Housekeeping Assistant - Care Home

NHS; Wallingford (CT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading care home as a Housekeeping Assistant, where your caring nature and attention to detail will help create a warm environment for residents. You'll maintain cleanliness and safety, making a positive impact on their lives. Enjoy a competitive pay and a comprehensive rewards package including training, discounts, and recognition programs.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications required, training provided.
• Caring nature and practical skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Carry out housekeeping and cleaning tasks.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment for residents.
• Ensure a welcoming environment for residents and visitors.

Skills

Caring Nature

Personable Approach

Attention to Detail

Practical Skills

Job description

As a Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a warm and homely environment that enables the organization to meet each resident's unique needs. Keeping the home clean and safe is a crucial task, and the Housekeeping Assistant plays a vital role in ensuring everyone can enjoy a clean, tidy, and welcoming environment.

Main duties of the job

The Housekeeping Assistant will carry out a variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks to maintain a clean and safe environment for the residents, their visitors, and the staff supporting them. This role requires a caring nature, personable approach, and good practical skills, as well as reliability and attention to detail to make a positive difference.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes and healthcare services in the UK. They are committed to creating a warm, homely, and supportive environment for their residents, and the Housekeeping Assistant plays a key role in achieving this goal.

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 a caring nature, personable approach, and good practical skills are essential. The organization will provide all the necessary training to help the Housekeeping Assistant thrive in their role.

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.