Housekeeping Assistant - Bank

Bupa; Great Dunmow; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Croft House Care Home, Great Dunmow, is seeking a Bank Housekeeping Assistant to help keep resident areas clean and welcoming. You will help maintain cleanliness across communal spaces and bedrooms, contributing to a friendly home atmosphere.

You’ll work with the housekeeping team to manage stock and liaise with the Housekeeping Supervisor. The role offers flexible bank hours and is paid £12.75–£13.75 per hour, with experience rewarded in line with UK care sector norms.

Qualifications

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness across the home.
• Be organised and able to multitask while coordinating with teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness within the home, working closely with housekeeping and maintenance staff.
• Vacuum, mop floors, polish and uphold the hygiene of communal areas and residents' bedrooms.
• Maintain housekeeping stocks and raise issues to the Housekeeping Supervisor.

Skills

Organised

Multitasking

Teamwork

Job description

Job Description: Housekeeping Assistant

Bank Location: Croft House Care Home, Braintree Road, Great Dunmow, CM6 1HR

Contract: Bank

Salary: £12.75 - £13.75 per hour depending on experience

CQC rating: Good

Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.6 / 10

Croft House is an elegant and spacious home situated within a leafy suburb close to Stansted Airport. The home is set in stunning, well-maintained gardens and is also situated within walking distance of the main high street of Great Dunmow, which is ideal for residents to get out and about. At Croft House, staff take great care to focus on the person. Its important for residents to feel at home, so staff create a friendly environment with an individually appropriate balance of care and independence. Enjoying food is an important part of life. The chefs create well-crafted menus made with the freshest ingredients and they try to cater for all ethnicity groups. Soon after a resident arrives at Croft House, staff discuss their personal preferences and dietary needs with them. There's a real sense of community at Croft House. The staff love to discover what residents enjoy doing and the social calendar is organised around those interests.

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.

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.

**Please note, this role is not at or above RQF Level 3 and is not included under the UK's Points Based Immigration System for sponsorship by an employer. Time Type: Part time Job Area: Care Home - Facilities & Home Support Locations: Croft House**

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.

If you've got the belief, the drive and the talent to help us in our ambition then we'd like to hear from you.

At Bupa we'll consider everyone, knowing your difference will make the difference.