Housekeeping Assistant - Care Home

NHS; Kettering; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading provider of care as a Housekeeping Assistant and play a crucial role in maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for residents. Provide essential cleaning services, ensuring the care home meets high standards of cleanliness. Bring your caring nature and practical skills to make a positive impact in the lives of residents.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Referral bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Reliability and care-focused approach essential.
• Training provided to excel in the role.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene throughout the care home.
• Carry out cleaning, tidying, and restocking tasks.
• Create a welcoming environment for residents and visitors.

Skills

Caring nature

Good practical skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Job summary

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 responsibility, and the Housekeeping Assistant plays a crucial role in ensuring everyone can enjoy a clean, tidy and welcoming environment.

Main duties of the job

The Housekeeping Assistant will carry out a variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks to maintain a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene throughout the care home. This includes duties such as cleaning, tidying, and restocking supplies to create a comfortable and safe living environment for the residents. 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 high-quality care homes in the UK. They are committed to creating a warm, friendly, and safe environment for their residents, and the Housekeeping Assistant role is essential in supporting this mission. Barchester Healthcare offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for training and development.

Details Date posted

14 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.71 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1323314160

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Kettering

NN15 6XE

Job description 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.

Job description 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 Essential

• No specific qualifications are required for this role, but a caring nature, good practical skills, and attention to detail are essential. Barchester Healthcare will provide all the necessary training to help you thrive in the Housekeeping Assistant position.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• No specific qualifications are required for this role, but a caring nature, good practical skills, and attention to detail are essential. Barchester Healthcare will provide all the necessary training to help you thrive in the Housekeeping Assistant position.

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

Kettering

NN15 6XE

Employer's website

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

Employer details Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Kettering

NN15 6XE

Employer's website

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