Housekeeping Assistant - Bank - Care Home

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

Job summary

Join Barchester Healthcare as a Bank Housekeeping Assistant and play a crucial role in maintaining a clean and safe environment for residents. Your responsibilities will include various cleaning tasks, requiring attention to detail, a caring nature, and practical skills. Enjoy flexible working hours and contribute to delivering high-quality care in a supportive setting.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Free learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications required; caring nature and good practical skills necessary.
• Reliability is highly valued in this role.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and safety of the care home.
• Perform duties such as vacuuming, dusting, and cleaning bathrooms.
• Create a welcoming environment for residents and visitors.

Skills

Attention to detail

Caring nature

Good practical skills

Reliability

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 home 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 vital in ensuring everyone can enjoy a clean, tidy and welcoming environment.

Main duties of the job

You'll be responsible for a variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks to maintain the cleanliness and safety of the care home. This includes duties such as vacuuming, dusting, cleaning bathrooms, and ensuring all areas are well-presented. Your attention to detail and personable approach will have a direct impact on the residents, their visitors, and the staff.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, operating care homes and hospitals across the country. They are committed to delivering high-quality care and creating a positive, supportive environment for both residents and employees.

Details Date posted

14 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.29 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1322969671

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Wells

BA5 1WE

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, but you should have a caring nature, good practical skills, and be reliable with an eye for detail.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• No specific qualifications are required, but you should have a caring nature, good practical skills, and be reliable with an eye for detail.

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

Wells

BA5 1WE

Employer's website

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

Employer details Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Wells

BA5 1WE

Employer's website

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