Housekeeping Assistant

Housekeeping Assistant - Bank

**Requisition Title**: : Housekeeping Assistant - Bank
** Job Number**: RIC04JM

Richmond Willaston Village

261 Crewe Road Nantwich

Cheshire CW5 6NE

Location Status : On site

Salary Amount : £11. 60
** Description**:** Job Title: Housekeeping** Assistant - Bank**

**Location**:Richmond Willaston, 261 Crewe Road, Willaston, Nantwich, CW5 6GX**

**Salary range: £11. 60ph**

**Contract: Bank**

**Shift Pattern: Bank shifts available**

**We consider all types of flexibility, including hours and working patterns.**

**We make health happen**

Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Richmond Villages are our retirement village provider. They deliver person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

You can count on a thorough induction when you start to help you settle into your new role followed by ongoing training and development including access to apprenticeships.

This also includes access to our online portal which has a variety of resources to aid personal development & free access LinkedIn's online learning platform.

**You’ll help us make health happen by**:

- Ensuring that our residents’ care home facilities, public areas and individual properties are maintained to the highest cleaning standards
- Operating vacuum cleaners, floor polishers and carpet shampooers
- Emptying bins regularly
- Sweeping, scrubbing, waxing and polishing floors
- Cleaning carpets and upholstery and washing woodwork, windows, door panels and sills
- Washing, drying and ironing residents clothing, bedding and communal laundry, including for our on-site care home residents
- Reporting all safety hazards to management, ensuring Health and Safety standards and COSSH are adhered to at all times.

**Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role**:

- You’ll have experience in a housekeeping or domestic cleaning role, with a basic understanding of infection control, COSSH and compliance standards. Friendly and approachable, you’ll build long lasting professional relationships with your colleagues, residents and their families. You understand the importance of maintaining a safe working environment and have a keen eye for detail - taking pride in your work. With strong communication skills, you’re able to work well as part of a team, across functions and services.

Because we care for vulnerable people, we’ll need you to complete a DBS check as part of the recruitment process. Bupa will cover the cost of this (£40).

**Benefits**

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

- Free meal on every shift
- Paid breaks
- Personal Energy** **is Bupa’s own resilience and wellbeing programme focused on helping you take good care of the important things in your life to maintain your own personal wellbeing.
- Be Well health assessments. You and your family have access to a preferential rate on health assessments
- Discount at selected Bupa Dental practices
- RAC breakdown discount.
- Be You Network. At Bupa we celebrate diversity, welcoming everyone from all backgrounds.
- Flu vaccinations and eye test contributions
- Menopause Plan: 10% discount on the Bupa Menopause Plan

**Why Bupa?**

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

**Unposting Date**: : Ongoing

Care Home Postcode : CW5 6NE
** Job**: : Hospitality and Catering