Housekeeping Assistant - Bank

At Avery Healthcare we support the people who care for our residents. Every day you will make a positive impact on residents' lives through compassion and dedication. We are committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career.

Main duties of the job

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 service standards are maintained.

• Carry out all cleaning duties in accordance with worksheet instructions.
• Understand the cleaning requirements of different surfaces and coverings and the properties of cleaning materials, ensuring all areas are well presented and maintained in good condition.
• Ensure residents are treated with dignity and respect and that their personal space and belongings are always respected.
• Cover responsibilities at short notice as required, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, promoting enriching later years and creating meaningful experiences for residents and staff alike. With over 100 care homes, we focus on exceptional care and a supportive, inspiring working environment. Employees are valued and empowered daily.

About you

To succeed in this role you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable in all you do. Ideal candidates must have:

• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Experience cleaning laundry in a public setting.
• Demonstrated compassion and commitment to the delivery of high quality housekeeping and laundry service to residents.
• The ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

• Adjudication, Disclosure and Barring Service (ADBS) Disclosure check - the cost 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This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.