Domestic Assistant/cleaner

JOB TITLE: Domestic Assistant 7am to 3pm 4-5 days per week

REPORTING TO**:Housekeeping Manager

RESPONSIBLE TO: The Home Manager

**JOB PURPOSE**:
Ensuring provision of a clean environment for our service users, visitors and staff. Providing a high-quality service and high standards of cleanliness, ensuring compliance with infection control procedures.

**SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & QUALIFICATIONS**

**Required**:

- Good attention to detail
- Ability to carry out instruction accurately
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- Team player
- Basic knowledge of Infection Control and COSHH
- A knowledge of Health & Safety
- Satisfactory DBS checks

**Desirable**:

- Experience in dealing with elderly & frail in the care sector

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Carry out all cleaning duties as directed by the Housekeeping Manager to the required Company standards. Cleaning duties are usually allocated by floor but can be in any areas of the Nursing Home.
- Ensure that daily and deep cleaning scheduled are adhered to.
- Maintain a high standard of personal presentation and hygiene.
- Ensure that all cleaning equipment is correctly and safely used and kept in safe condition. Report any defective equipment to the Manager.
- To be sensitive to the privacy, dignity and individual needs of our residents.
- To comply with COSHH and Health & Safety regulations.
- To adhere to infection control procedures at all times.
- To ensure the correct use of PPE.
- To follow the correct use of colour code systems within the Nursing Home.
- Carry out any adhoc duties as requested by Manager.
- To ensure all necessary documentation is completed daily.
- To ensure cleaning trolleys are re-stocked at the end of your shift and cleaning cupboards left clean & tidy.

**Employee Reviews**:

- Complete supervisions with your line manager bi-monthly and an annual appraisal.

**Training and Development**:

- Maintain professional knowledge and competence.
- Attend scheduled meetings and training
- Complete mandatory training and attend specific training days/courses, on or off site, as and when required.

**Health & Safety**:

- Report immediately to the Home Manager, or Person in Charge, any illness of an infectious nature or accident incurred by a Client, colleague, self or another.
- Understand, and ensure the implementation of, Hill House Nursing Homes Ltd’s Health & Safety policy, Emergency and Fire procedures.
- Report to the Home Manager, or the Handyperson, any faulty appliances, damaged furniture, equipment or any potential hazard and write it in the maintenance log on reception.
- Promote safe working practice within Hill House Nursing Homes Ltd.

**Data Protection**:
The post holder must at all times respect the confidentiality of information in line with the requirements of GDPR.

**General**:

- Promote and ensure the good reputation of Hill House Nursing Homes Ltd.
- Ensure that all information of confidential nature gained in the course of duty is not divulged to third parties.
- Notify the Home Manager, or the Person in Charge, as soon as possible of your inability to report for duty, and also on your return to work from all periods of absence.
- Ensure the security of Hill House Nursing Homes Ltd is maintained at all times.
- Adhere to all Company policies and procedures within the defined timescales.
- Carry out any other tasks that may be reasonably assigned to you.

This Job Description indicates only the main duties and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended as an exhaustive list.

**Job Type**: Permanent

**Salary**: From £10.42 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Discounted or free food

Schedule:

- Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Kenley: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Cleaning: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Shift availability:

- Day shift (required)

Work Location: In person