across communal areas and bedrooms, and by supporting the friendly care team.

This permanent, part-time role offers 20 hours per week with pay in the £13.10–£14.10 per hour range, depending on experience. You’ll join a values-driven team at Elm View, where residents’ wellbeing comes first.

Qualifications

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness within the home.
• Multitask and coordinate with housekeeping and maintenance staff.
• Ensure residents are comfortable and safe at all times.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness throughout the home.
• Vacuum, mop floors, polish and tidy communal areas and bedrooms.
• Manage housekeeping stocks and alert supervisor to shortages.

Skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Job description

Job Title

Housekeeping Assistant - Part Time

Location

Elm View - Moor Lane, Clevedon, North Somerset BS21 6EU

Salary

£13.10 - £14.10 per hour depending on experience

Contract

Permanent - Part time - 20 hrs per week

Bupa Overview

A talented and versatile team at Elm View Care Home offer care and support for a wide range of needs, including residential, nursing, respite, convalescence and palliative as well as Parkinson's care. The home has made improvements including full decoration with new furniture, fixtures and fittings in all communal areas and bedrooms. Situated in the popular town of Clevedon, this purpose-built modern home provides warm and welcoming accommodation with comfortable rooms and beautiful gardens. Food is homemade and can be enjoyed in the elegant dining room or in the privacy of residents’ own bedrooms. All loved ones are made to feel welcome when visiting. The activities programme is organised so that each residents’ tastes and abilities are accounted for. There are arts and crafts classes and a gardening club, as well as seasonally themed monthly events.

About Bupa

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. Housekeeping Assistants have a knack for tidying up and a passion for helping others. They make a real difference every day by creating a warm and welcoming environment for our residents. Our care home is a place where every detail counts, and our team work together to ensure our residents feel right at home.

Job Responsibilities

You’ll help us make health happen by:

• 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

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:

• 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

Job Details

Job Area: Care Home - Facilities & Home Support

Time Type: Part time

Locations: Elm View

EEO Statement

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.

About 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.

Team Culture

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.