Housekeeping Assistant - Bank

NHS; Kingswood; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in elderly care is seeking a dedicated Housekeeping Assistant to join their award-winning team. In this role, you will play a crucial part in maintaining high standards of cleanliness and laundry services, ensuring that residents feel valued and respected. The company is committed to fostering a supportive environment where you can grow and develop your skills. If you are compassionate, enthusiastic, and eager to make a positive impact on residents' lives, this opportunity could be perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Health and Safety and cleaning protocols.
• Experience in laundry cleaning in public settings.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and laundry standards in the home.
• Ensure residents are treated with dignity and respect.

Skills

Health and Safety knowledge

Moving and Handling techniques

Fire Safety knowledge

COSHH assessments

Compassion

Flexibility

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with over 100 homes across the country. They are committed to creating meaningful lives together, offering exceptional care and building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Main duties of the job

The Housekeeping Assistant role at Avery Healthcare involves working as part of a team to ensure that all standards of cleanliness and laundry are maintained in the home, operating according to the company's standard operating procedures and maintaining hotel service standards. The responsibilities include carrying out cleaning duties, understanding the cleaning requirements of different surfaces and coverings, and ensuring that residents are treated with dignity and respect.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we are here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you will be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We are 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 will experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We are 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 would love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as a 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.

Please note this role will require:

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

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.