Housekeeper, Healthcare

As a housekeeper in social care you can work in a number of settings including a nursing home, care home or supported living. In this role you will keep the care setting clean and safe, ensuring the environment is welcoming and comfortable. Key duties include: making beds, doing laundry, keeping records of housekeeping stocks, ordering supplies and general upkeep of communal areas and bedrooms.

The starting pay is around £10.70 per hour and can increase to £11.30 per hour.

• Excellent communication, observational and listening skills
• Good verbal, digital, written and numeracy skills
• Treating people with dignity and respect
• Ability to follow policy and procedures
• Attention to detail
• Good organisational skills and the ability to cope under pressure

Having knowledge of health and safety in the workplace and awareness of the issues faced by people who need care and support is helpful. Relevant experience is not essential as full training is provided. The most important traits are caring, compassionate, with good communication skills. You may bring your own personal experience of caring, transferable skills and life experience. There are a range of free training courses to support you into employment and to progress your career in care.

• Volunteering or work experience

Develop to head / team leader housekeeper. The employer will provide an induction including training necessary for your role such as health and safety, fire safety and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) training. You may also receive specific social care training such as autism awareness, communication skills or working with people with dementia.

• Care Assistant
• Personal Assistant