Surecare Group has been providing general nursing care for our residents since 2003. Our homes operate under our ethos ‘Care, Quality & Compassion’ which is at the heart of everything we do, and are guided by five core values that shape every shift: Kind, Courageous, Curious, Accountable and Respectful.
We are looking for a Bank Housekeeping Assistant to work at Old Vicarage Nursing Home.
If you are reliable, flexible, and take pride in maintaining a clean and safe environment, we would love to hear from you. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys supporting residents’ comfort and wellbeing, and wants to work on a flexible, bank basis to suit your schedule.
Benefits:
- Company Pension
- Free On-site parking
- Paid Breaks
- Supportive and friendly working environment
Key Responsibilities:
- Clean and maintain assigned areas of the Home according to established schedules, routines, and standards, ensuring all Health & Safety requirements are met and hazard signs are displayed. Assist Care Assistants with bed-making as directed.
- Perform minor routine maintenance on small cleaning and laundry equipment in accordance with manufacturer instructions and schedules.
- Report any problems, defects, or malfunctions to the Head Housekeeper.
- Monitor supplies of consumables, replenish where necessary, and inform the Head Housekeeper when stocks are running low.
- Respond promptly and efficiently to requests for immediate cleaning assistance throughout the Home.
- Ensure that adequate supplies of domestic consumables are available in general areas, e.g., toilet rolls, soap, paper towels.
- Undertake laundry and ironing tasks as directed, ensuring all bed linen and clothing are washed at appropriate temperatures and in line with established standards.
- Process fouled laundry following Infection Control policies.
- Collect laundry and replenish supplies in residents’ rooms as necessary.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Completed secondary education within the normal timeframe.
- Minimum of one year’s work experience in a care home environment or a similar setting.
- Knowledge of the operation and maintenance of cleaning and laundry equipment.
- Ability to work outside of normal shift patterns when required, including at short notice.
- Willing, helpful, and enjoys working in elderly care; able to identify and report problems to care staff in a confidential manner.
- Satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.
Work remotely:
We appreciate your interest in joining our team. While we appreciate all applications, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
We hope you feel you could be our next team member.
Pay: £12.71 per hour
Application question(s):
- Tell me a little about yourself and why you have applied for this position?
- How many years of housekeeping or domestic work experience do you have?
- Describe your experience with using various cleaning tools and products?
- What is the postcode you will be commuting from?
- Are you authorised to work in the UK? If so, please provide details of your current Right to Work status.
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
