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Job description

To provide cleaning and tidying services throughout the Home to the required standards and rules of the Home and within the Christian ethos of the Council for Social Witness.

Responsibilities

• To clean and tidy toilets. To clean and tidy bathrooms. To clean and tidy bedrooms. To clean and tidy corridors.
• To clean and tidy sitting rooms. To clean and tidy offices, treatment rooms etc. To take rubbish to bins. To make beds as required.
• To help in the kitchen as required at busy times. To work in the laundry when required. To carry out any other reasonable duty as required by the management of the Home, which is necessary for the support and well-being of the residents.
• STAFF MUST USE THE EQUIPMENT PROVIDED IN THE CARRYING OUT OF THEIR DUTIES In carrying out the duties of Domestic Assistant, the person will require the following:
• To be in sympathy with the Christian ethos of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. To have integrity, honesty and patience. To have an understanding of the needs of the elderly in a nursing/residential home situation.
• To have an even temperament. To have an ability to work as a member of the caring team. To have an ability to treat residents as individuals and tolerate their likes and dislikes.
• To respect the authority and direction of the senior members of Staff in the Home.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Evidence an understanding of and respect for the needs of older people.
• Awareness of health and safety practices within a working and residential environment.
• Willingness to work additional hours to meet the requirements of the Home.
• Committed to working within the Christian ethos of the Home.

Further Information

Hourly Rate: £11.44 per hour Location: Sunnyside House, Bangor Hours: 20 hours per week 4 shifts x 5 hrs (9am-2pm or 2pm-6pm)

Application Information

Application packs can be downloaded from www.presbyterianireland.org/socialcarejobs or can be requested by emailing personnel@prebyterianireland.org or by phoning 02890417255. CV's are not accepted as a form application. Please note job may close early if there are sufficient applications.