Housekeeping Assistant

At Burnfield Care Home, the Housekeeping Assistant is a key member of our team.

As a Housekeeping Assistant, you will help to create a safe, clean and homely environment which will enable us to meet our residents’ individual needs and requirements. You will understand that infection control processes and standards are essential to the wellbeing and safety of our residents, their visitors and all of our staff. You will pride yourself in ensuring a high standard is maintained at all times, as you will have a direct impact on all of our service users and staff.

Requirements:

• Be able to organise their workload with the objective of providing high quality cleanliness.
• To ensure that the standards agreed by management are maintained at all times
• Cleaning and maintaining good housekeeping throughout the Home.
• Play an active role in the housekeeping service whilst assuming a fair share of the workload within the team.
• To keep up to date with current developments.
• Promote safe working practice within the home in accordance with Health and Safety regulations/Infection Control.
• Our Housekeeping Assistants must be reliable and of a caring nature, with good practical skills and a personable approach.

They will report to senior staff and management, and may have regular contact with other staff members, and other relevant persons and professionals whilst carrying out their duties.

Ideally, previous experience in a similar role is preferable but we will consider all applications if you demonstrate a willingness to complete tasks with attention to detail. Training will be provided.

Job Type: Full-time

Hourly Rate: £12.81 per hour

Rota Shifts: Any 5 days out of 7 days (full flexibility required)

Hours of work:

• 5 days out of 7 days, as per the rota (which can include weekends)
• 8:00am - 2:00pm
• 30 hours per week

Benefits:

• Excellent pay: from £12.81 per hour and offer overtime rate of time & a quarter for anything worked over contracted hours each month.
• Free initial uniform supplied at no cost: including name badge and PVG certificate
• Free training: your initial induction program will be followed by a number of ongoing professional development opportunities
• Free onsite parking
• Experience: Experience preferred but not essential
• Immediate start available (subject to satisfactory PVG checks and references)

Pay: From £12.81 per hour

Benefits:

• Discounted or free food
• Free parking

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Glasgow G46 7PZ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Full flexibility is required as shifts are allocated as per a rota system, 5 days out of 7 days, which can include weekend shifts. Is this suitable for you?

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person