Overview
The role of the Domestic Assistant is to undertake a range of cleaning duties to a high standard throughout the home.
Key duties
- Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness throughout the home, especially within the kitchen and storage areas
- Ensuring all work surfaces and floor areas are clean and managed
- Hoovering, washing, polishing etc. in all areas, including the residents’ bedrooms, bathrooms and communal areas
- Identifying future regular cleaning and maintenance needs
- Identifying future resources and equipment needed for the home
- Operating within all company policies and procedures
- Demonstrating our values
- Getting to know the people we support and enabling them to live a safe, happy and fulfilling life through developing open, honest and considerate relationships
Personal attributes
- Organised and willing to learn
- A committed and enthusiastic approach
- An ability to maintain the required quality of service
- A can‑do attitude
- Satisfactory written and verbal communication skills
Benefits
- Holiday entitlement – starting from 28 days inclusive of Bank Holidays
- Sick pay entitlement
- Employee Assistance Programme – comprehensive health and wellbeing support for staff
- Refer a friend scheme – enjoy a payment of £500 when you recruit a friend to Choice Care
- Choiceversary – staff receive vouchers of £75 after 5 years, £100 after 10 years and £150 after 15 years to celebrate their commitment to Choice Care
- Christmas bonus – vouchers for all staff members
- Life insurance
- Annual staff awards – this year each winner received £400 and we had over 30 winners in total
- Complex in‑house training – this includes our Advanced Management Development Programme for managers in the making and our Foundation Management Development Programme for rising stars
- A paid day off on your birthday
- Free monthly prize draw – all frontline care colleagues are automatically entered into a monthly prize draw. Three winners, selected randomly, receive £500 each, tax‑free
- Blue Light Card eligibility
- Reclaim prescription costs for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and access free feminine hygiene products whilst on shift
- Stream – a financial wellbeing app that enables you to track your earnings; save with high‑street beating interest rates; choose to access your earnings ahead of pay day with flexible pay; receive discounts with hundreds of retailers; learn with financial coaching and education, and much more
- Minimum service periods applicable to some benefits
Hours
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary
Salary: £12.90 per hour
Location
Orchard End is a large, detached home set in 2.5 acres of land on the banks of the River Severn, three miles from Gloucester City centre. The home supports up to 12 men and women of varied ages with moderate to severe learning disabilities and associated complex needs. It specialises in caring for those with epilepsy and autism, through the valued support of Community Learning Difficulty Teams, the local GP and district nurse team. There are two large recreational lounges, one of which is designated a quiet zone, an independence training and activities area and a sensory room. Residents are involved in caring for the extensive grounds, producing hanging baskets, vegetables and herbs. This is a lively home, and residents have busy activity schedules including arts and crafts, cooking and baking and music events. Everyone who is able is encouraged to develop their independent living skills. The home also has excellent links with local colleges. There are regular social events for family, friends and the community.
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