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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 Copelands including in residents’ rooms.

Responsibilities

• You will be ensuring that our residents rooms are maintained to the highest standard of cleanliness and that such duties are carried out in a respectful and empathetic manner, according to residents needs.
• You will help to ensure that an effective system of collecting, receiving / redistributing laundry is in place to ensure that resident’s/Copelands requirements are always met.
• Your role will require you to adhere to our Health & Safety policy and procedure and where necessary bring to the attention of management any area, piece of equipment or standard or working practice which does not meet safe standards.
• You will help to maintain sufficient levels of cleaning supplies and equipment and advise management on replenishing supplies.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Communication skills and ability to work as a team.
• Ability to use initiative to resolve issues and follow correct reporting procedures.
• Ability to work on a rota basis (7-day week).

Desirable Skills

• Experience in a similar role within a Residential Care/Nursing Home environment.