About this role
Job summary Akari Care is seeking a passionate Domestic Assistant to join their team in Gateshead. This role involves maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in the residents' rooms and communal areas, contributing to the provision of a clean and healthy environment where residents feel valued, respected, and retain their individuality and dignity.
Main duties of the job As a Domestic Assistant, you will be responsible for working alongside and collaborating with the domestic and laundry teams to ensure the delivery of the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene. You will be adaptable, approachable, and prioritize resident care, actively promoting continuous improvement of standards in all areas. Through adherence to policies and procedures, you will contribute to the ongoing fulfillment of the residents' lives by creating a clean, healthy, and comfortable environment.
About us Akari Care is an award-winning provider of residential care for the elderly. Their aim is to create an environment where residents are valued, respected, and offered personalized care that they deserve.
Job description Job responsibilities
(2 Roles Available - 40 Hours per week and 30 Hours per week)If you are passionate about caring for the elderly and want to build a long-term career in one of our award-winning homes, then look no further than Akari Care. Our aim is to create an environment where our residents are valued, respected, and are offered the personalised care they deserve.
We now seek a Domestic Assistant who is passionate about, and thrives on, making a real and positive differenceto the lives of older people.
Working alongside and in collaboration with your colleagues in the domestic and laundry teams, you will be responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in our residents rooms and in all communal areas. You will be adaptable and approachable in nature, not only prioritising resident care always but actively promoting continual improvement of standards in all areas. This approach should reinforce the provision of a clean and healthy environment in which our residents are valued, respected, and retain their individualism and dignity. You will continually assess the domestic needs of all residents. Through the adherence to all policies and procedures you and your colleagues will ensure delivery of the highest standards that make a true difference to each of our residents, contributing to the ongoing fulfilment of their lives.
By showing us you can match our values with the desire for personalised excellence, community spirit and a kind, caring and compassionate nature, we, in return, can offer you a career developing your knowledge, skills and abilities to support vulnerable adults with the care their individual needs require.
What we require from you:
Experience of working within similar environment
A caring nature with ability to give everyone a personal approach.
Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice.
Strong work ethic with solution-based approach to problem solving.
Work well under pressure without negative impact to those around you.
Warm, approachable, and engaging persona
Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated.
Resilient and adaptable to differing needs of colleagues and residents
What is in it for you:
A competitive salary
Pension contribution of 5%
Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes.
Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid.
28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)
Flexible working patterns
Fully funded training and development
Support with personal development plans.
The opportunity to gain experience and develop both personally and professionally.
An engaging community environment where everyone is respected and included.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Experience of working in a similar environment, a caring nature with the ability to give everyone a personal approach, flexibility and adaptability to changes, a strong work ethic with a solution-based approach to problem-solving, and the ability to work well under pressure without negatively impacting those around you.
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 Akari Care Limited
Address Akari Care
Gateshead
NE8 3SA
Employer's website https://www.akaricare.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)