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Job description

We are looking for a Domestic Care Assistant to join our Rathmena House team. The post holder is responsible for the cleanliness of the whole Home. Please see employer website for full job details & person specification.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of efficiency and cleanliness expected within all areas of the Home and in particular their designated cleaning area.
• Ensure that all areas of the Home are cleaned using an organised schedule of work and work in other areas of the Home as requested by the Home Manager. Ensure the Residents’/Patients’ confidentiality is maintained at all times.
• Ensure the Residents’/Patients’ privacy, dignity and choice is respected, therefore knock when entering bedrooms, do not clean a room if a Resident/Patient is eating in their room. Respect the Residents’/Patients’ personal belongings.
• Ensure plants are kept watered and flowers are attended to. Ensure that all areas to be cleaned daily, weekly etc., are cleaned and if not report to Home Manager/Nurse in charge.
• Ensure vacant rooms are thoroughly cleaned as soon as they are vacated.
• Report all breakages or broken furniture to Home Manager/Nurse in charge. Report all faulty equipment/repairs/replacements in the Maintenance book. Report all accidents, incidents and near misses to the home Manager/Nurse in charge.
• Update the Home Manager as to deficits in relation to the décor. Attend staff meetings as organised by the Home Manager.
• Attend all required staff training as organised by the Home Manager.
• Comply with the Home’s Health and Safety Policy and all relevant procedures. Follow precautions to prevent cross-infection and use PPE as required under COSHH.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Ability to strictly follow safety and cleaning guidelines (e.g. COSHH regulations).
• Good communication skills for interacting with colleagues and residents.
• Ability to organise your daily workload.

Desirable Skills

• Previous laundry experience in work or in a voluntary setting.
• Experience working within a Nursing Home or similar environment.

Further Information

Work Time: Working 2 x 6 hour shifts per week. The shifts are from 7.30am-1.30pm between Monday to Sunday. We are unable to provide Sponsorship for this role.