Domestic Assistant

**About the Company**:
Ann’s is a family run business established in 1994.

Since its inception, the company has enjoyed a longstanding reputation for the delivery of quality care and for their teams of dedicated, trained staff who put clients’ needs at the heart of everything they do.

We at Ann’s aspire to be the best at everything that we do. We want families and carers to choose Ann’s because they have confidence in our reputation for providing a high quality service.

**We are recruiting for full time domestics to join our team at Melmount Manor Care Centre - this would be for full time hours.**

Responsibilities of the Role
- Maintain high standards of cleanliness and tidiness of the service and Laundry causing mínimal disruption to our services users and their care;
- Practice safe systems of work eg movining & handling by assesing the risk and following best practice
- Use a variety of cleaning products paying particular attention to COSHH regulated products;
- Understand the cleaning requirements for different surfaces and equipment
- Communicate and engage effectively with our service users, their families and colleagues, reflecting good interpersonal and working relationship skills at all times
- Be Health and Safety aware, to ensure the safety of our services users and colleagues. Understand your responsibilities under the Health & safety and fire safety Acts
- Ensure the safe and tidy storage of supplies
- Report any faults with equipment to include requirement for maintenance/replacement

General information
- Participate in induction programme and in-service training.
- Attend and participate in staff meetings if required
- Adhere to and ensure safe practice according to Health and Safety policies.
- Maintain client confidentiality, unwarranted breaches could result in disciplinary action
- Be fully aware of the fire policy and the awareness of food hygiene regulations
- Ensure you are familiar with all current policies and procedures and understand your duty to comply and implement them when necessary

**Essential Criteria**
- Basic knowledge of COSHH
- Knowledge of basic Health and Safety
- Infection prevention and control

**Desirable Criteria**
- Experience in a similar role is desirable but not essential

**Benefits of working with Ann’s Care Homes**:

- A friendly dedicated team
- Competitive rates of Pay
- Free Uniform
- Four Weekly pay
- Holiday pay
- Paid Access NI Check
- All Practical and online training Paid
- Immediate interviews Offered
- Flexible working hours to suits around your own personal Lifestyle
- We reserve the right to enhance the criteria at shortlisting stage_

Ann’s are an Equal Opportunities Employer