Housekeeper/Laundry Assistant

Job summary

Housekeeping/Laundry Assistant 40 hours

Based at Rowan Lodge, Crown Lane, Newnham, Basingstoke, RG27 9AN - a care home with a CQC rating of “good” in all five areas. These accolades are only achieved through the teamwork of like-minded individuals passionate about delivering person-centered care. Our Care/Nursing staff to resident ratio is higher than the national average and nearly 50% of our team have been with us for over 5 years.

** Above and Beyond Winner – A Place to be Proud of Awards 2024**

** Finalist in the Leadership Award – National Activity Providers Association Awards 2023**

Salary £12.86 per hour

This is a full-time position of 40 hours a week, to include alternate weekends.

As well as a competitive hourly rate, we offer the following benefits;

• 28 days Holiday (for full time workers)
• Enhanced pay for Bank Holidays
• Comprehensive induction training
• Ongoing training and development
• Auto-enrolment Pension Scheme
• NVQ Training
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Paid breaks
• Free Uniform
• Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 covering a full range of issues. Includes perks and discounts too!
• Blue Light Staff Discount Card, Employee of the Month, Appreciation weeks and many more!

Candidates will need access to their own transport to apply for this role, due to its location.

Forest Care

Forest Care is a family owned and managed company, currently with four care homes in Hampshire and Surrey. Our focus is to ensure we provide the highest standards of care to our residents, and their ongoing welfare, comfort and needs are central to how we run our homes. We want our homes to be a home in the truest sense, and we are committed to making our residents feel at home from the outset.

Main Duties of our Housekeepers and Laundry Assistants;

• To ensure the clean and hygienic maintenance of the home.
• To keep a high standard of appearance to contribute to the quality of care and lifestyle afforded to each care user. This is particularly applicable to each care user’s privacy and dignity and in respect of each care user’s personal possessions.
• To clean all allocated rooms including furniture, fittings, fabric, carpets and equipment.
• To be aware of the health and safety statement and of the COSHH statement.
• To clean sanitary and other equipment, with particular attention to guidelines for the control of germs and infestation.
• To report any malfunction of equipment or fittings that require maintenance or cannot be kept to standard through normal cleaning procedures.
• To deal with the waste bags and their prescribed disposal.
• To perform other such reasonable duties as may be required.

Skills and Experience of our Housekeepers and Laundry Assistants;

• Previous experience working in a similar role
• High level of written and spoken English

Please note this position is subject to a DBS check.

While it is no longer a requirement that people we employ are vaccinated against Covid-19, we still strongly believe that vaccination remains the best line of defence and we therefore continue to encourage all current and prospective staff to be fully vaccinated.