Overview
JOB TITLE: Facilities Assistant (Housekeeping)
DEPARTMENT: Housekeeping Services
REPORTS TO: Housekeeping Supervisor
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Facilities Manager
Purpose: The Housekeeping staff provide a clean and safe environment to our patients, visitors and staff, ensuring that a high standard of cleanliness in line with National Cleaning Standards, infection control and health and safety are met and maintained.
Responsibilities
* Maintain the required standard of cleaning services following the correct procedure and frequencies.
* Undertake a variety of cleaning duties in line with the ward/area/location cleaning schedules.
* Operate mechanical cleaning equipment; replenish disposables and consumables; safely and correctly store cleaning chemicals and equipment.
* Carry out specialist cleaning and one-off cleaning duties in line with service requirements; assist with laundry duties as and when required.
* Ward-based duties where applicable, including ward-based catering duties to ensure service users are provided with appropriate meals in conjunction with nursing staff.
* Support the supervisor on a day-to-day basis; assist with induction and training of other employees; comment on Housekeeping policies and procedures.
* Work in a team of housekeeping staff, assist with training and guidance; complete own timesheets.
* Respond to tasks that may arise in an emergency or during times of staff shortage; flexible working within a team.
* Monitor and maintain stock levels, including keeping appropriate records; take part in cleanliness audits and follow up actions as required.
* Take a personal duty of care for all equipment used on a day-to-day basis; report misuse of or faulty equipment to the appropriate person.
* The post holder may be required to open and lock buildings and set alarms ensuring premises are secure at the end of the day.
* Systems and equipment (non-exhaustive): Floor scrubber, Rotowash, Buffer, Vacuum cleaner, Steamers.
* Communication and relationships: Assist with induction and training of new starters, apprentices, trainees, work colleagues, managers, contractors; provide general non-clinical advice and guidance to patients, clients, relatives or carers as appropriate.
* Physical demands: Use equipment essential to the role; moderate physical effort for several short periods per shift; exposure to hazards and occasional distressing circumstances may occur.
Qualifications and Skills
* Seniority level: Entry level.
* Employment type: Contract.
* Job function: Management and Manufacturing.
* Industries: Laundry and Dry Cleaning Services.
Note: This description retains the core responsibilities and structure of the original posting while removing extraneous boilerplate and unrelated job postings.
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