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Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, committed to creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members. We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Housekeeping Assistant.

Your focus as a Housekeeping Assistant is 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 housekeeping and laundry standard operating procedures, ensuring hotel service standards are met.

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

We are seeking a candidate who aligns with our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable in all you do. This role involves covering a range of housekeeping and laundry duties within a home, following standard operating procedures, and contributing to a high-quality service for residents.

• 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 delivering high-quality housekeeping/laundry service to residents.
• Ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

At Avery, we are not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we are a place where people love to work. We believe the later years of life should be enriching, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team. With a vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we offer exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

• This role may require an DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Note: This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on volume of applications received and business needs.

Package Description: We are committed to supporting the people who care for our residents, celebrating and supporting you every step of the way. You will make a positive impact on residents’ lives every day through your compassion and dedication. We offer opportunities to learn and develop in a caring, supportive environment, within a close-knit team that values respect and exceptional care.