Housekeeper/Cleaner Guildford, England
Job description
HOUSEKEEPER
Rate of pay: £9.50 - £10 Per Hour
Hours available: PART TIME: 8AM - 2PM.
Location: Guildford, Surrey
CHD Living is seeking enthusiastic and dedicated Housekeepers to support our service users at our care home in Guildford, Surrey. Established in 1984, we are a family-owned group of care services in Surrey and South London.
Do you like to keep things in tip-top shape? If so, you may be perfectly suited to our housekeeper role.
Our residents are our top priority, so it’s no surprise that we want to ensure their environment is clean, safe and comfortable at all times.
Good teamwork is essential, as despite working off your own initiative, you’ll be part of a team of like-minded individuals who ensure the surroundings are kept spick and span. You’ll achieve this by keeping our bathrooms, toilets, communal areas, flooring, furniture and fittings squeaky clean, alongside ensuring bins are emptied correctly.
Organisational skills are a must, as you’ll have to keep tabs on items such as toiletries, soaps, cleaning products and towels, restocking as and when required.
Other responsibilities will include an understanding of how to store cleaning chemicals correctly, infection control and maintaining health and safety protocol. But don’t worry - as full training will be provided.
Your Role:
- Cleaning all allocated rooms including furniture, fittings, fabric, carpet and equipment together with corridors and public areas. This may include the following to be done on a daily or weekly basis as advised by the Service Manager or the Person-in-Charge:
- Emptying waste bins, dusting required areas based on daily or weekly clean
- Vacuuming throughout and mopping required areas
- Cleaning lavatories, bathroom/shower/wet rooms and pipe works
- Restocking toiletries, soaps, towels, etc. as and when required
- Spot cleaning and shampooing of floorings as and when required
- To inform the person-in-charge of any stock that requires to be replenished
- You will be responsible for ensuring the home is clean, tidy and hygienic, with the highest standards of cleanliness in the service users’ own rooms.
What you will need:
- A reliable, happy and caring attitude
- Experience is desired but we will provide full training
- Excellent level of written and spoken English
- Right to work in the UK
What we are offering:
- £9.50 - £10 Per Hour
- 5.6 weeks annual leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free meal per shift
- Free, face-to-face & interactive training
- Career development and opportunities
- NEST pension plan
- Free DBS check*
- Refer a friend scheme*
- Long service reward scheme
*subject to Ts & Cs
Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references.
Apply now! We want to hear from you!
CHD Living is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults as its number one priority and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer. Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references.
COVID-19 considerations: Full PPE is provided
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Salary: £9.50-£10.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Weekend availability
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: One location
