Housekeeper

Athena Care Homes (UK) Ltd; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 10,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run care home business is looking for a Housekeeper at Avocet Court Care Home in Ipswich. This role involves maintaining high cleaning standards, ensuring resident safety, and engaging with residents in meaningful conversations. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a genuine passion for care. Full training is provided, and you will work 37.5 hours per week for a competitive hourly rate of £12.21. Additional benefits include 28 days holiday and a range of employee discounts.

Benefits

Fully comprehensive induction

Competitive salary

28 days of holiday

Free Blue Light Card

Refer a friend scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar position is advantageous but not essential as full training will be provided.
• A passion for care – genuinely caring and puts the residents' needs first.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cleaning duties are carried out to the highest standard.
• Meet all health and safety requirements and infection control policies.
• Engage with residents in conversation related to their lifestyle choices.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service skills

Attention to detail

Job description

As a Housekeeper at Avocet Court Care Home, you will be responsible for ensuring a high quality of service within the home.

About Avocet Court Care Home:
Situated in a residential nook in Ipswich, our 115-bedroom Avocet Court Care Home is surrounded by beautiful gardens. As one of the top residential care homes, we provide exceptional standards of care.

We’re proud to have an award-winning activities team and a newly refurbished café that is the heart of our home. We also have fantastic sustainability credentials, including solar panels and green initiatives to minimise our environmental impact.

About the role:
Reporting to the Head Housekeeper, the Housekeeper is responsible for ensuring the highest service standards of cleaning are delivered in the home to provide a clean, safe and welcoming environment for residents and visitors.

Salary:
£12.21 per hour.

Shift Pattern:
37.5 hours per week, worked on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Ensure that cleaning duties are carried out in accordance to the cleaning schedule, ensuring the highest standard of personal presentation and hygiene are maintained.
• Ensure all health and safety requirements are being met and that infection control policies and universal precautions are followed at all times.
• To actively engage with residents in conversation and meaningful occupation related to their lifestyle choices at a level and pace that values the individual and respects their dignity and communication differences.

Training, Skills & Experience Required:

• Experience in a similar position is advantageous, but not essential as full training will be provided.
• A passion for care – we’re looking for a genuinely caring individual who will put the needs of our residents first.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills, as well as high attention to detail.

What we can offer:

• Fully comprehensive induction.
• Competitive salary, plus enhancements on bank holidays.
• 28 days of holiday per year.
• Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform.
• Refer a friend scheme.

About Athena:
Athena Care Homes are a family run business with seven homes across East Anglia. We have care homes in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Kings Lynn (West Norfolk) & Ipswich (Suffolk).

We want to be the first choice for high quality residential, nursing and dementia care, leaving a positive legacy within our communities.

Our care homes are managed by amazing and passionate people, including strong leadership by our home managers with dedicated care,clinical, hospitality and activities teams to provide exceptional care and experience, achieving brilliant outcomes for people in our care.

We hold our values close to our hearts and ensure that team members throughout each of our residential and nursing homes understand them and what importance they hold. We approach everything we do with thought, and we deliver with passion.