Casual Housekeeping Assistant

Job Specification

Essential Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• Good communication skills and ability to work as a team

• Ability to use initiative to resolve issues and follow correct reporting procedures

Desirable

- Experience in a similar role within a Residential Care/Nursing Home environment

Circumstances

- Ability to work on a rota basis (7-day week)

The successful candidates will require Access NI.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Access NI check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from working with BCM. This will depend on the nature of the position, together with the circumstances and background of your offences or other information contained on a disclosure certificate.

Scope of Responsibility

As a Housekeeping Assistant, your focus will be to ensure a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene is kept throughout Copelands, including in residents’ rooms.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Housekeeping

• You will be ensuring that our residents’ rooms are maintained to the highest standard of cleanliness and that such duties are carried out in a respectful and empathetic manner, according to residents’ needs.

• As part of the housekeeping team, you will be responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of all communal areas within Copelands, cleaning stores, toilets, bathrooms, and equipment (belonging to Copelands and/or to the residents).

Laundry Duties

• You will help to ensure that an effective system of collecting, receiving/redistributing laundry is in place to ensure that residents’/Copelands’ requirements are always met.

• You will ensure, when required, that all laundered items are dried, pressed, ironed, steamed, and folded.

General

• Your role will require you to adhere to our Health & Safety policy and procedure and, where necessary, bring to the attention of management any area, piece of equipment, standard, or working practice that does not meet safe standards.

• You may assist with serving meals to residents and ensure all areas are clean and tidy after each meal.

• You will help to maintain sufficient levels of cleaning supplies and equipment and advise management on replenishing supplies.