This is a role as a Housekeeping Assistant at Avery Healthcare, one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. The role involves ensuring high standards of cleanliness and laundry are maintained in the home, working as part of a team to deliver exceptional care for residents.
Overview
We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Housekeeping Assistant. You will work as part of a team to maintain cleanliness and laundry standards in the home, following our standard operating procedures for housekeeping and laundry to ensure hotel service standards are met.
Responsibilities
* Carrying out all cleaning duties in accordance with worksheet instructions.
* Understanding the cleaning requirements of different surfaces and coverings and the properties of cleaning materials, ensuring that all areas are well presented and maintained in good condition.
* Ensuring that all residents are treated with dignity and respect and that their personal space and belongings are always respected.
* Operate according to standard operating procedures for housekeeping and laundry; maintain high standards of cleanliness and laundry in the home.
About the role
Your focus as a Housekeeping Assistant will be to work as part of a team, ensuring that all standards of cleanliness and laundry are maintained in the home.
About You
To succeed in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable in all you do.
Our ideal candidate must have:
* Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
* Experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting.
* Demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of high-quality housekeeping/laundry service to residents.
* The ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.
About Avery
At Avery, we are not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes—we are a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.
Job description and requirements
Package Description: We are about supporting the people who care for our residents and celebrating and supporting our teams. When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on residents’ lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We are committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. You will be part of a close-knit team that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.
About the role
Your focus as a Housekeeping Assistant will be to work as part of a team, ensuring that all standards of cleanliness and laundry are maintained in the home. You will operate according to our standard operating procedures for housekeeping and laundry, ensuring hotel service standards are maintained.
Other responsibilities include:
* Carrying out all cleaning duties in accordance with worksheet instructions.
* Understanding the cleaning requirements of different surfaces and coverings and the properties of cleaning materials, ensuring that all areas are well presented and maintained in good condition.
* Ensuring that all residents are treated with dignity and respect and that their personal space and belongings are always respected.
About You and Values
To succeed in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable in all you do.
Our ideal candidate must have:
* Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
* Experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting.
* Demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of high-quality housekeeping/laundry service to residents.
* The ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.
Additional information
Please note: This role may require a DBS disclosure check and proof of eligibility to work in the UK. The cost of the DBS check will be met by Avery Healthcare.
This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on volume of applications received and business needs.
Disclosures
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975; a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) will be made to check for any previous convictions.
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