Housekeeping Assistant

Job Summary Avery Healthcare is one of the UK\'s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes. They are a place where people love to work, with a vision of \"creating meaningful lives together\" and a commitment to supporting their teams and creating an inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Main Duties As a Housekeeping Assistant at Avery Healthcare, you will be part of a team responsible for maintaining the cleanliness and laundry standards in the home. Your focus will be on operating according to the standard operating procedures for housekeeping and laundry, ensuring that hotel service standards are maintained. You will need to have knowledge of health and safety, particularly moving and handling techniques, fire safety, and COSHH assessments, as well as experience in cleaning laundry in a public setting. The role also requires demonstrating compassion and commitment to delivering high‑quality housekeeping and laundry services to residents, and the ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice. About Us Avery Healthcare is one of the UK\'s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a growing network of over 100 homes across the country. They are committed to creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team members alike, with a focus on supporting their employees and fostering a positive, empowering work environment. Details Posted: 05 December 2025 Pay Scheme: Other Salary: £12.25 an hour Contract: Bank Working Pattern: Flexible working Reference Number: 1439083959 Job Locations Avery Healthcare, Sonning, RG4 6TQ Job Responsibilities Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we\'re here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you\'ll be making a positive impact on residents\' lives every day, your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We\'re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close‑knit team, you\'ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We\'re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award‑winning team as a Housekeeping Assistant. If this sounds like the place for you, we\'d love to hear from you About the Role Your focus as Housekeeping Assistant will be to work as part of a team, ensuring that all standards of cleanliness and laundry are maintained in the home. You will operate according to our standard operating procedures for housekeeping and laundry, ensuring that hotel service standards are maintained. Other Responsibilities Will Include: Carrying out all cleaning duties in accordance with worksheet instructions. Understanding the cleaning requirements of different surfaces and coverings and the properties of cleaning materials, ensuring that all areas are well presented and maintained in good condition. Ensuring that all residents are treated with dignity and respect and that their personal space and belongings are always respected. About You To succeed in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable in all you do. Our Ideal Candidate Must Have: Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly moving and handling techniques, fire safety and COSHH assessments. Experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting. Demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of high‑quality housekeeping/laundry service to residents. The ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice. About Avery At Avery, we\'re not just one of the UK\'s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes – we\'re a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we\'re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of \"creating meaningful lives together\", we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike. This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline dependent on volume of applications received and business needs. Requirements Please note this role will require: A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK. Person Specification – Qualifications Essential Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly moving and handling techniques, fire safety and COSHH assessments, and experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting. 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: Avery Healthcare Group Ltd. Address: Avery Healthcare, Sonning, RG4 6TQ #J-18808-Ljbffr