Housekeeping Assistant - Bank

Bupa; Derby; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Join Bupa as a Housekeeping Assistant where you'll ensure high cleaning standards in our retirement villages. This role offers thorough induction, ongoing training, and benefits including free meals and health assessments. Your attention to detail and friendly demeanor will help create a welcoming environment for residents.

Benefits

Free meal on every shift

Be Well health assessments

RAC breakdown discount

Flu vaccinations and eye test contributions

10% discount on the Bupa Menopause Plan

Qualifications

• Experience in a housekeeping or domestic cleaning role.
• Understanding of COSHH and compliance standards.
• Ability to build professional relationships.

Responsibilities

• Ensure facilities are maintained to the highest cleaning standards.
• Operate cleaning equipment and handle laundry.
• Report safety hazards and adhere to health and safety standards.

Skills

Experience in housekeeping

Understanding of infection control

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Job description

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Job Title: Housekeeping Assistant - Bank

Salary range: £12.40ph

Contract: Bank

We make health happen

Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Richmond Villages are our retirement village provider. They deliver person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

You can count on a thorough induction when you start to help you settle into your new role followed by ongoing training and development including access to apprenticeships.

This also includes access to our online portal which has a variety of resources to aid personal development & free access LinkedIn's online learning platform.

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’ll have experience in a housekeeping or domestic cleaning role, with a basic understanding of infection control, COSSH and compliance standards. Friendly and approachable, you’ll build long lasting professional relationships with your colleagues, residents and their families. You understand the importance of maintaining a safe working environment and have a keen eye for detail – taking pride in your work. With strong communication skills, you’re able to work well as part of a team, across functions and services.

Because we care for vulnerable people, we’ll need you to complete a DBS check as part of the recruitment process. Bupa will cover the cost of this (£40).

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:

Free meal on every shift

Personal Energy is Bupa’s own resilience and wellbeing programme focused on helping you take good care of the important things in your life to maintain your own personal wellbeing.

Be Well health assessments. You and your family have access to a preferential rate on health assessments

RAC breakdown discount.

Be You Network. At Bupa we celebrate diversity, welcoming everyone from all backgrounds.

Flu vaccinations and eye test contributions

Menopause Plan: 10% discount on the Bupa Menopause Plan

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.