Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes. They are a place where people love to work, with a vision of "creating meaningful lives together" and a supportive, inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.
Main Duties of the Job
As a Housekeeping Assistant at Avery Healthcare, you will be part of a team responsible for ensuring all standards of cleanliness and laundry are maintained in the home, operating according to their standard operating procedures and maintaining hotel service standards. Your responsibilities will include carrying out cleaning duties, understanding the cleaning requirements of different surfaces and coverings, and ensuring residents are treated with dignity and respect.
About Us
Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of "creating meaningful lives together" and a commitment to offering exceptional care and a supportive, inspiring environment for their team members.
Job Responsibilities
At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we are here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We are committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. We are now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Housekeeping Assistant.
About the Role
Your focus as a 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.
Qualifications
Essential qualifications include knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments, experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting, and the ability to demonstrate compassion and commitment to delivering high-quality housekeeping and laundry services to residents.
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.
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