About this role
Job summary This Housekeeper role at Victory care home in Chatham offers a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in the lives of residents. With a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities for career development, it's an exciting chance to join the growing Agincare team.
Main duties of the job As a Housekeeper at the Victory care home, you will be responsible for ensuring the cleanliness and safety of the communal areas and residents' bedrooms. This involves tasks such as dusting, polishing, and vacuuming, as well as collaborating with the home management team to maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness. You will also have the opportunity to provide support, communication, and engagement to the residents, fostering a caring and compassionate environment.
About us Agincare is a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, delivering a wide range of care services across the UK. As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, Agincare is committed to supporting care leavers and the Armed Forces community, offering guaranteed interviews for qualified candidates.
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 Victory care home?
You may be new to care or looking for a newchallenge away from hospitality and retail
Come and join the Agincare family as aHousekeeper!
Where you'll be working
Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/kent/victory-care-home-chatham/Care Quality Commission Rating: https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-898047552As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy
£12.72 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 Previous experience in a domestic or housekeeping role is desirable butnot essential A good understanding of the importance of excellent infection control and the ability to work to a high standard, managing multiple tasks. Good people skills and the ability to show strongempathy, with a caring andcompassionate nature This is a Housekeeper role working 16 hours per week from 9am to 3pm on a two week rolling rota to include alternative weekends Shift Pattern: Week 1 Wednesday and Friday Week 2 Tuesday, Saturday and SundayA day in the life of a Housekeeper
Communal cleaning ensure thecommunal 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- Providesupport, 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
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
A minimum of 12 months on your right to work, and previous experience in a domestic or housekeeping role is desirable but not essential. You should have a good understanding of the importance of excellent infection control, strong people skills, and a caring and compassionate nature.
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
Chatham
ME5 7JZ
Employer's website https://www.agincare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)