Housekeeping Assistant

Buckland Care Ltd; Swindon; On-site; GBP 18,000 - GBP 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A residential care home in Swindon is seeking efficient and reliable Domestic Assistants to join their Housekeeping Team. Responsibilities include maintaining cleanliness in communal areas and residents' rooms, adhering to health and safety policies, and performing laundry duties when necessary. Candidates should be warm, enthusiastic, and good communicators, with a commitment to high standards of cleanliness. Training is provided for those with less experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role but training will be provided.
• Warm personality and enthusiastic about the role.
• Good communication skills due to contact with residents.
• Team player who works well with others.
• Conscientious about achieving high standards of cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean, odour-free environment for residents.
• Clean communal areas and residents' bedrooms and ensuites.
• Adhere to policies and wear appropriate uniforms.
• Possible laundry duties, including washing, drying, and ironing.

Job description

The Orchards Residential Home in Swindon, is looking for efficient and reliable Domestic Assistants to join the Housekeeping Team.

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

Our Housekeeping Team has the role of maintaining a clean, odour free environment for the residents at the home to enjoy. You will be working in a team and your duties will be cleaning to a high standard communal areas of the home and residents’ bedrooms and ensuites. All policies must be adhered to and appropriate uniforms and protective clothing must be worn. You will receive training to understand health and safety issues and the use of chemicals that we use and any equipment that you need to use.

Laundry duties may be required at times which will involve washing/drying, ironing, sorting through clothes and delivering clean clothes back to residents.

ABOUT YOU:

• Experience in a similar role but training will be provided
• Warm personality and enthusiastic about the role
• Contact with Residents so communication skills are important
• A good team player who works well with others
• Conscientious about achieving high standards of cleanliness across the home