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Housekeeping Assistant - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare

The closing date is 13 June 2025

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Job summary

As a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a warm and homely environment that enables the organisation to meet each resident's unique needs. Keeping the home clean and safe is a crucial role, and you'll have a direct impact on the residents, their visitors, and all the staff working to support them.

Main duties of the job

The Housekeeping Assistant role involves a variety of cleaning and housekeeping tasks to ensure the care home environment is clean, tidy, and welcoming for everyone. This includes duties such as vacuuming, dusting, mopping, and maintaining the cleanliness of communal areas, residents' rooms, and other facilities. You'll need to be reliable, attentive to detail, and have a caring nature to thrive in this position.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading providers of healthcare services, operating over 200 care homes across the country. The organisation is committed to delivering high-quality, person-centered care and providing a supportive and rewarding work environment for its employees.

Date posted

14 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.45 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1282632402

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Ferndown

BH22 9EU


Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a warm and homely environment that enables us to meet each resident's unique needs. Keeping the home clean and safe is no small task, which is why the role of a Bank Housekeeping Assistant is so important. The variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks you carry out will ensure everyone can enjoy a clean, tidy and welcoming environment. This means you'll have a direct impact on our residents, their visitors and all the staff working to support them.

ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Bank Housekeeping Assistant you'll need a caring nature, personable approach and good practical skills. Just as importantly, you should be reliable and keen to use your attention to detail to make a positive difference. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously.

As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.

If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a warm and homely environment that enables us to meet each resident's unique needs. Keeping the home clean and safe is no small task, which is why the role of a Bank Housekeeping Assistant is so important. The variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks you carry out will ensure everyone can enjoy a clean, tidy and welcoming environment. This means you'll have a direct impact on our residents, their visitors and all the staff working to support them.

ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Bank Housekeeping Assistant you'll need a caring nature, personable approach and good practical skills. Just as importantly, you should be reliable and keen to use your attention to detail to make a positive difference. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously.

As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.

If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications are required, but you should have a caring nature, good practical skills, and a keen attention to detail. Barchester Healthcare will provide all the necessary training to help you succeed in the role.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications are required, but you should have a caring nature, good practical skills, and a keen attention to detail. Barchester Healthcare will provide all the necessary training to help you succeed in the role.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Ferndown

BH22 9EU


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Ferndown

BH22 9EU


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Barchester Healthcare

Recruitment@barchester.com

Date posted

14 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.45 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1282632402

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Ferndown

BH22 9EU


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