Housekeeping Assistant

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Housekeeping Assistant to maintain a clean and safe environment in their care homes. The ideal candidate should possess a caring nature and practical skills, with a strong attention to detail. This role offers flexibility and opportunities for learning, contributing to the well-being of residents. No specific qualifications are required, but reliability and a personable approach are essential.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Flexible working hours

Free learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications required.
• Caring nature and personable approach essential.
• Good practical skills and attention to detail are important.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and safety of the care home.
• Carry out housekeeping and cleaning tasks.
• Ensure the environment is welcoming for residents, visitors, and staff.

Skills

Caring nature

Personable approach

Good practical skills

Attention to detail

Reliability

Job description

Housekeeping Assistant - Bank - Care Home

As a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a warm and homely environment that enables the organization to meet each resident's unique needs. Keeping the home clean and safe is a crucial task, and the role of a Bank Housekeeping Assistant is essential in ensuring everyone can enjoy a clean, tidy, and welcoming environment.

Main duties of the job

The Bank Housekeeping Assistant position involves a variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks to maintain the cleanliness and safety of the care home. This includes duties such as cleaning, tidying, and ensuring the environment is welcoming for residents, visitors, and staff. The role requires a caring nature, 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. The organization is committed to providing high-quality care and support to its residents, and values the growth and development of its employees.

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.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are required, but a caring nature, personable approach, and good practical skills are essential. Attention to detail and reliability are also important qualities for 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.