About us

Caring since 1946, Strode Park Foundation provides vital care and support services, supported living opportunities and day and leisure services for young people and adults with a range of disabilities across Kent. Our values of Care, Inspire and Together underpin everything we do, and we are very proud to employ truly inspirational people who make our care settings a remarkable place to work.

About the Role

Would you like to have a direct impact on our residents, visitors and all the staff working at Strode Park House (SPH) by ensuring a clean environment is maintained? Keeping SPH a welcoming and safe environment is no easy task, which is why the role of Housekeeping Assistant is crucially important to our charity.

We are keen to recruit those that have a strong interest in working in adult care services and a desire to make a difference to the vulnerable adults we support so if you are compassionate, hard working and an excellent team player we hope to hear from you!

We have 32 hours per week on offer which can be split into 2 roles for the right candidates. The pay rate is £12.71 per hour.

Job Opportunity

As Housekeeping Assistant at Strode Park House you will:

• Ensure that the resident's personal space is kept in line with the personal choices they express and meets health and safety obligations
• Be sensitive to the privacy and individual needs of residents
• Clean bathrooms, bedrooms and communal areas to a high standard, ensuring compliance with infection control procedures
• Be able to cover our other sites including Canterbury and Faversham, if necessary

As a Strode Park Foundation colleague, you will get comprehensive support from day one and receive training and development opportunities to develop your skills.

Strode Park House is a residential home with nursing care for 55 adults with physical disabilities and complex needs in Herne, Kent. We’ve been delivering care since 1946 and this residential home is where it all started.

The team at Strode Park House ensures our residents live in a safe and secure environment; each person’s individual wellbeing, dignity and choice is vitally important within the community of residents who live at or come for a short break. Further information can be found:

Strode Park House provides care on a 24-hour basis, 7 days a week including weekends and bank holidays. This means we value reliable and flexible staff. We will consider all requests for flexible working and are proud to be a 'Flex from First' employer. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need.

Company Benefits

• Competitive Rates of Pay
• Paid Disclosure and Barring Service Check
• Employer Pension Contributions
• Free Flu Jab
• Free Parking
• Refer a friend bonus
• Strode Lottery
• Staff Council
• Flexible Hours
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Staff Newsletter and updates
• Staff Awards

Essential Skills

Our ideal Housekeeping Assistant will:

• Have cleaning experience, not necessarily gained through employment
• The ability to read and understand instructions, especially the correct use of chemicals
• Have pride in your work and a keen eye for detail
• Hold a driving licence and access to your own vehicle to work in other homes if required
• Be honest, reliable and trustworthy

Although not essential, it would be an advantage if you have experience of working in a care home environment.

We reserve the right to close the advert early should we successfully appoint.

DEI Statement

Strode Park Foundation (“Strode Park”) is fully committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce and the elimination of unlawful and unfair discrimination. Strode Park truly values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to our organisation.

Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and for our service users and each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

Strode Park will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor, and will build a culture that values meritocracy, openness, fairness and transparency.