Housekeeping Assistant - Bank - Care Home

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Launceston is seeking a Bank Housekeeping Assistant. This role involves maintaining a clean and safe environment within a care home, ensuring the comfort of residents. The successful candidate should have a caring nature and attention to detail, and previous experience is not required. Flexible working hours offered, along with training opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Free learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications required, but attention to detail and caring nature are essential.
• Reliable approach is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and safety of the care home.
• Carry out various housekeeping tasks.
• Create a warm and welcoming environment for residents.

Skills

Attention to detail

Caring nature

Practical skills

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 responsibility, 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's primary responsibilities will include a variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks to maintain the cleanliness and safety of the care home. This role will have a direct impact on the residents, their visitors, and all the staff working to support them. The successful candidate should have a caring nature, a personable approach, and good practical skills, as well as being reliable and attentive to detail.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, operating over 200 care homes and retirement properties across the country. The organization is committed to providing high-quality care and supporting the growth and development of its employees through various learning and development opportunities.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE As 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 YOU To 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 PACKAGE As 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

• No specific qualifications are required for this role, but a caring nature, attention to detail, and reliable approach are essential.

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.