Domestic Assistant
Based – Amberley Nursing Home, Calow, Chesterfield
Hours – 24 hours per week
Salary - £11.44 per hour
The role
We are now seeking a Domestic Assistant to carry out all domestic tasks including cleaning and kitchen/cooking duties at Amberley Nursing Home in Chesterfield.
Amberley Nursing Home is a 12 bedded purpose-built nursing home for older people who have a learning disability, dementia, complex needs and physical disabilities. It is staffed 24 hours a day by nurses and home support workers and is situated in Calow, Chesterfield.
This role requires flexibility to work shifts, weekends and bank holidays and involves daily contact with service users. An understanding or awareness of supporting people with learning disabilities would be beneficial however not essential. You will also be required to complete mandatory training.
About Us
EMH care & support focus on putting people first. We provide excellent housing and support services for those with a learning difficulty, a disability, mental ill health, or for other vulnerable people such as older people, victims of domestic violence and homeless people.
Our work allows service users to live an enjoyable, independent life by advocating on their behalf, and by providing activities, support, and housing that match their needs.
EMH care & support are part of EMH group which includes EMH homes, Midlands Rural Housing and EMH sharps gardening services. Our vision is to be the best social housing and care business in the country, leading the market as service provider and employer.
The ideal candidate will have:
* Have good knowledge and awareness of statutory regulations, HASAWA 1974, COSHH regulations, and use of PPE.
* Be willing to complete mandatory training including safeguarding, moving and handling, food safety/hygiene training.
* Be aware that they may be in contact with clinical waste, bodily fluids and may be required to do some moving and handling which may include using equipment.
* Have an awareness of Equal Opportunities when supporting people with learning disabilities.