Housekeeping Assistant

This role as a Housekeeping Assistant at Avery Healthcare's Rowan Court Care Home in Newcastle-under-Lyme involves maintaining high standards of cleanliness and laundry in the home. The successful candidate will work as part of a team, ensuring that hotel service standards are met and residents are treated with dignity and respect.

As a Housekeeping Assistant, your focus will be to work as part of a team, ensuring that all standards of cleanliness and laundry are maintained in the home. You will operate according to Avery Healthcare's standard operating procedures for housekeeping and laundry, maintaining hotel service standards. Other responsibilities include carrying out all cleaning duties, understanding the cleaning requirements of different surfaces and coverings, and ensuring residents are treated with dignity and respect.

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with over 100 homes across the country. They are committed to creating meaningful lives together, offering exceptional care and support to both residents and employees. Avery Healthcare believes the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and they strive to build a supportive and inspiring environment where everyone feels valued and empowered.

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At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we’re here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We’re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career.

And as part of our close‑knit team, you’ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We’re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award‑winning team as a Housekeeping Assistant at Rowan Court Care Home in Newcastle‑under‑Lyme. If this sounds like the place for you, we’d love to hear from you!

Other responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out all cleaning duties in accordance with worksheet instructions.
• Understanding the cleaning requirements of different surfaces and coverings and the properties of cleaning materials, ensuring that all areas are well presented and maintained in good condition.
• Ensuring that all residents are treated with dignity and respect and that their personal space and belongings are always respected.

To succeed in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all you do.

• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments.
• Experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting.
• Demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of high‑quality housekeeping/laundry service to residents.
• The ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Please note this role will require:

• ADBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

To be successful in this role, you should have knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments. Experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting is also required, as well as demonstrating compassion and commitment to the delivery of high‑quality housekeeping/laundry service to residents. The ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice is also essential.

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.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.