Housekeeping Assistant - Bank

Bupa; Grove; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid breaks

Bupa benefits

Flexible hours

Job summary

Bupa is seeking a diligent housekeeper for our Richmond Villages Letcombe Regis site. You will maintain care home facilities and public areas to high cleaning standards, operate cleaning equipment, and support residents with laundry when needed.

Reporting safety hazards, adhering to COSHH and infection control, and building friendly relationships with residents and colleagues are essential. Flexible bank shifts help us cover variable hours with care and pride.

Qualifications

• Experience in housekeeping or domestic cleaning.
• Basic understanding of infection control and COSHH.
• Friendly and approachable with strong teamwork.
• Good communication and meticulous attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Maintain care home facilities, public areas and residents' properties to high cleaning standards.
• Operate vacuum cleaners, floor polishers and carpet shampooers.
• Empty bins regularly; sweep, scrub, wax and polish floors.
• Clean carpets, upholstery, woodwork, windows and sills; launder residents' clothing and bedding as needed.
• Report safety hazards and ensure Health and Safety and COSHH compliance.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Friendly demeanor

Tools

COSHH knowledge

Infection-control basics

Job description

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.

  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.

  At Bupa, we offer essential support when it matters most. Richmond Villages Letcombe Regis provides luxury retirement living with personalized care that promotes independence and honours individual choice, allowing our residents to live their best lives. We take pride in our carehome.co.uk review score of 9.6 out of 10., 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.

• £12.90 per hour
• Paid breaks and excellent Bupa benefits
• Bank Contract - Flexible hours, only picking up shifts that suit your availability