Housekeeping Assistant - Bank

Bupa; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

Bupa seeks a part-time Housekeeping Assistant for its Richmond Village Cheltenham. The role involves maintaining high cleanliness standards across facilities, assisting in laundry, and ensuring compliance with health safety standards. Join a company committed to improving lives and supporting our community, while contributing to a sparkling living environment for residents.

Qualifications

• Experience in housekeeping or domestic cleaning roles.
• Basic understanding of infection control and COSHH.
• Friendly and approachable with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness of care home facilities and public areas.
• Wash, dry, and iron residents' clothing and bedding.
• Report safety hazards and adhere to Health and Safety standards.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Strong Communication

Team Collaboration

Job description

Job Description:

Job Description

Housekeeping Assistant- Bank

Richmond Villages Cheltenham, Hatherley Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 6PN

£11.60 per hour - Paid breaks

Bank. 22 hours every other week (Saturday 08:00-15:00, Sunday 08:00-15:00 and Wednesday 08:00-16:00)

We make health happen

At Bupa, we provide support when it's needed most, and our Richmond Villages Cheltenham offer luxury retirement living,an aspirational lifestyle for our residents, and our top-tier accommodation is matched by superior service. We provide person-centred care that supports independence and respects individual choice, enabling our residents to lead their best lives. We take pride in our carehome.co.uk review score of 9.9 out of 10.

Our housekeeper is the unsung hero of our award-winning retirement village. With a flair for perfection and a sprinkle of care, they keep our community sparkling and residents beaming with pride.

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 will ideally bring experience from a housekeeping or domestic cleaning role, along with a basic understanding of infection control, COSHH, and compliance standards. As someone who is friendly and approachable, you will forge enduring professional relationships with colleagues, residents, and their families. Recognizing the importance of a safe working environment, you possess a meticulous attention to detail and take pride in your work. Equipped with strong communication skills, you are adept at collaborating as part of a team, across various functions and services.

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 tooffer 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.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: [e-mail]

Time Type:

Part time

Job Area:

Care Home - Facilities & Home Support

Locations:

Richmond Village Cheltenham