LOCATION:
Parkdale Residential Home, New School Lane, High Street, Auchterarder, PH3 1QN
SALARY:
£14,025 - £14,380 per year
CONTRACT TYPE:
Permanent
POSITION TYPE:
Part Time
HOURS:
20 hours per week
We currently have the following opportunity:
Domestic Assistant - PKC13497
£14,025 - £14, Hours per week)
Parkdale Residential Home, Auchterarder
We are looking for a reliable and hardworking Domestic Assistant to join our team.
In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring that our care home maintains the highest standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and infection control.
Your work will directly contribute to creating a homely, safe, and pleasant environment for our residents, staff, and visitors.
We are a warm, friendly, and person-centred adult care home dedicated to providing a safe, comfortable, and dignified living environment for our residents.
Our team works together to make our home a welcoming place where everyone is treated with respect, compassion, and kindness.
Key Responsibilities
* Carry out daily cleaning duties across the care home, including resident rooms, communal areas, bathrooms, and staff areas.
* Follow cleaning schedules and maintain high standards of hygiene at all times.
* Ensure compliance with infection prevention and control procedures.
* Safely use cleaning equipment and products in line with training and regulations.
* Report any concerns, maintenance issues, or hazards to the relevant staff.
* Work collaboratively as part of the wider care team to support the smooth running of the home.
* Maintain confidentiality and treat residents with dignity and respect at all times.
What We Offer
* A supportive and caring working environment.
* Full training and ongoing development.
* Opportunities to progress within the organisation.
* Employee benefits including [insert benefits if applicable].
* A chance to make a meaningful difference every day.
Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this post.
Skills & Experience Required
We would love to hear from you if you are:
* Friendly, approachable, and committed to providing an excellent service.
* Able to work independently and as part of a team.
* Reliable, organised, and have great attention to detail.
* Willing to follow procedures and training on infection control and safe working practices.
* Experienced in a cleaning or domestic role (preferred but not essential—full training provided).
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Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours.