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Housekeeper
| Posting date: | 20 August 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £22,737 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | £22,737 per annum, pro rata. (£11.79 per hour)-Pay Award Pending |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 06 September 2024 |
| Location: | BA2 1RS |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Bath & North East Somerset Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | RITM0185454 |
Summary
At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives.
We are looking for a Housekeeping Assistant. Cleeve Court is a modern Community Resource Centre (CRC) based in Bath, Somerset which is registered to provide care and support for residents needing residential and dementia care. It is easily via Public Transport from Bath City Centre.
This is a permanent role of 15 hours per week and operates on set fixed two weekly rolling rota.
What is a Community Resource Centre (CRC)?
Bath and North East Somerset have three care homes which are Community Resource Centres located in Bath and Midsomer Norton. Each Community Resource Centre includes a residential care home for between 30 and 45 people, and these homes provide important services to older people in our community. We provide care and health services in a comfortable, safe environment for older vulnerable adults with a variety of disabilities, including dementia.
Cleeve Court
Cleeve Court is a purpose built 30 bedded residential care home. We support older adults living with varying degrees of frailty and a diagnosis of Dementia in a homely environment. Cleeve Court is situated in Twerton, Bath and is based over 2 floors. It is easily accessible by public transport.
The post holder will:
Assist other colleagues in promoting and maintaining a supportive living environment to meet the needs of vulnerable older adults including those with dementia and other cognitive impairments.
Carry out domestic tasks which maintain a high standard of cleanliness and tidiness throughout the care home, considering the wishes of services users.
This will include:
- Cleaning bedrooms, bathrooms, and communal areas
- Making beds
- Operating cleaning equipment, e.g., vacuum cleaners, steam cleaners
- Undertake a laundry service for residents and a general laundry service for the care home, which will include sorting and washing laundry, ironing, operating laundry equipment, e.g., washers and dryers, irons
- Cleaning soft furnishings within the home
- Keep up-to-date written records.
As part of a team, you will help to develop appropriate and professional relationships with residents, visitors, and carers, which value them as individuals, including establishing and maintaining effective communication.
For more information about the supportive work we do, please visit: https://jobsandcareers.bathnes.gov.uk/proudtocare
Why B&NES Council?
We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work, have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance, and have the support you need. These include:
A competitive salary package
A range of flexible working and hybrid working options, including flexi-time, four regional offices and home-working, dependent on service requirements
A generous holiday allowance and special leave provisions
The Local Government Pension Scheme
A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme – whatever life throws at you; we are committed to supporting you and your well-being at work and home
Professional and personal development including in-house training and accredited qualifications including Aspiring Manager and Leadership Development
Discount scheme including the VECTIS card that offers numerous local discounts including cycle to work and free entry to numerous local attractions with B&NES
Interested to find out more?
If you are interested in this post and require more details after reading the job description or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Registered Manager lisa_brain@bathnes.gov.uk or Deputy Manager anne-marie_sage@bathnes.gov.uk.
We are looking for a Housekeeping Assistant. Cleeve Court is a modern Community Resource Centre (CRC) based in Bath, Somerset which is registered to provide care and support for residents needing residential and dementia care. It is easily via Public Transport from Bath City Centre.
This is a permanent role of 15 hours per week and operates on set fixed two weekly rolling rota.
What is a Community Resource Centre (CRC)?
Bath and North East Somerset have three care homes which are Community Resource Centres located in Bath and Midsomer Norton. Each Community Resource Centre includes a residential care home for between 30 and 45 people, and these homes provide important services to older people in our community. We provide care and health services in a comfortable, safe environment for older vulnerable adults with a variety of disabilities, including dementia.
Cleeve Court
Cleeve Court is a purpose built 30 bedded residential care home. We support older adults living with varying degrees of frailty and a diagnosis of Dementia in a homely environment. Cleeve Court is situated in Twerton, Bath and is based over 2 floors. It is easily accessible by public transport.
The post holder will:
Assist other colleagues in promoting and maintaining a supportive living environment to meet the needs of vulnerable older adults including those with dementia and other cognitive impairments.
Carry out domestic tasks which maintain a high standard of cleanliness and tidiness throughout the care home, considering the wishes of services users.
This will include:
- Cleaning bedrooms, bathrooms, and communal areas
- Making beds
- Operating cleaning equipment, e.g., vacuum cleaners, steam cleaners
- Undertake a laundry service for residents and a general laundry service for the care home, which will include sorting and washing laundry, ironing, operating laundry equipment, e.g., washers and dryers, irons
- Cleaning soft furnishings within the home
- Keep up-to-date written records.
As part of a team, you will help to develop appropriate and professional relationships with residents, visitors, and carers, which value them as individuals, including establishing and maintaining effective communication.
For more information about the supportive work we do, please visit: https://jobsandcareers.bathnes.gov.uk/proudtocare
Why B&NES Council?
We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work, have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance, and have the support you need. These include:
A competitive salary package
A range of flexible working and hybrid working options, including flexi-time, four regional offices and home-working, dependent on service requirements
A generous holiday allowance and special leave provisions
The Local Government Pension Scheme
A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme – whatever life throws at you; we are committed to supporting you and your well-being at work and home
Professional and personal development including in-house training and accredited qualifications including Aspiring Manager and Leadership Development
Discount scheme including the VECTIS card that offers numerous local discounts including cycle to work and free entry to numerous local attractions with B&NES
Interested to find out more?
If you are interested in this post and require more details after reading the job description or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Registered Manager lisa_brain@bathnes.gov.uk or Deputy Manager anne-marie_sage@bathnes.gov.uk.
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