Bupa
Housekeeping Assistant
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Job Description: Housekeeping Assistant
Location: Cottenham Court Care Home, High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SS
Contract: Permanent – Full Time
Hours: 30 hours per week – 8am to 2pm, 5 days per week, including alternate weekends
Salary: £13.30 - £14.30 per hour depending on experience
CQC Rating: Good
Carehome.co.uk Rating: 9.9 / 10
About Cottenham Court:
Cottenham Court provides tailored care solutions for nursing, residential, and short stay care, as well as care and support for those living with Parkinson’s or Multiple Sclerosis. They’re there when you and your loved ones need them most. The home is situated in the picturesque village of Cottenham and has been designed to meet the challenges of care, providing residents with a versatile living environment. Features include en-suite bedrooms, an activities room, a conservatory, and Sky television. Residents can enjoy the enclosed paved garden and the sensory herb garden. Nutritious meals are served, and the home ensures there are always drinks and light snacks available. The community spirit is fostered through activities such as gardening, exercise classes, crafts, local theatre group visits, and Pets as Therapy.
About Bupa:
We make health happen. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence, and honoring choice to help our residents live their best lives. Housekeeping Assistants create a warm and welcoming environment for our residents, ensuring every detail counts. Our team works together to ensure our residents feel right at home.
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Role Responsibilities:
- Maintain high standards of cleanliness within the home.
- Work closely with housekeeping and maintenance staff.
- Ensure residents are kept happy by vacuuming, mopping floors, polishing, and maintaining communal areas and residents' bedrooms.
- Maintain housekeeping stocks for day-to-day use and raise any issues to the Housekeeping Supervisor as needed.
Key Skills / Qualifications:
- Take pride in ensuring work is always completed to a high standard.
- Maintain an organized environment.
- Comfortable multitasking and working with other teams to ensure residents are kept happy in their home.
Benefits:
- My Healthcare: Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for various health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, and mental health support.
- Annual Allowance: Redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, approximately valued at £350.
- Wagestream: Early access to up to 40% of earned wages within minutes.
- Holiday: 28 days holiday.
- Sick Pay: Sick pay scheme for frontline teams in addition to statutory sick pay.
- Long Service: Rewards include ecards, extra holidays, and money for every milestone at Bupa.
- Free Meal: Free meal on every shift.
- Annual Travel Loan: Interest-free annual travel loan for purchasing public transport annual season tickets.
- Pension Plans: A range of Bupa pension plans.
- Parental Leave: Schemes for adoption, birth parents, and co-parents.
- Menopause Plan: Designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment, and take control of their health.
- Gym Discounts: Access to discounts at various gyms and fitness facilities across the UK.
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Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do. We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, championing diversity and understanding the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. We especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
Time Type: Full time
Job Area: Care Home - Facilities & Home Support
Locations: Cottenham Court
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