Housekeeping Assistant - Care Home

Integrated Care System; Truro; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider is seeking a Housekeeping Assistant to help create a warm and homely environment for residents. The role involves keeping the home clean and safe while ensuring a welcoming atmosphere. Candidates should possess a caring nature, practical skills, and attention to detail. This position offers competitive pay, training, and various rewards including discounts and recognition programs.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

A range of retail discounts

Referral bonus scheme

Employee recognitions

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are required, but you should have a caring nature, personable approach, and good practical skills.

Responsibilities

• Create a warm and homely environment for residents.
• Ensure cleanliness and safety in the care home.
• Carry out various housekeeping and cleaning tasks.

Skills

Caring nature

Personable approach

Good practical skills

Attention to detail

Job description

As 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.

Main duties of the job

To 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.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes and specialist care services in the UK, dedicated to delivering high-quality care and support to our residents. We have over 200 care homes across the country, employing over 17,000 staff, and are committed to being an employer of choice in the care sector.

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 you should have a caring nature, personable approach, and good practical skills.

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.