Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, with a strong focus on creating meaningful experiences for both residents and staff. As a Housekeeping Assistant, you will be responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness and laundry in the care home, ensuring a comfortable and welcoming environment for the residents.
Main duties of the job
As a Housekeeping Assistant, your primary responsibilities will include carrying out all cleaning duties according to set procedures, understanding the appropriate cleaning techniques for different surfaces and materials, and ensuring that the residents' personal spaces and belongings are always respected. You will also be required to demonstrate compassion and a commitment to delivering high-quality housekeeping and laundry services to the residents.
About us
Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, with a strong focus on creating meaningful experiences for both residents and staff. The company operates over 100 homes across the country, and is committed to supporting its teams and helping them grow in a caring, supportive environment.
Job responsibilities
Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we're here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. 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’re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you’ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We’re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Housekeeping Assistant. If this sounds like the place for you, we’d love to hear from you!
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 that hotel service standards are maintained.
Other responsibilities will 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
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’re not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes—we’re a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we’re 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 our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we’re here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. 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’re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you’ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We’re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Housekeeping Assistant. If this sounds like the place for you, we’d love to hear from you!
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 that hotel service standards are maintained.
Other responsibilities will 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
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’re not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes—we’re a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we’re 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 our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.
Please note this role will require:
* A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
* Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
These are not an exhaustive list of duties or responsibilities and the role may evolve over time.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* To be successful in this role, you will need knowledge of health and safety, particularly in areas like moving and handling techniques, fire safety, and COSHH assessments. You should also have experience in cleaning and laundry in a public setting, and be able to demonstrate compassion and a commitment to delivering high-quality services to the residents.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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