Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, committed to creating meaningful lives together for its residents and employees. This Housekeeping Assistant role is an opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of Avery's residents while working in a supportive and caring environment.
Main duties of the job
As a Housekeeping Assistant, you will be responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness and laundry in the care home, working as part of a team. This includes carrying out cleaning duties according to instructions, understanding cleaning requirements for different surfaces, and ensuring residents' personal space and belongings are respected. You will need knowledge of health and safety, experience in cleaning and laundry, and a compassionate approach to delivering high-quality housekeeping services.
Job responsibilities
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.
* 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.
Additional Requirements
* A DBS 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This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.
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