Housekeeper

Blossom into a new career with The HICA Group and apply to be a Housekeeper today!

The HICA Group has a new opportunity for dedicated and focused individual to join our housekeeping team at Kirkgate based in Bridlington.

If you are a King or Queen of clean, come and be a part of our Housekeeping dream team!

Pay & Hours:

• Rate of Pay - £11.50 per hour
• Hours of Work - 25 hours per week
• Shift Pattern – Working to a rota covering 7 days per week (every other weekend)

The Role:

• Promote and encourage residents’ privacy and personal space using a person-centred approach.
• Using the equipment and products provided, take responsibility to ensure levels of cleanliness are maintained to the highest standards and all practical measures are taken to minimise the risk of infection. This includes general cleanliness of the service and dealing with incidents involving bodily fluids etc.
• Ensure the correct use of cleaning chemicals when required, and that they are stored safely and securely in locked cupboards after use.
• Correct use and maintenance of cleaning equipment.

Rewards & benefits:

• Savings on your shopping - up to 8% in some retailers
• Refer a friend bonus of up to £200
• The HICA lottery - prizes up to £2000
• Cycle to work scheme
• Techsave loans - borrow money to buy technology-based gifts and repay through your wages over 12 months
• Prizes from fun competitions such as our Hall of Horrors guess the manager, our bonfire bonanza voucher giveaway and our 12 days to Xmas prize extravaganza
• Access to Health & Wellbeing services and plans
• Uniform provided
• Company induction, training and ongoing development.

About you:

• Knowledge and understanding of COSHH
• Ability to work unsupervised and to use own initiative
• Knowledge of customer care
• Effective interpersonal skills to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing

About us:

Kirkgate House supports up to 28 individuals aged 18 and over with a learning disability and associated care and support needs. Kirkgate compromises of 5 individual living areas each with its own lounge, kitchen and dining areas supporting adults with learning disabilities with long term residential support.

We have a Garden Room which enables people to socialise with their housemates. The home has 2 apartments for people requiring minimal support yet still needing the feeling of security and support a care home can offer..

The HICA Group is a ‘Not for Profit’ organisation providing a range of care services to elderly clients and people with learning difficulties, across a range of services, including our care homes, residential settings and in the community.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check. HICA do not offer sponsorship to Non-UK nationals.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: £11.50 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bridlington: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Cleaning: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person