Housekeeping Assistant - Care Home

Main duties of the job

As a Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, your role is to help create a warm and homely environment by meeting the unique needs of each resident. You will ensure that the home remains clean and safe, which is a vital part of creating a relaxing and welcoming atmosphere for residents and staff. The variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks you perform will have a direct impact on residents, their visitors, and colleagues.

A Housekeeping Assistant should have a caring nature, a personable approach, and good practical skills. You should be reliable and have a keen attention to detail, wanting to make a positive difference in the lives of residents. In return, Barchester provides all necessary training to help you thrive in this role. The rewards package includes competitive pay, sector‑leading benefits, free training and development, access to wellbeing and support tools, retail discounts, a Refer a Friend bonus scheme and other benefits.

Barchester Healthcare is a UK-based company that operates a range of residential care homes, hospitals, and assisted living facilities across the country. The company is committed to providing high‑quality care services to elderly residents and individuals with specific health care needs. Barchester places a strong emphasis on creating comfortable, safe, and homely environments for its residents, allowing them to receive personalized care that meets their individual needs.

The organisation offers numerous career opportunities for people who are caring and dedicated to improving the lives of others. Employees are encouraged to develop professionally through training and development programs.

ABOUT THE ROLE
As a 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 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 YOU
To join us as a 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 PACKAGE
In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector‑leading benefits and rewards package including: free training and development for all roles; access to wellbeing and support tools; a range of retail discounts and savings; unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend bonus scheme;
Employee of the Month rewards;
Long Service Awards; and so much more.

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.

• Caring nature, personable approach, good practical skills, reliability, attention to detail.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.