Role Responsibility
Broadmeadow Registered Care Centre is looking for a Domestic Assistant to join the team.
We are a 48-bed adult short-stay setting providing respite, enablement and rehabilitation to adults who have had a change in needs to enable them to return to their home, or a home, with the support they need.
We are looking for a part-time domestic assistant to help maintain and clean a busy setting. The ideal candidate will have some housekeeping experience and are able to work as part of a team. Shifts will be notified at interview, are on a rolling 4-week rota and will include some weekends.
Kent County Council offers an attractive employee package with generous pay and enhancements, annual leave, access to discounted retailers and full training and support is provided.
Main duties and responsibilities:
1. Provide daily washing, drying, ironing and storage of client clothing and household linens using appropriate laundry equipment and in accordance with care labels to maintain satisfactory levels of clean laundry as required.
2. Assist with the preparation, delivery and/or serving of food when required to enable the Cook to prepare and serve meals on time.
3. Operate a variety of household appliances and equipment in accordance with the operators manual and establishment practice in order to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the job.
4. Provide a daily cleaning service for all rooms including toilets, bathrooms, kitchen etc. in accordance with cleaning rota to maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene at all times.
5. Attend staff meetings and one-to-one meetings with Team Leader on a regular basis to share and receive information with staff to contribute to the effective running of the establishment.
6. Provide general tidying e.g. setting and clearing table, replenishing supplies, kitchen cleaning duties and washing-up under the direction of the Duty Cook, as required by the establishment, to enhance other daily duties and maintain a presentable and safe environment.
7. Attend training courses as required and assist in the training of other premises support staff as directed.
8. Undertake all aspects of the role with an awareness of the needs of service users, respecting people as individuals, regardless of age, ethnic origin, cultural values, disability, gender, sexual orientation or religion, in line with the Directorates Equality and Diversity Policy.
9. Undertake all aspects of the role with the physical and mental wellbeing of the client in mind, referring any issues of concern to the line manager, in accordance with the Directorates Safeguarding Policy
10. Comply with Health and Safety, Fire Regulations and other County policies to ensure that the safety of service users and colleagues is maintained.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.