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Job description

To work within the Domestic and Laundry Departments, while also working within the Christian ethos of Corkey House.

Responsibilities

• To clean and tidy toilets
• To clean and tidy bedrooms.
• To clean and tidy sitting rooms.
• To clean and tidy corridors.
• To clean and tidy bathrooms.
• To clean and tidy offices, treatment rooms etc.
• To make beds as required.
• To use all equipment according to appropriate instructions.
• To support care staff in meeting the needs of the residents.
• To maintain dignity, respect and confidentiality as required.
• To wash, iron, itemise and distribute residents’ clothes.
• To wash and iron all household laundry e.g. sheets, pillowcases, napkins etc.
• Minor sewing repairs.
• To be in sympathy with the Christian ethos of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.
• To have an ability to work as a member of the caring team.
• To comply with all CSW policies and procedures as required.
• 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.
• To have the ability to work on own initiative.
• Willingness to work additional hours to meet the requirements of the Home.
• Awareness of health and safety practices within a working and residential environment.
• To have the ability to treat all matters confidentially.
• Must be willing to behave in a manner which respects the Christian ethos of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.

Further Information

Work Time: 20 hours per week (shifts: 8am - 1pm and 2pm - 7pm worked flexibly across the rota). For full list of responsibilities, essential & desirable skills, please see Job Description & Personnel Specification on employer's website by following the Apply Direct button. We are an equal opportunities employer.