Housekeeping/ Laundry Assistant- Bank

Bupa - Care Homes; Dartford; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking care home as a Housekeeping/Laundry Assistant, where your efforts will ensure a clean and welcoming environment for residents. This role is vital in maintaining high standards of cleanliness and supporting the well-being of those in care. You will work flexibly across shifts, taking pride in your contributions to the home's atmosphere. Enjoy a range of benefits designed to support your health and well-being, including access to healthcare services, generous holiday allowance, and financial perks. If you are passionate about making a difference in people's lives, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Free meal on every shift

28 days holiday

Interest-free annual travel loan

Wagestream access

Access to gym discounts

Parental leave schemes

Menopause Plan

Long service rewards

Qualifications

• Pride in high standards of cleanliness and organization.
• Ability to manage multiple requests and collaborate with teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness in communal areas and residents' bedrooms.
• Assist with laundry and manage housekeeping stocks.

Skills

Multitasking

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Job description

Job title: Housekeeping/ Laundry Assistant - Bank

Location: Broadoak Manor Care Home, Dartford DA4 9HF

Salary: £11.80 per hour

Contract: Bank 0 hours

Shift Pattern: Flexible working mon-sun covering including weekends, annual leave and last minute absences when required.

We make health happen

Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

• You’ll be responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness within the home, working closely with our other housekeeping and maintenance staff.
• Always ensuring our residents are kept happy, you will vacuum, mop floors, polish and generally ensure the up-keep of all communal areas and our resident’s bedrooms and also assist with laundry.
• You’ll maintain housekeeping stocks for day to day use and raise any issues to the Housekeeping Supervisor as you go.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

You take pride in ensuring your work is always completed to a high standard and can maintain an organised environment. Often managing multiple requests at once, you’ll be comfortable multitasking and where necessary, working with other teams to ensure our residents are kept happy in their home.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• My Healthcare - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support – all available via one phone number 24/7.
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350.
• Free meal on every shift.
• 28 days holiday.
• Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets.
• Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes.
• We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site.
• Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co-parents - find out more on our career site.
• Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health.
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK.

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.