Housekeeping Assistant - Bank - Care Home

NHS; Chippenham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Bank Housekeeping Assistant, where you will play a vital role in maintaining a clean and welcoming environment for residents. This flexible position requires a caring nature and practical skills, with training provided to help you succeed.

Benefits

Flexible working

Free learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications required, but caring nature and practical skills essential.
• Attention to detail is crucial for making a positive difference.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for cleaning tasks to maintain a safe and welcoming environment.
• Duties include vacuuming, dusting, and mopping.

Skills

Caring nature

Practical skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Job summary

As a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a warm and homely environment that enables the team to meet each resident's unique needs. Keeping the home clean and safe is a critical responsibility, and the role of a Bank Housekeeping Assistant is essential in ensuring everyone can enjoy a clean, tidy and welcoming environment. You'll have a direct impact on the residents, their visitors, and the staff working to support them.

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Housekeeping Assistant, you'll be responsible for a variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks to maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for the residents, their visitors, and the staff. This includes duties such as vacuuming, dusting, mopping, and ensuring all areas of the care home are kept to a high standard of cleanliness. You'll need to have a caring nature, a personable approach, and good practical skills, as well as attention to detail to make a positive difference.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, operating over 200 care homes across the country. They are committed to delivering high-quality care and creating a warm, comfortable, and home-like environment for their residents. Barchester values the growth and development of their employees, offering various training and learning opportunities to help them thrive in their roles.

Details Date posted

22 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.24 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1307401240

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Chippenham

SN14 6UZ

Job description Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a warm and homely environment that enables us to meet each resident's unique needs. Keeping the home clean and safe is no small task, which is why the role of a Bank Housekeeping Assistant is so important. The variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks you carry out will ensure everyone can enjoy a clean, tidy and welcoming environment. This means you'll have a direct impact on our residents, their visitors and all the staff working to support them.

ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Bank Housekeeping Assistant you'll need a caring nature, personable approach and good practical skills. Just as importantly, you should be reliable and keen to use your attention to detail to make a positive difference. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously.

As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.

If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Job description Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a warm and homely environment that enables us to meet each resident's unique needs. Keeping the home clean and safe is no small task, which is why the role of a Bank Housekeeping Assistant is so important. The variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks you carry out will ensure everyone can enjoy a clean, tidy and welcoming environment. This means you'll have a direct impact on our residents, their visitors and all the staff working to support them.

ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Bank Housekeeping Assistant you'll need a caring nature, personable approach and good practical skills. Just as importantly, you should be reliable and keen to use your attention to detail to make a positive difference. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously.

As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.

If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• No specific qualifications are required for this role, but a caring nature, good practical skills, and attention to detail are essential. Barchester will provide all the necessary training to help you succeed in the role.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• No specific qualifications are required for this role, but a caring nature, good practical skills, and attention to detail are essential. Barchester will provide all the necessary training to help you succeed in the role.

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.

Employer details Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Chippenham

SN14 6UZ

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Chippenham

SN14 6UZ

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)