Housekeeper/Laundry Assistant Guildford, England
Albury Care Home
Full Time
Guildford, England
10.42 GBP HOURLY Today
Job description
Albury Care Home is a small family run business situated 5 minutes drive from the town centre.
We are a 33 bedded residential care home catering for dementia clients.
Main Responsibilities
Housekeeping:
- To empty all bins at least once per day, to clean bins after disposal of refuse and/or supply replacement liners as required.
- To sluice and polish as required all communal areas, washable tiled areas ensuring always that the appropriate hazard signs are clearly displayed for the safety of residents, visitors and staff.
- To vacuum all communal areas
- To vacuum, dust and tidy resident's rooms and articles with the resident's permission, addressing the resident in the agreed manner.
- To clean floor coverings and furniture stained by bodily fluids as required.
- To wash paintwork as needed.
- Care for plants, ensure flowers are in clean water.
- To maintain windows internally in a clean, safe and hygienic condition.
- To complete any required cleaning logs as advised by the head of housekeeping.
- Keep housekeeping trolley well stocked and stored in the appropriate place at all times.
Laundry:
- Collect, clean and redistribute the homes laundry and resident's clothing.
- Sort washing, dry and iron line and resident's clothing to a high standard at all times, adhering to the washing and ironing instructions on the garments.
- Transport supplies including clean and soiled linen to the appropriate storage area, insuring that infection control policy and procedures are followed at all times.
- Fold, count and stack linen in an organised manner.
- Routinely inspect linen for wear and tear, and report this to the head of housekeeping.
- Monitor laundry products and inform the head of housekeeping when running low so more can be ordered.
- Ensure laundry areas are kept clean, tidy and safe at all times.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £10.42 per hour
Benefits:
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Guildford, GU1 2BT: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Work Location: In person
