Housekeeping Assistant

As a Housekeeper youll help create a welcoming home for residents by maintaining high standards of cleanliness hygiene and presentation throughout the service. Your work will play an important role in supporting residents comfort wellbeing and quality of life.

What you will do

• Clean bedrooms bathrooms and communal areas to a high standard
• Follow cleaning schedules and infection prevention procedures
• Support laundry duties where required
• Replenish cleaning supplies and report stock requirements
• Report maintenance issues and health and safety concerns
• Help maintain a safe comfortable and welcoming environment
• Work as part of a team to support the smooth running of the service

About you

You will take pride in your work and have a good eye for detail. Youll be reliable organised and committed to maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene. Previous housekeeping or cleaning experience is welcome but not essential as full training will be provided.
Most importantly youll understand the important role a clean and comfortable environment plays in supporting residents wellbeing.

Why work with us

At CrossReach youll be part of a supportive team where every role contributes to the care and wellbeing of the people we support.

If you take pride in creating welcoming spaces and want to make a positive difference every day apply today.

We also offer you a range of benefits that you would expect from an organisation that support others.

Firstly there is access to a wide range of exclusive retail and leisure discounts through our rewards scheme and the Blue Light Discount card. We also ensure that your future and that of your loved ones is secured with a generous contributory pension plan and death in service benefit. Balancing work and family are made easier with our suite of enhanced family friendly policies and your health and wellness are prioritised with access to our health cash plan giving you cash back for a wide range of health treatments. We even have access to a care concierge service to assist you with lifes challenges providing invaluable support when you need it most.

But we also know that your training and development is important to you and as well as a contribution to your professional membership fees we are keen to support you in making the right steps to learn grow and develop in ways that are right for you.

CrossReach has been at the forefront of high quality social care for over 150 years providing loving care to people of all ages and supporting them to live life to the full whatever their circumstances. During that time we have worked hard to understand the needs of the people who turn to us for help and with them have been at the forefront of pioneering services which have literally changed thousands of lives for the better.

Today we are one of the largest social care providers in Scotland with experience across a broad range of services. We are still growing learning and improving thanks to the incredible people we have the privilege to support and all those who support us. We are part of the Church of Scotland and aim to provide social care services and specialist resources in Christs name to further the caring work of the Church to people in challenging circumstances.

As a Christian organisation you will need to have a respect for all aspects of Christian worship.

You will also need to become amember of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and undertake the necessary vetting will also be required to adhere to the SSSC Code of practice.

We have a legal obligation to ensure that we do not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees regardless of nationality or job category.

We are committed to ensuring that we attract retain and develop the very best people to build a diverse and talented team and we recognise that every individuals unique background experience and ability contributes to our success. We aim to create an inclusive and inspiring environment where individuals feel valued and respected and where people can belong thrive and be their very best whoever they are.
If you have any queries regarding this role or our recruitment process please contact the Recruitment team on

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date. Therefore please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

• Application Process: Please apply for this post by completing the application process on Jobtrain. You can find out more about our recruitment process CrossReach Recruitment Process
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