This is a temporary Housekeeping Assistant role at Crispin Court Care Home, offered by Avery Healthcare. The role involves ensuring high standards of cleanliness and laundry in the care home, while demonstrating compassion and commitment to the residents.
Main duties of the job
As a Housekeeping Assistant, you will work as part of a team to maintain all standards of cleanliness and laundry in the care home. You will operate according to the standard operating procedures for housekeeping and laundry, ensuring hotel service standards are upheld. Other responsibilities include carrying out cleaning duties as per the worksheet instructions, understanding the cleaning requirements of different surfaces and materials, and ensuring residents' personal space and belongings are respected.
About us
Avery Healthcare is one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. They believe the later years of their residents' lives should be as enriching as any other, and their vision of 'creating meaningful lives together' is achieved through the exceptional care and experience they offer across their growing portfolio of over 100 care homes.
Job responsibilities
Package Description:
Shift: 4 x 5hrs a week 09.00am - 14.00pm
At Avery Healthcare, we believe in caring for those who care for our residents. We recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues, supporting your career development with a variety of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts.
We are now seeking a compassionate, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our friendly, award-winning team as a Housekeeping Assistant.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Your focus as Housekeeping Assistant will be 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 standard operating procedures for housekeeping and laundry, ensuring that hotel service standards are maintained.
Other responsibilities will include:
* Carrying out all cleaning duties in accordance with worksheet instructions.
* Understanding the cleaning requirements of different surfaces and coverings and the properties of cleaning materials, ensuring that all areas are well presented and maintained in good condition.
* Ensuring that all residents are treated with dignity and respect and that their personal space and belongings are always respected.
ABOUT YOU
To succeed in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable in all you do.
Our ideal candidate must have:
* 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 the delivery of high-quality housekeeping/laundry service to residents.
* The ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.
ABOUT AVERY
As one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, we believe that the later years of our residents' lives should be as enriching as any other. Our vision of creating meaningful lives together is achieved by the exceptional care and experience we proudly offer throughout our growing portfolio of over 100 care homes while establishing ourselves as the preferred choice for residents and employees.
Please note this role will require:
* ADBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
* Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline, depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments, as well as experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting. You must demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of high-quality housekeeping/laundry service to residents, and the ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.
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.
Employer name
Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.
Address
Avery Healthcare, Crispin Court Care Home, 385a Stone Rd, Stafford
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