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Job description

As a Housekeeping Assistant your focus will be to ensure a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene is kept throughout Kirk House including in residents’ rooms.

Responsibilities

• You will be ensuring that our resident’s rooms are maintained to the highest standard of cleanliness and that such duties are carried out in a respectful and empathetic manner, according to resident’s needs.
• As part of the housekeeping team, you will be responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of all communal areas within Kirk House, cleaning stores, toilets, bathrooms, and equipment.
• You will help to ensure that an effective system of collecting, receiving / redistributing laundry is in place to ensure that resident’s/Kirk House requirements are always met.
• You will ensure, when required, that all laundered items are dried, pressed, ironed, steamed, and folded.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Good communication skills and ability to work as a team
• Ability to use initiative to resolve issues and follow correct reporting procedures
• Experience in a similar role within a Residential Care/Nursing Home environment

Further Information

Salary: £17,283.24 per annum based on 27 hours.