About this role
Job summary Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can really make a difference? Are you looking to use your skill set in a rewarding work environment with our welcoming and specialised support team at The Chestnuts care home? You may be new to care or looking for a new challenge away from hospitality and retail. Come and join the Agincare family as a Housekeeper! Where you'll be working: The Chestnuts - Lavric Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8JN. As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy: £12.87 per hour, Refer a friend scheme up to £1000, Outstanding career development, Fully funded training up to QCF level 5, Blue Light Care discount package, Company pension scheme, On demand pay. What is required from you? A minimum of 12 months on your right to work, There is one position available, working 18 hours per week, to include alternate weekends, Shift patterns to be discussed at interview. A day in the life of a Housekeeper: Communal cleaning ensure the communal areas are kept clean and safe for residents and employees Domestic tasks - dust, polish and vacuum residents bedrooms thoroughly and ensuring use of appropriate warning signs when required Collab
Main duties of the job As a Housekeeper at Agincare, you will be part of a team providing essential cleaning services in The Chestnuts care home located in Aylesbury. Your role will involve maintaining high standards of cleanliness in communal areas to ensure they remain safe and pleasant for both residents and staff. Additionally, you will perform domestic tasks such as dusting, polishing, and vacuuming residents bedrooms, ensuring that appropriate warning signs are used when required. Agincare offers a welcoming and supportive work environment with opportunities for career development and training up to QCF level 5. Employees can benefit from a competitive hourly wage of £12.87, along with incentives such as a refer-a-friend scheme, discount packages, and a company pension plan. Working 18 hours a week, including alternate weekends, this role promises personal fulfilment as you provide companionship, support, communication, and engagement to the residents, contributing to their wellbeing and comfort.
About us Agincare is a well-established, family-owned care provider celebrating 40 years of compassionate care across the UK. With an expansive team of over 5,500 members, Agincare is rapidly growing and recognized as one of the largest care providers in the nation. The organisation operates in a variety of settings, including care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations. Committed to equality and diversity, Agincare is an equal opportunities employer. They are signatories of the Care Leaver Covenant and actively encourage applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds. With a focus on quality and inclusivity, Agincare offers support to care leavers and the Armed Forces community by providing interviews or informal career conversations. Agincare ensures its services adhere to regulatory standards and continues to expand its service offerings through new developments and not-for-profit initiatives, continuing to make a meaningful impact on communities throughout the UK.
Job description Job responsibilities Package Description:
Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can really make a difference?Are you looking to use your skill set in a rewarding work environment with our welcoming and specialised support team at The Chestnuts care home?
You may be new to care or looking for a new challenge away from hospitality and retail
Come and join the Agincare family as aHousekeeper!
Where you'll be working
The Chestnuts - Lavric Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8JNAs an Agincare employee you'll enjoy
£12.87 per hour Refer a friend scheme up to£1000 Outstanding career development Fully funded training up to QCF level 5 Blue Light Care discount package Company pension scheme On demand payWhat is required from you?
A minimum of 12 months on your right to work There is one position available, working 18 hours per week, to include alternate weekends Shift patterns to be discussed at interviewA day in the life of a Housekeeper
Communal cleaning ensure the communal areas are kept clean and safe for residents and employees Domestic tasks -dust, polish and vacuum residents bedrooms thoroughly and ensuring use of appropriate warning signs when required Collaboration - work closely with the home management team to ensure the home meets the standards of hygiene and cleanliness Companionship- Provide support, communication and engagement to residents.About Agincare
Agincare is proudly celebrating 40years of caring for communities. As a rapidlygrowing, family-ownedcare provider with more than5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of ournew not-for-profit Childrens Services. Today,Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locationsnationwide.
As a signatory of theCare Leaver Covenant, we are committed tosupporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation.We are proud to support the Armed Forcescommunity through our alliance,offering guaranteed interviewsto service leavers and members of the military community.
All of our services areregulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.
As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies,www.agincare.com/careers
*Refer a friend bonuses are subject to terms and conditions
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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.
Employer details Employer name Agincare
Address Agincare Homes Holdings
Aylesbury
HP21 8JN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.agincare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)