Domestic Assistant

Position:Domestic Assistant
Care home:Adswood Lodge
Location:Stockport, SK3 8HZ
Contract type: 16 hours per week- Permanent Part Time
Rate:£12.71 per hour

Do you take pride in your cleaning standards and attention to detail? As a Domestic Assistant, you'll ensure that our home is clean and welcoming for the people who live and work here.

As part of our Domestic Team, you'll carry out all daily and weekly cleaning routines, including dusting, mopping, polishing and vacuuming.

You'll clean all areas in the home including people's bedrooms, lounges, kitchens, bathrooms, kitchens and offices.

This is an exciting opportunity to use your skills to make a real difference every day.

Join us as a Domestic Assistant at Adswood Lodge care home in Stockport.

About Exemplar Health Care

Adswood Lodge is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.

We support adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro disabilities including Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role

Our Domestic Assistants ensure that our home maintains high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.

No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

carrying out all daily and weekly cleaning routines, as well as ad-hoc duties

cleaning and tidying designated areasaround the home including bedrooms, lounges, kitchens, bathrooms, kitchens and offices

cleaning duties including dusting, mopping, polishing and vacuuming

using equipment such as carpet cleaning machines

supporting with washing and drying laundry, as required

reporting breakages, damage, defects and hazards

building trust and promoting choice, dignity and independence .

You'll put our people at the heart of everything you do - whether that's hoovering our residents' bedrooms or polishing their photo frames. We can guarantee that whatever you bring to the role, you'll see great rewards.

If you haven't worked in the care sector before, we'll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy, and ongoing training programmes.

We value relevant experience but it isn't essential for this role.

Above all, you're someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

You're also:

kind, caring and understanding

someone with a keen eye for detail

an excellent team player

passionate about high standards of cleanliness, with great housekeeping skills

a positive person with a can-do attitude

a great listener and communicator.

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including:

regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects

access to wages before payday

retail and lifestyle discounts

free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility.