Housekeeper - Bath, United Kingdom - Bath and North East Somerset Council
Description
At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose to improve people's lives.
We are looking for a Housekeeping Assistant. Cleeve Court is a modern Community Resource Centre (CRC) based in Bath, Somerset which is registered to provide care and support for residents needing residential and dementia care. It is easily via Public Transport from Bath City Centre.
This is a permanent role of 22.5 hours per week and operates on set fixed two weekly rolling rota.
The role
Assist other colleagues in promoting and maintaining a supportive living environment to meet the needs of vulnerable older adults including those with dementia and other cognitive impairments.
Carry out domestic tasks which maintain a high standard of cleanliness and tidiness throughout the care home, considering the wishes of services users.
This will include:
- Cleaning bedrooms, bathrooms, and communal areas
- Making beds
- Operating cleaning equipment, e.g., vacuum cleaners, steam cleaners
- Undertake a laundry service for residents and a general laundry service for the care home, which will include sorting and washing laundry, ironing, operating laundry equipment, e.g., washers and dryers, irons
- Cleaning soft furnishings within the home
- Keep up-to-date written records.
As part of a team, you will help to develop appropriate and professional relationships with residents, visitors, and carers, which value them as individuals, including establishing and maintaining effective communication.
If you are interested in this post and require more details after reading the job description or just to chat through the role and what's involved, please contact the Registered Manager, Lisa Brain on or email
About Bath & North East Somerset Council.
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Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.
Safeguarding Statement: The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.
We are unable to sponsor candidates for this role under the Home Office Tier 2 points-based system (skilled worker route), therefore you must be able to obtain and provide your own right to work in the UK. Please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable. Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to bring your right to work documents with you to your interview so they can be copied and verified at that stage'