Housekeeping Assistant - Bank

Bupa UK; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

Bupa UK is seeking a Housekeeping Assistant for Heol Don Care Home in Cardiff. This bank/zero-hour role supports ensuring a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for residents.

You will work as part of our care team, maintaining high cleanliness standards, assisting with duties around communal areas and bedrooms, and supporting day-to-day operations.

This position offers flexible hours with part-time shifts and the chance to contribute to a compassionate, resident‑centered home.

Qualifications

• Maintain high cleanliness standards within the home, coordinating with housekeeping and maintenance staff.
• Ability to multitask and keep an organised environment while supporting residents.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness within the home, working closely with housekeeping and maintenance staff
• Vacuum, mop floors, polish and tidy all communal areas and residents' bedrooms
• Maintain housekeeping stocks for day-to-day use and report issues to the Housekeeping Supervisor

Skills

Cleanliness standards

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Job description

Housekeeping Assistant - Bank

Job Description

Housekeeping Assistant - Bank

Location: Heol Don Care Home - Whitchurch, Cardiff CF14 2AU

Salary: £13.10 - £14.10 per hour depending on experience

Contract: Bank - Zero hour contract.

Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.9/10

About Heol Don Care Home

Heol Don is a modern purpose-built facility, ideal for a wide range of residential, nursing and dementia care needs for the elderly. An experienced care team tailor care plans to individual needs for short or long term requirements including respite, convalescence and palliative care, as well as care for dementia residential. Heol Don offers first-class accommodation and facilities including sensory gardens, a hair salon and even an on-site cinema. All bedrooms have ensuite facilities and are equipped with ergonomically designed furniture to provide a comfortable and safe environment. The interior has been carefully designed to enhance care practice and homely comforts, with a wheelchair-friendly vision and support for personal interests. Nutritious meals are prepared by trained chefs and there is even a night-bite menu for any late snacks and drinks. All dietary preferences and tastes are catered for. Residents can enjoy a variety of engaging activities and outings to places of local interest. There’s a real sense of community at Heol Don. The staff work to discover what residents enjoy doing and the home's social calendar is organised around those interests. So whether your loved one already has a hobby or would like to take up a new one, there are lots of exciting activities to get involved in.

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.

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 Needed For This Role

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.

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

Part time

Job Area

Locations: Heol Don