Housekeeping Assistant - Bank - Care Home
Job Description
Job summary
As a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a warm and homely environment that enables the care home to meet each resident's unique needs. Keeping the home clean and safe is a crucial task, which is why the role of a Bank Housekeeping Assistant is so important. The variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks you carry out will ensure everyone can enjoy a clean, tidy and welcoming environment, directly impacting the residents, their visitors and all the staff working to support them.
Main duties of the job
As a Bank Housekeeping Assistant, your responsibilities will include a variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks to ensure the care home is kept clean, safe, and welcoming for residents, visitors, and staff. This includes duties such as vacuuming, dusting, mopping, and ensuring all areas are well-maintained. You'll need a caring nature, good practical skills, and attention to detail to thrive in this role.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, operating over 200 care homes across the country. They are committed to providing high-quality care and creating a warm, homely environment for their residents. As an employer, Barchester Healthcare offers competitive pay, flexible working, and opportunities for professional development.
Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a warm and homely environment that enables us to meet each resident's unique needs. Keeping the home clean and safe is no small task, which is why the role of a Bank Housekeeping Assistant is so important. The variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks you carry out will ensure everyone can enjoy a clean, tidy and welcoming environment. This means you'll have a direct impact on our residents, their visitors and all the staff working to support them.
ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Bank Housekeeping Assistant you'll need a caring nature, personable approach and good practical skills. Just as importantly, you should be reliable and keen to use your attention to detail to make a positive difference. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.
REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously.
As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.
If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To join as a Bank Housekeeping Assistant, you'll need a caring nature, personable approach, and good practical skills. You should also be reliable and keen to use your attention to detail to make a positive difference.
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 details
Employer name
Barchester Healthcare
Address
Barchester Healthcare
Denmead
PO7 6XP
