Housekeeping Assistant - Care Home

Integrated Care System; Bristol; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK seeks a Housekeeping Assistant for its Bristol care home. The role involves creating a clean and welcoming environment, ensuring the safety of residents and visitors. Ideal candidates are dependable, detail-oriented, and possess a caring nature. Competitive pay and a supportive training program are offered.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Caring nature and good practical skills required.
• Attention to detail and reliability are essential.

Responsibilities

• Carry out cleaning tasks including vacuuming, dusting, and mopping.
• Ensure all areas are hygienic and well-presented.

Skills

Attention to detail

Reliability

Caring nature

Personable approach

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 an important task, and the Housekeeping Assistant role is crucial in ensuring a clean, tidy and welcoming environment for residents, visitors, and staff.

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 tasks such as vacuuming, dusting, mopping, and ensuring all areas of the home are well-presented and hygienic. The Housekeeping Assistant will have a direct impact on the residents' experience and overall well-being.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of residential care, nursing care, and specialist services in the UK. They operate over 200 care homes across the country, delivering high-quality care and support to thousands of residents. Barchester is committed to creating a warm, friendly, and safe environment for their residents, and the Housekeeping Assistant role is crucial in achieving this.

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

• To join as a Housekeeping Assistant, you'll need a caring nature, personable approach, and good practical skills. Attention to detail and reliability are also important, as you'll be responsible for maintaining the cleanliness and safety of the care home.

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.