Housekeeping Assistant - Bank

NHS; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury care home provider in the UK is seeking a dedicated Housekeeping Assistant to maintain cleanliness and laundry standards in their facility. The ideal candidate will prioritize health and safety, demonstrating compassion while respecting residents' personal spaces. Join our committed team to make a positive impact on the lives of our residents in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting.
• Demonstrate compassion and commitment to high-quality housekeeping and laundry services.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and laundry in the care home.
• Follow standard operating procedures and hotel service standards.
• Ensure residents' personal spaces and belongings are respected.

Skills

Compassion

Knowledge of Health and Safety

Flexibility

Attention to detail

Job description

This is a temporary housekeeping assistant role at Avery Healthcare, a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. The role involves ensuring high standards of cleanliness and laundry maintenance in the care home, while treating residents with dignity and respect.

Main duties of the job

As a Housekeeping Assistant, your focus will be to work as part of a team to maintain cleanliness and laundry standards in the care home. You will follow standard operating procedures and hotel service standards to carry out all cleaning duties, understand the cleaning requirements of different surfaces and materials, and ensure that residents' personal spaces and belongings are respected. You should have knowledge of health and safety, particularly moving and handling, fire safety, and COSHH assessments, as well as experience in cleaning laundry in a public setting. Compassion and commitment to delivering high-quality housekeeping and laundry services are essential.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are committed to creating meaningful experiences for both residents and employees, offering exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes. Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members, with a supportive and inspiring work environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Job responsibilities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Shift Details: 07:00-15:30

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We’re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you’ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We’re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Housekeeping Assistant. If this sounds like the place for you, we’d love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as Housekeeping Assistant will be to work as part of a team, ensuring that all standards of cleanliness and laundry are maintained in the home. You will operate according to our standard operating procedures for housekeeping and laundry, ensuring that hotel service standards are maintained.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out all cleaning duties in accordance with worksheet instructions.
• Understanding the cleaning requirements of different surfaces and coverings and the properties of cleaning materials, ensuring that all areas are well presented and maintained in good condition.
• Ensuring that all residents are treated with dignity and respect and that their personal space and belongings are always respected.

ABOUT YOU

To succeed in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable in all you do.

Our ideal candidate must have:

• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting.
• Demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of high-quality housekeeping/laundry service to residents.
• The ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

ABOUT AVERY

At Avery, we’re not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we’re a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we’re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate should have knowledge of health and safety, particularly moving and handling techniques, fire safety, and COSHH assessments. Experience in cleaning laundry in a public setting and demonstrating compassion and commitment to delivering high-quality housekeeping and laundry services are also required.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.