Housekeeper

Full-Time Housekeeper for Care Home

Location: Fareham, Hampshire

Hours: 37.5hrs per week over 5 days plus every other weekend.

Salary Details: £11.44 per hour

We have an exciting opportunity for someone who is dedicated, passionate and driven to become part of our housekeeping team at Uplands House Care Home in Fareham.  Uplands is a Nurse led service for people with mental health and physical health needs located on the outskirts of Fareham.

Ideally you will have experience within a cleaning/housekeeping or a hygiene-based role where you have worked to deadlines and within set guidelines. Cleaning experience is not essential as full training will be provided - however you will need high attention to detail with the ability to follow instruction with little supervision.

Rewards & Benefits:

£250 Recommend A Friend Bonus
Up to 28 Days Holiday
Access to a wide range of free online courses for all staff on a variety of topics for self-development of your career
Free DBS Check
Stakeholder Pension
Free Employee Assistance Programme
Annual Employee Awards Evening
Employee Recognition Schemes
CareTech Foundation - Opportunity to apply for family and friend’s grants
Free on-site parkingKey Criteria and Skills:

Knowledge of COSHH
Knowledge of Electrical Cleaning Equipment
Understanding And Demonstration Of Personal Hygiene
Basic Literacy
Communication Skills
Team Working
Able to Use Own Initiative
Team Player
Positive Approach
Ability to Assist Patients With Daily Living Skills
Ability to Maintain Confidential Information.
Comfortable With Patient Contact
Housekeeping/Domestic Work within Residential Care Environment.This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties following appropriate discussion with their line manager.

Who we are:

The CareTech Group; established in 1994, and is one of the largest providers of specialist social care services supporting 5000 adults with a wide range of needs in more than 300 services across the UK. Committed to the highest standards of care and governance, we provide innovative care pathways for vulnerable people to live in community settings. We support people to take control of their lives – this could be finding employment, having an active social life, learning new skills or building self-confidence.  

CareTech Community Services are proud to inform you that they are a “Disability Confident Leader”.

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure prior to commencement of employment, the disclosure expense will be met by the employer.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to contact every applicant. We will be in touch 7-10 days after receipt of your CV if progressing your application to the next stage. 

* Some of our roles require male or female employees only, where this is indicated it is a genuine occupational requirement, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010