Housekeeping Assistants

Location: Fairfield Residential Home, Oxford

Salary: £13.28 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent

At Fairfield, we believe in creating a comfortable and nurturing environment for our residents and staff. As a Housekeeping Assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining a clean, safe, and inviting space for our residents, helping to enhance their overall quality of life. You’ll be part of a team that values attention to detail, compassion, and teamwork in every task we undertake.

General Duties

• To assist with the cleaning of the home as directed by the Head of Housekeeping and as specified in the Fairfield cleaning schedule, to ensure that the home always meets high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in accordance with the home’s prevention and control of infections policy. This will usually include:
• Regular cleaning of residents' rooms;
• Regular cleaning of dining room, lounge and hallways, other communal and office areas;
• Regular cleaning of ensuites, communal bathrooms and toilets as described in the cleaning descriptors
• Occasional cleaning of spillages as required;
• Work in the laundry.
• To maintain cleaning equipment, including keeping cleaning equipment clean and informing the Head of Housekeeping when equipment or stocks require replacement.
• To ensure that cleaning materials, chemicals and other substances are properly and safely used and always stored in a secure cupboard.
• To ensure all duties are carried out in accordance with health and safety regulations.
• To report immediately any incident of verbal, physical or mental ill treatment to a member of the management team.
• To report any complaint made by residents, or on their behalf by relatives or friends, to the Registered Manager.
• To fulfil all mandatory trainings as outlined by the Training Manager.
• To respect the confidentiality of all matters that you might learn in the course of your employment. All staff must ensure that they are aware of their responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

Employee benefits for Fairfield staff include:

• Competitive rates of pay
• Standard Life auto enrolment pension scheme
• Free meals while on shift
• Free parking while on shift subject to availability
• Free training with inhouse support and mentoring
• Free uniforms (or £150 annual clothing allowance for Social Wellbeing and Maintenance)
• Free access to an employee assistance programme with a range of services including shopping discounts, financial and legal advice, counselling and a health and wellbeing smartphone app
• A joining bonus of £250 payable on successful completion of your probationary period.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Fairfield Home, please do not hesitate to apply.