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Housekeeping Assistant - Care Home

  • NHS
  • Part Time
  • Newark
  • 13.21 an hour
NHS

Job Description

Job summary

ABOUT THE ROLE As a 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 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 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 Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help create a warm and homely environment that meets each resident's unique needs. The role is critical as it involves a variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks to ensure a clean, tidy, and welcoming environment. A caring nature, personable approach, and good practical skills are essential. Reliability and attention to detail are also crucial to make a positive impact. Training is provided to help you thrive. The role offers a competitive pay rate and includes sector-leading benefits such as free training, wellbeing tools, retail discounts, unlimited referrals, Employee of the Month rewards, and more.

About us

Barchester Healthcare operates care homes, providing a wide range of services tailored to individual needs. They focus on creating a warm and homely environment to meet the unique needs of residents. Committed to high-quality care, Barchester Healthcare emphasizes the importance of each role in achieving this goal. They offer competitive pay and sector-leading benefits, including free training and development opportunities to enhance career growth. Barchester Healthcare values dedication and reliability, rewarding employees for their positive contributions through various recognition schemes, ensuring a supportive and rewarding workplace.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a 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 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 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 PACKAGEIn return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including: Free training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'

And so much more!

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

  • Caring nature, personable approach, good practical skills, reliability, and attention to detail.

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

Newark on Trent

NG24 3NH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

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