Domestic Assistant

**Who We Are**

The Dell Care Home near Lowestoft opened in 1996 and has seen various improvements to make it into the 40-bedroom home you see today. Meadow View near Wellingborough started out as a private Victorian house but was repurposed as a nursing home, established in 1986 and has been heavily extended in three areas into a 53-bedroom home. All our homes are in idyllic locations, set in the heart of wonderful communities with amenities close by.

**Our Mission**

To enable our residents to enjoy an independent, dignified lifestyle in a warm, comfortable and homely atmosphere.

**Our Aim**

To provide the highest possible standard of care for each resident at all times. A standard of residential nursing care that is second to none in Northamptonshire. We want to create a relaxed, happy atmosphere, welcoming to all who enter our homes. We provide dignified and respectful care to all with full support from everyone.

**Job Overview**:

- To provide cleaning services within the organisation in accordance with agreed standards, legislative requirements, relevant regulations and in line with accepted best practices

**Responsibilities and Duties of the Job**

**Role-specific Duties**

The Domestic/Cleaner responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

- Assist in the assessment of the effectiveness of cleaning implementation and delivery
- Implement action to meet and maintain cleaning standards
- Evaluate standards of cleaning competence
- Ensure the service users’ rights are protected
- Be responsible for promoting and protecting the welfare of those individuals supported by the service

**Working with Others**
- Develop effective working relationships with the other employees within the service

**Other Duties**

Other duties and responsibilities to be undertaken may include any (or all) of the items in the following list
- Seek opportunities for personal and professional growth

**Personal and Professional Development**
- Take responsibility for your own professional development through performance and development reviews and undertake any relevant training To maintain cleaning skills at a current level and undertake such training and development as may from time to time be required in order to maintain that currency of practice

**Essential Requirements**

**Specific Requirements for Qualifications**
- Relevant vocational qualification in Cleaning and Support Services

**Specific Requirement for Skills**

**_Proficient Written Skills _**
- Ensure accurate, legible cleaning schedules are kept and maintained

**_Communication Skills _**
- Good English, written and verbal
- To communicate effectively with service users and their visitors

**Specific Requirement for Previous Experience**
- Previous experience working in a similar environment
- Previous experience working as a domestic assistant
- Experience working with service users who have additional support needs

We look forward to hearing from you