Housekeeping Assistant - Tortoiseshell Way

Hawthorns Retirement; Oldham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A retirement community in Oldham is seeking a dedicated Housekeeping Assistant to join their award-winning team. This role covers weekends only, focusing on maintaining high standards of cleanliness and ensuring a respectful environment for residents. Ideal candidates will have knowledge of Health and Safety practices and prior experience in cleaning, delivering high-quality service with compassion. Join a vibrant team committed to creating meaningful lives together in a nurturing atmosphere.

Benefits

Access to leisure and retail discounts

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting.
• Demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of high-quality housekeeping/laundry service to residents.
• The ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Carry out all cleaning duties in accordance with worksheet instructions.
• Understand cleaning requirements of different surfaces and properties of cleaning materials.
• Ensure all residents are treated with dignity and respect.

Skills

Knowledge of Health and Safety

Experience of cleaning laundry

Compassion and commitment

Adaptability and flexibility

Job description

Housekeeping Assistant - Tortoiseshell Way

Package Description: Shift Details: Saturday and Sunday only, 9 am to 1 pm

At The Hawthorns, we believe in supporting those who support our residents. We recognise and celebrate our hard‑working colleagues, champion your career development by offering a range of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts.

We are now seeking a compassionate, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our friendly, award‑winning team as a Housekeeping Assistant.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as a Housekeeping Assistant will be to work as part of a team, ensuring that all standards of cleanliness and laundry are maintained in the home. You will operate according to our standard operating procedures for housekeeping and laundry, ensuring that hotel service standards are maintained.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out all cleaning duties in accordance with worksheet instructions.
• Understanding the cleaning requirements of different surfaces and coverings and the properties of cleaning materials, ensuring that all areas are well presented and maintained in good condition.
• Ensuring that all residents are treated with dignity and respect and that their personal space and belongings are always respected.

ABOUT YOU

To succeed in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all you do.

Our ideal candidate must have:

• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting.
• Demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of high‑quality housekeeping / laundry service to residents.
• The ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

ABOUT THE HAWTHORNS

The Hawthorns is a unique retirement model that offers retirement properties to rent for couples or individuals who seek a rich, independent lifestyle, at beautiful locations across the country. The Hawthorns retirement villages are vibrant and companionable places; we eat together, we have fun together, and we live together. Our vision of 'creating meaningful lives together' is reached by the exceptional service and experience we proudly offer throughout our portfolio of four luxurious retirement homes, whilst establishing ourselves as the preferred choice for residents and employees.

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by the business.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline, depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.