Housekeeping Assistant

To work as part of a care team to support residents and keep the home and environment to a high standard of cleanliness.
To work as part of a team with all sections of the Home as required.
To be familiar with our policies and procedures and to abide by these.
To comply with Health and Safety, fire and other statutory regulatory requirements.
To be familiar with the National Care Standards and apply these to daily practices.
To actively encourage independence and respect residents' rights to direct their lives.
To represent the Home in a positive manner.
To report any incidents or accidents immediately to the Home Manager or senior staff.
To report any concerns or complaints expressed by the residents to the Home Manager or senior staff.
To attend staff meetings as required.
To maintain confidentiality in relation to the personal and private affairs of the residents.
To maintain confidentiality in relation to the business/affairs of the company.
To be familiar with the Data Protection Act 1998 and ensure that all personal records are handled in line with this legislation.
To undertake any other reasonable duty delegated by management from time to time.

The information provided in this Job Description is given to ensure that the post holder has the best opportunity of understanding what is required to be effective in the post. It is not intended to be prescriptive in every detail and it is expected that the nature of their position will mean that each post holder will be as positive and flexible as possible in using this as a framework.

Housekeeper

To ensure the clean and hygienic maintenance of the Home keeping to a high standard of appearance in order to contribute to the quality of care and lifestyle afforded to each client - this is particularly applicable to each client's privacy and dignity as well as in respect of each client's personal possessions.

To be directly responsible to Registered Manager.

To clean all allocated rooms including furniture, fittings, fabrics, carpet and equipment.

To be aware of the Health and Safety Statement and the COSHH Statement.

To clean sanitary and other equipment with particular attention to guidelines for the control of infection and infestation.

To report any malfunction of equipment or fittings that require maintenance and cannot be kept to the standard through normal cleaning procedures.