Domestic Assistant at Deerswood Lodge
| Posting date: | 22 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £12.60 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | 12.6 - 12.6 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 January 2026 |
| Location: | Deerswood Lodge, Crawley, RH11 0LZ |
| Company: | Vacancy Filler |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | DEC20259892 |
Summary
Domestic Assistant at Deerswood LodgeSalary: £12.60 per hourHours: 30hrs per weekShift Times: Day shifts on 4 weekly Rota between 8am-5pm, requirement to work alternative weekendsShaw healthcare is looking for a Domestic Assistant who is ready to make a positive impact at Deerswood Lodge, a care home in Crawley, West Sussex, offering 90 residential places. The facility specialises in dementia, residential, and respite care, providing a safe and supportive environment. Why Work at Shaw Healthcare?Shaw Healthcare was founded in 1986 and has evolved to become the largest Employee-Owned Healthcare company in the UK. We are now made up of 64 registered services, including 55 care homes, and 118 extra-care flats.We operate using employee-ownership principles and are the Employee-Owned Business of the Year 2024.We are dedicated to ensuring our employees have a wide range of development options including NVQ qualifications and our Leadership Programme, as well as in-house training on a diverse range of topicsWe take pride in acknowledging the hard work and dedication of our employees. We love holding celebrations such as our annual Star Awards event, long-service awards, Employee of the Month and Service of the Month.We are committed to ensuring that all employees have a say in shaping our workplace by appointing dedicated employee representatives and conducting annual employee surveys.Job ResponsibilitiesThis is an excellent opportunity to join our dementia and residential home as part of our busy domestic team. You will work as part of a great team to help maintain a clean, safe and welcoming environment for our residents. This includes, but not limited to:Clean and sanitize rooms including furnishings in assigned work areasThe ability to maintain high standards of cleanliness and tidiness of the service and Laundry causing minimal disruption to our services users and their careBe able to communicate and engage effectively with our service users, their families and colleagues, good interpersonal and working relationship skills are essentialWill need to demonstrate the ability to work without direct supervisionYou will use a variety of cleaning products paying particular attention to COSHH regulated productsYou will have the ability to work on your own initiative and be able to maintain high level of hygiene within the homeBenefitsExcellent Career OpportunitiesCare Qualifications76% Employee Owned - our employees have received over £1850 each in tax free bonuses to date!Refer a Friend bonus scheme (earn up to £1000 for each referral by you)Paid annual leave 28 days per year (based on hours) inclusive of bank holidaysCompany Sick PayEnhanced payrates for bank holidaysFree UniformDeath in service payment *subject to criteriaGP online - providing around the clock GP consultation via an interactive appDiscounted Homemade Meals while on ShiftPension schemeColleague discounts - Access to over 1600 high street discounts including carefully selected discount partners.Holiday discountsOutstanding recognition schemes such as Shaw Star Awards and Long Service AwardsOnline benefits and cashback rewardsOur support to your Wellbeing includes free of charge access to an independent and confidential Employee Assistance Programme. This gives Colleagues and their family access to 24/7 365 support for a whole range of issues including physical, mental and financial issuesAre you looking for a rewarding career where you can truly make a difference? Apply now!