Housekeeper

Description:

This role covers 35 hours per week, working 08:00 - 16:00 across 5 days and one weekend off in three.

Job Purpose

We are looking for an exceptional individual to join us as Housekeeper on a full time basis at Fidra House, North Berwick. The role supports the home by providing a highly professional service, ensuring high standards of cleanliness are maintained.

Our Organisation

At Randolph Hill, we have enjoyed an enviable reputation for quality care provision since 1985. We are large enough to be able to provide support to our team with a stable and supportive management structure, detailed policies and procedures and regular and comprehensive training, whilst still small enough to avoid becoming overly bureaucratic and make decisions to fit every circumstance. We offer fantastic rates of pay, have an incredibly low staff turnover (many of our staff have been here since they opened) and there are plenty of opportunities for career progression. All of our homes are extremely well run and have positive grades with the Care Inspectorate. Randolph Hill are committed to quality and are looking for like-minded people who wish to progress their career with us. We have 6 other Nursing homes located in Gullane, Edinburgh Sighthill, Edinburgh Morningside, Broxburn, Livingston and Dunblane.

Key Benefits

• A highly competitive rate of pay

• A strong ethos of work / life balance

• Work for an organisation with a long standing reputation for quality care delivery

• Up to 33 days holiday depending on length of service

• Friendly, stable and supportive team

• Pension Scheme

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• At least 2 years previous housekeeping/domestic/laundry experience within a similar environment

• Able to multi-task and prioritise workload and to supervise and instruct others

• Knowledge of COSHH regulations

• The ability to maintain a positive and helpful attitude at all times

• Knowledge of elderly care and dementia is desirable

Main responsibilities

• To use and maintain all laundry and domestic equipment in a correct manner

• To ensure laundry staff launder and repair all linen and clothing to a high standard which reflects the company and return them to the correct owner

• To reflect high standards of the company by ensuring domestic staff keep the home clean, safe and free from smells

• To assist in either area to maintain correct flow of work

• Reflect the high standards of the company in all aspects of work

• Show loyalty to the company and respect confidentiality at all times

• Treat colleagues with respect and ensure teamwork is good