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Housekeeping Assistant - Bank - Care Home

  • NHS
  • Full Time
  • Oxted
  • 14.80 an hour
NHS

Job Description

Job summary

ABOUT THE ROLE This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. As 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 YOU To 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.

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you will have a casual, part-time role with flexible working hours. You will be responsible for creating a warm and homely environment, adapting to each resident's unique needs. Keeping the home clean and safe is critical, and involves various housekeeping and cleaning tasks to ensure a tidy and welcoming environment. Your role will have a direct impact on residents, visitors, and staff. The ideal candidate will have a caring nature, personable approach, good practical skills, reliability, and attention to detail. Barchester provides all the training needed for this role.

About us

Barchester Healthcare operates care homes across the UK, prioritizing high-quality care for residents. At Barchester, everyone, from care assistants to chefs, contributes to creating a caring environment. The organisation offers roles across multiple care homes and a variety of positions beyond healthcare, including housekeeping and administrative roles. Barchester believes in ongoing learning and development for its staff and provides numerous opportunities. Their mission is to deliver the quality care that residents and their families expect. They emphasize a friendly atmosphere and the importance of personalized care for each resident.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEThis is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. As 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

  • A caring nature, personable approach, good practical skills, reliability, and attention to detail are required.

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

Oxted

RH8 0NH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

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