Etive House Care Home is looking to recruit a Housekeeper / Laundry Assistant
Located in the beautiful village of Benderloch by Oban, we offer small group living accommodation for up to 62 residents.
As a Domestic / Laundry Assistant, you will maintain the cleanliness of the environment and to ensure that hygiene standards are met in line with company procedures and statutory requirements.
Housekeeper / Laundry Assistant Contract
11.44 per hour
33.8 hours per week
Pension
5.6 weeks annual leave (Based on a full-time contract)
Uniform provided
PVG paid
Onsite parking
Duties
Provide a domestic cleaning service within the care home to the standards set down by company policy, best practice.
Undertake all hygienic work practices in relation to the care home environment
Clean and protect a variety of floor surfaces
Clean furniture, furnishing, fixtures and fittings.
Clean sanitary fixtures and fittings and replenish sundries
To remove refuse.
Clean vertical surfaces without the use of access equipment
Provide high quality laundry service for all linen and residents personal clothing
Ensure the laundry is cleaned to a high standard in compliance with specific guidelines and schedules
Respect and always maintain confidentiality of residents personal information
Understand and comply with all statutory and legal requirements, ie. Health & Safety, COSHH
To check that all residents personal clothing and items are individually labelled, maintained in good repair, and returned to the correct resident
All equipment used is in full, safe working order
Provide high quality laundry service for all linen and residents personal clothing
Ensure the laundry is cleaned to a high standard in compliance with specific guidelines and schedules
Respect and always maintain confidentiality of residents personal information
Understand and comply with all statutory and legal requirements, ie. Health & Safety, COSHH
To check that all residents personal clothing and items are individually labelled, maintained in good repair, and returned to the correct resident
All equipment used is in full, safe working order
Assist with the daily well-being of all residents and helping to establish them within their new environment.
Ensure laundry services are effective, working in line with guidance and expectations
Ensure laundry and personal possessions of residents is safe and returned to them, label as directed
Ensure Health and Safety, infection prevention and control and fire safety within the laundry and wider care environment
Ensure safe operating systems are in place in the laundry and follow these
Work with other staff to ensure the laundry service is effective.
Etive House Care Home is part of Care Concern Group; a market leading, family-owned care group operating over 70 homes across the UK. We are passionate about creating fantastic care homes for our residents to live in and a supportive and fun environment for our team to work in.
Please submit your CV to our recruitment team, who will aim to respond within 48 hours.
Good luck.