Job summary This role as a Housekeeping Assistant at Avery Healthcare's Rowan Court Care Home in Newcastle under Lyme offers a great opportunity to join a compassionate and dedicated team, providing high-quality housekeeping and laundry services to the residents.
Avery Healthcare is one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, committed to creating meaningful lives together for their residents.
Main duties of the job As a Housekeeping Assistant, your focus 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 Avery Healthcare's standard operating procedures for housekeeping and laundry, maintaining hotel service standards.
Other responsibilities include carrying out cleaning duties, understanding the cleaning requirements of different surfaces and coverings, and ensuring residents are treated with dignity and respect.
About us Avery Healthcare is one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together'.
The company is committed to supporting its hardworking colleagues, offering a range of apprenticeships and employee benefits to help with career development and work-life balance.
Job description Job responsibilities Package Description: Shift Details: 8 am - 4 pmAt Avery Healthcare, we believe in caring for those who care for our recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues,supportingyour career development witha variety of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts.Weare nowseekingacompassionate,enthusiastic,and dedicatedindividualto join ourfriendly, award-winning team asaHousekeeping Assistant.ABOUT THE ROLEYour focus as Housekeeping Assistant will be to work as part of a team, ensuring that all standards of cleanliness and laundry are maintained in the will operate according to our standard operating procedures for housekeeping and laundry, ensuring that hotel service standards are maintained.Other responsibilitieswillinclude: Carrying out all cleaning dutiesin accordance withworksheetinstructions.
Understanding the cleaning requirements of different surfaces and coverings and the properties of cleaning materials,ensuringthat all areas are well presented andmaintainedin good condition.
Ensuring that all residents are treated with dignity and respect and that their personal space and belongings are always respected..ABOUT YOUTo succeed in your application, you will live our values of caring,supportive,honest, respectful and accountable in all you do.Our ideal candidatemusthave: 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.ABOUT AVERYAs one of the largestproviders of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, we believe that the later years of our residents' lives should be as enriching as any other.
Our vision of creating meaningful livestogether is achieved by the exceptional care and experience we proudly offer throughout our growing portfolio of over 100 care homes while establishing ourselves as the preferred choice forresidents and employees.Please note this role will require: ADBS 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 dependant on volume of applications received and business needs.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential To succeed in this role, you will need knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments, as well as experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting.
Demonstrating compassion, commitment, and the ability to be adaptive and flexible are also essential.