Domestic Assistant Burton upon Trent, England
Job description
Job Title- Domestic Assistant
Location- Amber Wood, DE13 0QL
Salary- £10.42
Contract type- Permanent
Working hours- Part time 20 hours per week
About us
GreenSquareAccord is one of the biggest social housing and care providers in England, we provide care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society. This includes older people`s residential care, Specialist dementia care, Mental health nursing and supported housing for people with learning disabilities, with over 25 years` experience in over 100 care schemes, providing three million hours of care each year - GreenSquareAccord provides a hugely rewarding place to work.
About the Service
Amber Wood is a state of the art dementia-specialist residential care home based in Burton-on-Trent. As one of GreenSquareAccord`s Dementia Centre of Excellent, it offers specialist care and support in first-class facilities for people living with dementia and complex needs. The home has been built and designed with sterling standards specifically to meet the needs of people living with dementia, Amber Wood can provide care for up to 45 individuals across 3 different households, each with a communal kitchen where customers can get involved with daily living tasks as they would at home as well as communal living areas including a cinema room, dining room and lounge area. Each household have there own private court yard as well as a large communal garden, each bedroom has an accessible en-suite for each customers personal use, Our community hub area offers a shop, coffee bar, hair dressers and events room that is accessible by customer and families.
In your new role, you will:
- Clean, damp dust, polish, vacuum, carpet, wash and empty bins and sanitise areas to a high standard of hygiene practice.
- Upkeep of communal areas.
- Develop and maintain daily cleaning routines in accordance with all Health and Safety guidelines and ensuring that you work safely with chemicals and report any damaged equipment and building services.
You will ideally have:
- Previous experience working within a domestic role.
- A warm hearted, friendly manner, patience, kindness and good communication, a willingness to help others, requiring patience.
- An open and honest character, respectful and celebrate diversity, connect with colleagues and residents to celebrate uniqueness.
Our purpose
We are proud to be able to support tens of thousands of people across England by providing affordable housing and care to help people live independently.
Our focus is on building better lives. Everything we do is about people - whether that`s providing a good quality, safe home or providing care which helps someone to live an independent life.
Our colleagues live and breathe this social purpose and we need great people, with skills across a range of disciplines, to make this happen.
Working for GreenSquareAccord gives you the chance to bring your skills and expertise and make a real difference. It doesn`t matter which role you are considering applying for, your work will help thousands of people build a better life.
The GSA Way
We know that how we do things is just as important as what we do. To help us make a difference, together, we created the GSA Way.
A culture we commit to, aspire to, and live and breathe. Commitments and behaviours which together make our organisation what it is.
Our five core commitments are:
- We believe our customer is everything
- We are one team
- We are supportive and caring
- We are business-minded for social purpose
- We are curious and ambitious.
You can read more about the GSA Way in our recruitment pack.
Benefits
In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes annual holiday entitlement (plus statutory bank holidays); a defined contribution pension scheme; trust based flexible working and a Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
How to apply
If this sounds like the exciting new challenge you`ve been waiting for, we`d love to hear from you. If you wish to have an informal chat about the role, please contact xxx on xxx.
If you wish to apply for this role please email a copy of your up to date CV to [email protected].
It is also recommended that you make your current Line Manager aware of any roles you are applying for within the organisation.
All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy.
GreenSquareAccord are a Disability Confident Employer therefore we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and try to provide access, adjustments, equipment or other practical support where required. All applicants with a disability who meet the `essential eligibility criteria` for the role, as detailed in the job description, are guaranteed an interview.
If you need any assistance, adjustments or adaptations throughout our selection processes please let us know.
Interview Date - 1st March 2023
