Housekeeping Assistant - Care Home

Integrated Care System; Beverley; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

An Integrated Care System care home in Beverley is seeking a dedicated Housekeeping Assistant to ensure a clean and welcoming environment for residents. This role involves a variety of cleaning tasks essential for the care home's operation, requiring attention to detail and a caring nature. No specific qualifications are necessary, and training will be provided to help you succeed in this rewarding position.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are required, but a caring nature and practical skills are essential.
• Reliability and a personable approach will help to thrive in the role.

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks to maintain cleanliness and safety.
• Create a warm and welcoming environment for residents, visitors, and staff.

Skills

Attention to detail

Caring nature

Practical skills

Job description

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

Main duties of the job

The Housekeeping Assistant role 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 a welcoming atmosphere for residents, visitors, and staff. The role requires a caring nature, good practical skills, and attention to detail to make a positive difference in the lives of the residents.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, offering high-quality residential, nursing, and dementia care. The company is committed to providing a warm, comfortable, and safe environment for its residents, and the Housekeeping Assistant plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a 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 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 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 PACKAGEIn return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including: Free training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'

And so much more!

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, but a caring nature, personable approach, and good practical skills are essential. Barchester Healthcare will provide all the necessary training to help the Housekeeping Assistant thrive 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.