At Foxburrow Grange ourspecialist nursing and dementia home in Colchester we always aim for a positive experience for the people we support and the housekeeping team is a vital part of ensuring that we maintain a high quality environment for our residents and their families to enjoy.

We are looking for Housekeepers/Laundry Assistants with good communication skills who will work flexibly as part of a small team in order to meet the needs of the service and our residents.

You should be able todemonstrate an understanding of the home environment for our residents and engage with residents sensitively and with dignity.

The role includes carrying out routine scheduled cleaning and general housekeeping and laundry tasks to ensure a high standard of cleanliness within the is an advantage though full training will be provided to applicants with transferable skills.

The role will require you to work a shift pattern which will include working every otherweekend to cover shifts as part of the housekeeping team.

About Outlook Care:

Outlook Care is a specialist provider of learning disability services across London and Essex. We also specialise in dementia elderly care end of life and mental health. Outlook Care started in 1990 and has now been running for over 30 years. We pride ourselves on our strong values:

Listen always with interest concern and action

Inspire through every interaction so people can achieve their ambitions

Kind genuine care and compassion

Excellence by striving to be the best we can

Integrity acting ethically and being accountable

Trusting rely upon us to do what we say we will do

Benefits at Outlook Care:

We understand how important our employees are and to support you in making a difference to peoples lives we have a fantastic range of benefits:

Comprehensive induction

scheme

Disability friendly

Workplace pension

About you:

Do you want to make a positive difference to peoples lives

Interested in working in a warm caring and compassionate environment alongside that puts the person and their family at the centre of all that you do.

Relevant experience is desirable but not essential and applications are welcomed from individuals with transferable skills.

Ability to work flexibly.

Team player motivated enthusiastic and able to build positive relationships.

Excellent listening and communication skills are essential.

Good standard of written verbal and numeracy skills.

Good basic IT skills.

Job Role:

You should be able todemonstrate an understanding of the home environment for our residents and engage with residents sensitively and with dignity. The role includes carrying out routine scheduled cleaning and general housekeeping and laundry tasks to ensure a high standard of cleanliness within the is an advantage though full training will be provided to applicants with transferable skills.

The Service:

Foxburrow Grange is a 69 bed home with state-of-the-art facilities with an outstanding and friendly team of dedicated home has been delivering person-centred care for 30 yearsis within easy reach of major transport links and close to Colchester town home comprises of four wings. On the ground floor are 32 bedrooms for residents with dementia with a further 37 rooms on the first floor for people in need of nursing and/or dementia care.

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This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.

We strongly recommend you are vaccinated against Covid-19.

Right to work documentation will need to be provided.

Certificate of sponsorship is unavailable at this time (Skilled worker route).

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