Housekeeping Assistant - Bank

About the role

Richmond Villages Wood Norton provides luxury retirement living with personalized care that promotes independence and honours individual choice. The housekeeping assistant plays a crucial role in maintaining the cleanliness and comfort of the community.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that care home facilities, public areas, and individual properties are maintained to the highest cleaning standards.
• Operate vacuum cleaners, floor polishers, and carpet shampooers.
• Regularly empty bins and perform sweeping, scrubbing, waxing, and polishing of floors.
• Clean carpets and upholstery and wash woodwork, windows, door panels, and sills.
• Wash, dry, and iron residents' clothing, bedding, and communal laundry, including for on-site care home residents.
• Report all safety hazards to management and ensure adherence to Health and Safety standards and COSHH regulations.

Requirements

• Experience from a housekeeping or domestic cleaning role.
• A basic understanding of infection control, COSHH, and compliance standards.
• A friendly and approachable demeanor to forge professional relationships with colleagues, residents, and their families.
• A meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to a safe working environment.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a team.

Qualifications

You will ideally bring experience from a housekeeping or domestic cleaning role, along with a basic understanding of infection control, COSHH, and compliance standards. A friendly and approachable personality is also essential.

Skills

• Basic knowledge of infection control and COSHH regulations.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills.
• Team collaboration abilities.

Benefits

• Flexible working patterns to fit around you.
• Comprehensive induction (fully paid).
• Free meal (minimum 8 hour shift).
• DBS Check and uniform provided and paid for by Bupa.
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK.

Pay

£12.40 per hour - Paid breaks.

Schedule

We make health happen by being flexible. Shifts can start as early as 07:00 with notice and additional hours may be required for holiday and sickness cover.