Housekeeper, Maintenance​/Cleaning

About The Role

Join Our Caring Community at Wickmeads!

Role:
Housekeeper

Location:
Wickmeads Care Home, 2 Wickmeads Rd, Tuckton, Bournemouth BH6 4LG

Pay: £12.85 per hour

Hours: 30 hours per week, to include alternate weekend working

Shift Pattern:
Flexible working hours between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm, to be agreed with the Home Manager at interview in line with business needs.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Housekeeper to join the team at Wickmeads, our stunning purpose built residential and dementia care home situated in Tuckton, Bournemouth.

• Ensuring our home is kept clean, safe and comfortable throughout for our residents
• Supporting with the cleaning of communal areas and residents own rooms
• Provide some support to the laundry team to include washing, drying and ironing of residents clothing
• Comply with all policies and procedures, including COSHH regulations, with regard to cleaning products and use of chemicals.
• Work as a team player to create and maintain a co-operative, friendly and welcoming atmosphere within the home.

Previous experience within a care home setting is not essential – but we want you to come in and enjoy housekeeping!

A real desire to create a fresh and welcoming environment for residents, staff and visitors to enjoy.

Flexible in the hours that you work and happy to join in as part of a larger housekeeping team.

If this sounds like you then we would love for you to join the team!

At Care South, we really value all our staff, whatever the role. We offer a stimulating and incredibly rewarding career. We celebrate all our staff every year through the Care South Stars Awards.

As a not-for-profit charity, our focus isn’t on our owners or shareholders its very firmly on those in our care and those that care for them. We are constantly looking at ways to improve the reward and recognition of all our amazing people within the Care South Team. Our current benefits package includes:

• Online/retail discounts – Blue Light Card.
• Paid induction and training.
• Employee referral bonus scheme.
• Free DBS check.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Life insurance.
• Staff association.
• Local staff reward programme.
• Onsite learning and development team.
• Career progression.
• Competitive pay rates.
• Flexible working hours.
• Employee assistance and wellbeing programmes.

• You must be 18 years or older.
• We are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship.

If you’re kind, caring, and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and become part of something truly special.