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Housekeeping Assistant - Bank - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare

The closing date is 28 June 2025

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Job summary

As a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a warm and homely environment that enables the home to meet each resident's unique needs. Keeping the home clean and safe is an important responsibility, and the variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks you carry out will ensure everyone can enjoy a clean, tidy and welcoming environment. This role has a direct impact on the residents, their visitors and all the staff working to support them.

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Housekeeping Assistant, your duties will include keeping the care home clean and tidy, ensuring a warm and welcoming environment for residents, visitors and staff. You'll be responsible for a range of cleaning tasks, from vacuuming and dusting to mopping floors and cleaning bathrooms. Attention to detail and a caring nature are key to this role, as you'll be making a direct difference to the quality of life for the home's residents.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading independent providers of health and social care, with a network of over 200 care homes and rehabilitation hospitals across the country. They are committed to delivering the highest quality of care and support to their residents, and invest heavily in the training and development of their staff.

Date posted

30 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.24 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1292881188

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Chippenham

SN14 6UZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a warm and homely environment that enables us to meet each resident's unique needs. Keeping the home clean and safe is no small task, which is why the role of a Bank Housekeeping Assistant is so important. The variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks you carry out will ensure everyone can enjoy a clean, tidy and welcoming environment. This means you'll have a direct impact on our residents, their visitors and all the staff working to support them.

ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Bank Housekeeping Assistant you'll need a caring nature, personable approach and good practical skills. Just as importantly, you should be reliable and keen to use your attention to detail to make a positive difference. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously.

As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.

If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a warm and homely environment that enables us to meet each resident's unique needs. Keeping the home clean and safe is no small task, which is why the role of a Bank Housekeeping Assistant is so important. The variety of housekeeping and cleaning tasks you carry out will ensure everyone can enjoy a clean, tidy and welcoming environment. This means you'll have a direct impact on our residents, their visitors and all the staff working to support them.

ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Bank Housekeeping Assistant you'll need a caring nature, personable approach and good practical skills. Just as importantly, you should be reliable and keen to use your attention to detail to make a positive difference. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously.

As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.

If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • To join as a Bank Housekeeping Assistant, you'll need a caring nature, personable approach and good practical skills. Reliability and attention to detail are also important, as you'll be making a direct impact on the residents' environment. No specific qualifications are required, as Barchester will provide all the necessary training.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • To join as a Bank Housekeeping Assistant, you'll need a caring nature, personable approach and good practical skills. Reliability and attention to detail are also important, as you'll be making a direct impact on the residents' environment. No specific qualifications are required, as Barchester will provide all the necessary training.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Chippenham

SN14 6UZ


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Chippenham

SN14 6UZ


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Barchester Healthcare

Recruitment@barchester.com

Date posted

30 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.24 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1292881188

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Chippenham

SN14 6UZ


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