Cleaner, Healthcare Nursing

Job Overview

Overview of the Role:
The role of the Domestic Assistant is to undertake a range of cleaning duties to a high standard throughout the home.

• Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness throughout the home, especially within the kitchen and storage areas
• Ensuring all work surfaces and floor areas are clean and managed
• Hoovering, washing, polishing etc. in all areas, including the residents' bedrooms, bathrooms and communal areas
• Identifying future regular cleaning and maintenance needs
• Identifying future resources and equipment needed for the home
• Operating within all Company policies and procedures
• Demonstrating our values
• Getting to know the people we support and enabling them to live a safe, happy and fulfilling life through developing open, honest and considerate relationships

• Organised and willing to learn
• A committed and enthusiastic approach
• An ability to maintain the required quality of service
• A can‑do attitude
• Satisfactory written and verbal communication skills

• Holiday entitlement – starting from 28 days inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Sick pay entitlement
• Employee Assistance Programme – comprehensive health and wellbeing support for staff
• Refer a friend scheme – enjoy a payment of £500 when you recruit a friend to Choice Care
• Choiceversary – staff receive vouchers of £75 after 5 years, £100 after 10 years and £150 after 15 years to celebrate their commitment to Choice Care
• Christmas bonus – vouchers for all staff members
• Life insurance
• Annual staff awards – this year each winner received £400 and we had over 30 winners in total
• Complex in‑house training – our Advanced Management Development Programme for managers in the making and our Foundation Management Development Programme for rising stars
• A paid day off on your birthday
• Free monthly prize draw – all frontline care colleagues are automatically entered into a monthly prize draw. Three winners, selected randomly, receive £500 each, tax‑free
• Blue Light Card eligibility
• Reclaim prescription costs for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and access free feminine hygiene products whilst on shift
• Wagestream – a financial health app that enables you to track your earnings, save a small amount automatically each month, receive optional pay advances, purchase vouchers for discounts with retailers, and get access to financial support and education
• Minimum service periods applicable to some benefits

Hours:

25
Salary: £12.30 to £12.30 per hour

Compton House, near Winchester, is an eleven‑bedroom residential home for residents of varied ages with learning disabilities and complex needs, including those who are non‑verbal. Residents are supported with 24‑hour staff and our own in‑house Positive Behaviour Support Team. Like other Choice Care homes, Compton House offers structured activity programmes to support personal development, including LD Club, Sensory for All and cycling, designed to maximise independence and enable everyone to achieve individual goals at their own pace.

The home has its own transport for local travel to the shops and leisure centre, as well as for trips further afield.

Choice Care is one of the UKs leading residential care providers for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions. With over 30 years experience, we are at the forefront of national best practice, with among the highest CQC ratings of any comparable organisation.