Bank Housekeeper

at  Bath and North East Somerset Council

ABOUT BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL.

Working at Bath & North East Somerset provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

AT BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL WE HAVE ONE OVERRIDING PURPOSE TO IMPROVE PEOPLE’S LIVES.

We are looking for Bank Housekeepers to join our Residential Services Team and work within Bath and North East Somerset Council on a Casual basis.
We are looking for Bank Housekeeper at Combe Lea Residential Care Home, Midsomer Norton.
Assisting other colleagues in promoting and maintaining a supportive living environment to meet the needs of vulnerable older adults including those with dementia and other cognitive impairments.
Carry out domestic tasks which maintain a high standard of cleanliness and tidiness throughout the care home, considering the wishes of services users.

This will include:

• Cleaning bedrooms, bathrooms, and communal areas
• Making beds
• Operating cleaning equipment, e.g. vacuum cleaners, steam cleaners
• Undertake a laundry service for residents and a general laundry service for the care home.
• Sorting and washing laundry
• Ironing
• Operating laundry equipment, e.g. washers and dryers, irons
• Cleaning soft furnishings within the home
• Undertake general dining-room/servery tasks, e.g. laying/waiting at/clearing tables/simple preparation of food and washing up as required.
• Keep up-to-date written records.
• As part of a team, help to develop appropriate and professional relationships with residents and carers, which value them as individuals, including establishing and maintaining effective communication

If you are interested in this post and require more details or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Zoltan Simko, Hospitality Services Manager, Zoltan_Simko@BATHNES.GOV.UK or call 01225395254.
This is a rolling advert applications will be checked weekly, and we will shortlist and interview on a rolling basis.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ROLE IS SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED DBS CHECK.

Safeguarding Statement: The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.