Senior Care Assistant

Springcare Ltd; Kilberry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated care organization is seeking a conscientious Housekeeping Assistant to join their team in Kilberry, Scotland. The successful candidate will maintain high standards of cleanliness and infection control in a supportive environment. This role requires self-motivation, attention to detail, and effective communication skills. It offers permanent full and part-time contracts with various shift patterns and benefits like fully funded training and early pay options.

Benefits

Permanent full and part-time contracts

Early pay using Wage Stream App

Access to Blue Light Card

Fully funded training opportunities

Refer a friend scheme

Access to counselling and wellbeing support

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Two written references required.
• Standard/enhanced DBS check required.
• Evidence of right to work in the UK required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cleanliness in communal areas and residents' bedrooms.
• Perform general cleaning and deep cleans.
• Manage laundry tasks for residents.
• Assist kitchen team as needed.
• Maintain housekeeping products.

Skills

Self-motivated and a team player

Attention to details

Communication skills

Strong work ethic

Organizational skills

Friendly and approachable

Job description

Here at Springcare, we have a wonderful opportunity for a dedicated and conscientious Housekeeping Assistant to be a part of our Springcare family, where you will have a passion for creating a beautiful environment for our residents.

We believe that good housekeepers have many qualities, that make them excellent at their job:

Qualities

• Being self‑motivated and a team player
• Being conscientious with their work and paying attention to details
• Communication skills – communicating with our staff members and engaging with residents, showing care and empathy
• Having a strong work ethic and a positive can‑do attitude
• Ability to prioritize their work and be organized
• Being friendly and approachable

Role

As a Housekeeper with Springcare, you would take pride in ensuring that all standards of cleanliness, infection control and laundry are carried out to a high standard.

Daily Activities

• General cleaning and tidying of communal areas and our residents' bedrooms
• Hoovering, cleaning bathrooms and carrying out deep cleans
• Laundry of resident's clothes, bedding and other items
• Assisting the kitchen team
• Maintaining housekeeping products

Our housekeeping team generally work between the hours of 8 am until 8 pm, and could be a mix of morning, afternoon or a long day shift. Actual hours of work would be discussed during your interview.

Shift Patterns

• 8 am until 8 pm
• 8 am until 2 pm
• 2 pm until 8 pm

What Springcare can offer

• Permanent full and part‑time day contracts – with access to our work‑placed pension scheme
• Early pay using Wage Stream App – you can withdraw up to 50 % of your earnings in advance of your pay
• Access to Blue Light Card – where you can make savings across hundreds of national retailers
• Fully funded training for nationally recognised qualifications (level 2 through to 5) with internal career progression opportunities
• Refer a friend £££ scheme for each friend that you recommend (T&C apply)
• Access to counselling and wellbeing support
• Family friendly policies
• Smooth robust recruitment process through our portal

Requirements

Successful applicants would require two written references, a standard/enhanced DBS (depending on role) and evidence of a right to work in the UK check.

Springcare are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all of our staff are vetted, selected, trained and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective and compassionate care.