Domestic Assistant Camphill, Scotland
Job description
Domestic Assistant
Our Mission is to create a community where Children and Young
Adults can live, learn and work in an integrated community based on mutual respect and unfolding of individual potential
Post: Domestic Assistant
Service: Residential Care Homes
Line Manager: House Co-ordinator
Salary Range: £10.90 per hour
Hours: 15 hours per week
Job Dimensions– To ensure that we provide a clean environment for our service users and staff, providing a high quality service and high standards of cleanliness, ensuring compliance with infection control procedures
This post requires:
- Previous experience of domestic assistant work within a care home setting
- Full PVG required
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out all cleaning duties as directed by the House Co- ordinator to the required Company standards. Cleaning duties to include;
- Regular cleaning of residents’ rooms
- Regular cleaning of lounge and hallways, other communal areas and office areas.
Key Responsibilities
- Dusting, mopping floors and vacuuming as necessary
- Regular cleaning of bathrooms and toilets including scrubbing and de-scaling baths and tiles, clearing plug holes and taps de-scaling showerheads, removing soap and cleaning around light switches and door handles etc.
- Ensure all rubbish bins are emptied on a daily basis
- Cleaning of doors, windows and other areas as required.
- Clean spillages as required.
- Maintain cleaning equipment, including keeping cleaning equipment clean and informing the House Co-ordinator when equipment or stocks require replacement.
- Ensure that cleaning materials, chemicals and substances are properly and safely used and stored at all times.
- Assist with laundry duties as required.
- Undertake kitchen and dining room duties, for example laying and clearing tables, washing up etc as required.
- Maintain a high standard of personal presentation and hygiene.
- Carry out any other reasonable instructions of the House Co- ordinator.
- To be sensitive to the privacy and individual needs of the residents.
Key Responsibilities
- To ensure all necessary documentation is completed daily.
- Participate in training and support meetings as required.
- To adhere to infection control polices at all times.
- To comply with COSHH regulations.
- Carry out other ad hoc duties as requested by the House Co- ordinator.
Accountability
- Comply with the CSA Health and Safety policies, including Fire
Precautions and Prevention, and Infection Prevention andControl standards.
- Ensure all reasonable precautions are taken to provide for the safety of children/young adults both on campus and in the community.
- Ensure all relevant and current CSA policies are understood and worked within and that it is known where to access this, and further information should it be required.
- Maintain confidentiality of all information concerning children and young adults Comply with CSA regulations concerning performance of their duties and undertake any such other
Personal Qualities and Aptitudes
- Demonstrate a warm and flexible attitude.
- Demonstrate good communication skills with people at all lev- els within the organisation.
Personal Qualities and Aptitudes
- Be aware of, and manage, risk both to the child/young adult and him/herself.
The tasks and remit contained within this job description captures the main responsibilities of the role and is not exhaustive. CSA re- tains the right to request other tasks, within reason, be undertaken
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 15 per week
Salary: £10.90 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Day shift
Experience:
- Care Home Cleaning: 1 year (required)
Work Location: One location
Application deadline: 30/04/2023
