Job Title: Housekeeper
Location: St Marks Care Home 110 St Marks RoadMaidenhead SL6 6DN
Salary range: 12.60 per hour
Contract: Permanent 12 hours per week 2 shifts)
Shift Pattern: 8am 2pm Flexibility required with days
We make health happen
Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Richmond Villages are our retirement village provider. They deliver personcentred care supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.
As a Housekeeper youll ensure the comfort and wellbeing of our residents by cleaning tidying and ensuring all areas of the village are maintained and presentable.
You can count on a thorough induction when you start to help you settle into your new role followed by ongoing training and development including access to apprenticeships.
This also includes access to our online portal which has a variety of resources to aid personal development & free access LinkedIns online learning platform.
Youll help us make health happen by:
Ensuring that our residents care home facilities and individual properties are maintained to the highest standards
General housekeeping and cleaning including sweeping scrubbing waxing and polishing floors as well as dusting and polishing furniture
Operating vacuum cleaners floor polishers and carpet shampooers
Emptying bins regularly and transporting rubbish to disposal areas
Ensuring equipment is stored properly and that utility and storage rooms are clean
Washing drying and ironing residents bedding and communal laundry
Ensuring the Housekeeping trolley is clean tidy and well stocked
Reporting all safety hazards to management ensuring Health and Safety standards and COSSH are adhered to at all times
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
You understand the importance of working to high standards maintaining a safe working environment and previous experience in a housekeeping role would be desirable.
Organised and selfmotivated with the ability to work on your own initiative you have a keen eye for detail and take pride in your work. With strong communication skills youre sensitive to the needs of others and flexible in your approach when working as part of a team.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health from mental and physical to financial social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
- My Healthcare Quick easy access to support advice and treatment for a variety of healthrelated issues including remote GP physiotherapy and mental health support all available from one phone number 24/7.
- Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products all to the approximate value of 350
- We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams as an addition to statutory sick pay to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
- Free meal with every shift
- Holidays 20 days Bank Holidays
- Long Service For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards extra holidays and money!
- Interest free annual travel Loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets.
- Wagestream Have early access up to 40 of your earned wages within minutes.
- We offer a range of Bupa pension plans Find out more on our career site
- Parental Leave We have schemes for adoption birth parents and co parents Find out more on our career site
- Menopause Plan Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice choose their treatment and take control of their health.
- Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK
Why Bupa
Were a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose helping people live longer healthier happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to Be you at Bupa we champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. Thats why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. Well make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.