Bank Housekeeper

We are committed to communities where older people flourish, by providing opportunities for our residents to enjoy treasured relationships, exercise choice and feel valued.  When you join the St Monica Trust, you’ll be part of an organisation built on 100 years of trust, thanks to the people who work for us.  Our benefits and perks for permanent and fixed term jobs include a generous pension scheme, Life Assurance, at least 23 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, access to retail and other discounts, subsidised gym, restaurant, free parking and much more! At some of our villages, we even offer onsite or local affordable rental accommodation for employees looking to join us.

Joining our Bank of casual staff allows you to choose shifts that are convenient to you and required by St Monica Trust.

Key Results

​Summary Responsibilities

• Comply with Health and Safety regulations and legislation and to report any situations that could be considered hazardous.
• Provide full cleaning and meals service as required.
• Ensure maintenance of stock of cleaning stores and equipment for relevant area.
• Demonstrate and maintain respect for individuals’ homes, living and working environments.
• Build relationships of trust and act with professionalism with all visitors.
• Provide assistance to other teams as and when required – e.g., spotting and reporting potential resident well-being concerns.

Skills and experience

Communication

• Write notes and messages – numeracy, literacy and verbal skills.
• Communicate with people with differing communication needs.
• Encourage and influence.
• Understand and follow instructions and procedures.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Mixed methods and mediums of communication.

Thinking Style

• Analyses and evaluates given information.
• Adapts style and approach appropriate to situation or task.
• Structures tasks/activities.
• Pre-empts issues and trouble-shoots.
• Refers appropriate decisions to line manager.
• Identify and recommend learning and development areas for colleagues.
• Challenge, or suggest new ways of working, to promote the efficiency of the unit or team.

Well-being and Values

• Demonstrate interest, care and attention.
• Create a positive impression.
• Ensure residents’ safety, security and well-being.
• Reliable, professional and dependable.
• Promptly respond to or refer to team leader/line manager (as appropriate to role), issues of residents or colleagues health or well-being.
• Contribute to maintaining a safe and secure environment – reporting faults, repairs or hazards through appropriate channels.

Working with others

Desirable

• Experience of catering work.
• Food hygiene practices
• Basic hygiene practices (including food)
• Worked within a care or dementia care setting.

Additional information

• Duties must be carried out in compliance with St Monica Trust’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy.
• This role profile contains the principal accountabilities relating to this post and does not describe in detail all the duties required to carry them out.
• This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and this means that any criminal conviction, including spent convictions, must be made known at the time of the application

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If you have any queries please email our Recruitment Team - [email protected]