Housekeeping Assistant Location Care Homes Salary £10.42-£10.69 per hour Hours of Work Bank, part time and full time hours available. Closing date Shortlisted Upon Receipt Ref 100523 The roleAs a Housekeeping Assistant at one of our care homes you will help to keep the interior of the building to a high standard of cleanliness and neatness, while observing safe working practices by following correct procedures (including Health and Safety, COSHH and other legislative requirements).You will protect the privacy of personal choice and dignity of residents whilst paying attention to small details of what is important to each resident. This may involve working in specific areas of the Home as defined by the relevant Manager, with a specific list of scheduled tasks, as part of a team. When you join our team, we will discuss with you what’s on offer and your career aspirations. You will meet our friendly, supportive Learning and Development Team and join our in-house trainers in our fantastic training facilities. Job Requirmetns EssentialDemonstrates appropriate interpersonal style with service users, visitors and colleaguesAbility to provide a good standard of customer serviceThe post holder must be able to provide a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service CheckDesirable Experience of working with older people Knowledge of Health & Safety at Work procedures Why work for Guild Care? Our benefits, your career and who we are…. Career Pathway At Guild Care, we are passionate about career progression for all our employees, we have developed clear learning pathways for all our job roles at Guild Care. We take everyone’s career goals seriously, whether you want to be an amazing Care Assistant or our next Director of Care. We’re proud that the average length of service for our care home senior management team is 17 years- many of whom started as Care Assistants and followed our career pathways. Our Amazing Benefits at Guild Care….. Working for a local charity that has supported the community since 1933 Welcome to Guild Care bonus (for eligible roles)- Up to £1000 for Registered Nurses and up to £1000 for Care, Home Care and Day Services Support Staff Refer a friend scheme- you could earn £500 for recommending a friend to Guild Care Buddy Incentive- you could receive up to £125 to support our new recruits in role, promoting a supportive and friendly environment for our newcomers (Care Services only) Competitive salaries 20-25 days holiday Pension scheme Sick pay Flexible shift patterns Free DBS check Excellent learning and development opportunities and clear defined care career pathway Supportive colleagues Job satisfaction Local offers for Guild Care staff Being part of a values- led organisation Get in touch For further information please email [email protected] or call our Recruitment Team on 01903 863154. How to apply Please complete the short application form We reserve the right to close the vacancy upon successful selection of candidates, please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.