Domestic Assistant- Night Shift
23:00-07:00
3 x Nights per Week
22.5 hours per Week
Fixed 2 Week rota, every other Weekend.
If you are a highly motivated individual who is able to work independently and as part of a team, and you have the required skills and experience, we would love to hear from you.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a friendly and supportive team in a rewarding role. If you meet the requirements set out in the person specification below and are passionate about delivering high-quality Housekeeping support, please do not hesitate to apply.
Key Criteria and Skills:
Knowledge of COSHHKnowledge of Electrical cleaning equipmentUnderstanding and demonstration of personal hygieneGood Basic Literacy skillsGood communication skillsTeam workerAble to use own initiativePositive approachAbility to assist service users with daily living skillsAbility to understand and maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the serviceComfortable and confident to engage with service users, their families, carers and other professionalsExperience in a Domestic and Housekeeping role or environmentAbility to work weekends and flexibility to cover shifts at times to cover for periods of annual leave or sickness.
General Duties and Responsibilities (not exhaustive):
General cleaning of units across the service and working within the Laundry.Cleaning service users’ rooms and communal areas.Mopping, sweeping, dusting, hoovering, carpet cleaning.Washing, drying, ironing and folding clothing and bed linens and putting these into service user bedrooms.Completion of documentation in relation to cleaning and occasional care related documentation if you have had significant interactions with service users.Stocking up communal areas.Receiving and storing away of Housekeeping deliveries.
Benefits:
We offer competitive rates of pay, along with an impressive benefits package including an employee assistance helpline, flexible additional holiday purchase scheme, childcare vouchers, stakeholder pension scheme and much more!
Health and Safety:
As an employee of CareTech Community Services Ltd, the post holder has a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, to:
Take reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves and all other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work.
Co-operate with their employer to ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation and the Health and Safety policies and procedures of the organisation, not intentionally or recklessly interfere with, or misuse, anything provided in the interests of health, safety, or welfare, in pursuance of any of the relevant statutory provisions.
Data Protection:
The post holder must at all times respect the confidentiality of information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. This includes, if required to do so, obtain, process and/or use information held on a computer in a fair and lawful way, to hold data only for the specified registered purposes and to use or disclose data only to authorised persons or organisations as instructed.
This list of duties and responsibilities is by not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as reasonably required.
This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.
Due to the nature of the role, we will pay for you to complete an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, prior to starting with us.
* Some of our roles require male or female employees only, where this is indicated it is a genuine occupational requirement, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
CareTech Community Services are proud to advise that they are a Disability Confident Leader.