Household Assistant - Witham

Holland & Barrett; Witham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist care provider is seeking a motivated individual to join their team at St George's Nursing Home in Witham. You will be responsible for maintaining a high standard of cleanliness while engaging with residents in a sensitive manner. This role requires excellent communication skills and a flexible attitude. Experience is advantageous, but full training will be provided for candidates with transferable skills. If you want to make a positive difference in people's lives, this could be the role for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Refer a Friend scheme

Disability friendly

Workplace pension

Qualifications

• Relevant experience is desirable but not essential.
• Ability to work flexibly.
• Good standard of written, verbal and numeracy skills.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate an understanding of the home environment for residents.
• Engage with residents sensitively and with dignity.
• Carry out routine cleaning and general housekeeping.

Skills

Excellent listening and communication skills

Team player

Ability to build positive relationships

Good basic IT skills

Flexibility

Job description

AboutOutlook Care:

Outlook Care isaspecialist providerof learning disability servicesacross London and Essex.We also specialise indementia, elderly care, end of life and mental health.Outlook Care started in 1990 and has now been running for over 30 years.We pride ourselves on our strong values:

• Listen– always with interest,concernand action

• Inspire– through every interaction so people can achieve their ambitions

• Kind– genuine care and compassion

• Excellence– by striving to be the best we can

• Integrity– acting ethically and being accountable

• Trusting– rely upon us to do what wesay we will do

Benefits atOutlook Care:

Weunderstandhow importantour employeesareand to support youin making a difference to people’s lives, we have a fantastic range of benefits:

• Comprehensiveinduction

• Refer a Friendscheme

• Disabilityfriendly

• Workplace pension

About you:

• Do you want to make a positive difference to people’s lives?

• Interested in working in a warm,caringand compassionate environment alongside that puts the person and their family at the centre of all that you do.

• Relevant experience is desirable but not essential and applications are welcomed from individuals with transferable skills.

• Ability to work flexibly.

• Team player, motivated,enthusiasticand able to build positive relationships.

• Excellent listening and communication skills are essential.

• Good standard of written, verbal and numeracy skills.

• Good basic IT skills.

Job Role:

You should be able todemonstratean understanding of the home environment for our residents and engage with residents sensitively and with dignity.The role includes carrying out routine scheduled cleaning and general housekeeping and laundry tasks to ensure a high standard of cleanliness within the home.Experience is an advantage, though full training will be provided to applicants with transferable skills.

TheService:

St George's Nursing Home in Witham provides residential and nursing care, and specialises in high dependency, intermediate and long-term palliativecareand end of life care. Our philosophy is to provide our residents with a relaxed and comfortable home in which their nursing careneeds,well-being and choice are of prime importance. We achieve this by putting our residents at the centre of all decisions about their lives and by encouraging them to exercise their rights in all aspects of their care. We strive to preserve andmaintainthe dignity,individualityand privacy of all residents within a warm and caring environment that is both safe and comfortable.

Important Information:

• This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.

• We strongly recommend you are vaccinated against Covid-19.

• Right to work documentation will need to be provided.

• Certificate of sponsorship is unavailableat this time(Skilled worker route).

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