This is a role as a Domestic Assistant at Akari Care, a company that operates award-winning care homes. The role involves maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in the residents' rooms and communal areas, to create a clean and healthy environment where residents are valued, respected and can retain their individuality and dignity.
Main duties of the job
As a Domestic Assistant at Akari Care, you will be responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in our residents' rooms and all communal areas. You will need to be adaptable, approachable, and prioritize resident care at all times, actively promoting continuous improvement of standards. Your role will involve continuously assessing the domestic needs of all residents and ensuring the delivery of the highest standards to make a true difference to each of our residents, contributing to the ongoing fulfilment of their lives. You should have experience of working in a similar environment, a caring nature with the ability to give a personal approach, and a strong work ethic with a solution-based approach to problem-solving.
About us
Akari Care is a company that operates award-winning care homes, with the aim of creating an environment where residents are valued, respected, and offered the personalized care they deserve. The company is committed to providing a clean and healthy environment for its residents and promoting the continual improvement of standards in all areas.
Job responsibilities
Package Description:
If you are passionate about caring for the elderly and want to build a long-term career in one of our award-winning homes, then look no further than Akari Care. Our aim is to create an environment where our residents are valued, respected, and are offered the personalised care they deserve.
We now seek a Domestic Assistant who is passionate about, and thrives on, making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people.
Working alongside and in collaboration with your colleagues in the domestic and laundry teams, you will be responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in our residents' rooms and in all communal areas. You will be adaptable and approachable in nature, not only prioritising resident care at all times but actively promoting continual improvement of standards in all areas. This approach should reinforce the provision of a clean and healthy environment in which our residents are valued, respected and retain their individualism and dignity. You will continually assess the domestic needs of all residents. Through adherence to all policies and procedures, you and your colleagues will ensure delivery of the highest standards that make a true difference to each of our residents, contributing to the ongoing fulfilment of their lives.
What we require from you:
* Experience of working within a similar environment
* A caring nature with the ability to give everyone a personal approach
* Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice
* Strong work ethic with a solution-based approach to problem solving
* Work well under pressure without negative impact to those around you
* Warm, approachable, and engaging persona
* Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated
* Resilient and adaptable to differing needs of colleagues and residents
Whats in it for you:
* Pension contribution of 5%
* Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes
* Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid
* 28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)
* Fully funded training and development
* Support with personal development plans
* The opportunity to grow and develop both personally and professionally
* An engaging community environment where everyone is respected and included
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Experience of working within a similar environment
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.
Depending on experience, salary expectations will be discussed at interview stage.
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