Domestic Assistant

Are you looking for a new role in a dementia friendly residential home?
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Domestic Assistant to join our team based at New Bradley Hall. You will join us on a part time, permanent basis in return for a competitive salary of £10.55 per hour, 28.5 hours per week.
In return for joining us as our Domestic Assistant we can offer a range of benefits including:
28 Days Annual leave per year (pro rata) – so you can have a well-earned rest
Free enhanced DBS and uniform - providing you will the tools you need for the job
Staff recognition scheme – because hard work doesn’t go unnoticed
100% Annual Attendance Reward – to reward you for being there for our customers
Annual Pay Review – ensuring your pay reflects what’s happening in the market
Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides free, confidential support in health, wellbeing, financial and legal matters – because sometimes, we all need a helping hand
Life assurance – In case the worst should happen
A broad learning and development programme – to help you be the best that you can be
Access to an attractive contributory pension scheme – giving you peace of mind about life after work.
New Bradley Hall is a purpose built, dementia friendly home, offering the highest quality of residential care in a stylish and homely environment. The home provides 66 en-suite rooms across three floors, all furnished to the highest standard. There are a range of lounges and quiet rooms, so that individuals are able to enjoy a varied lifestyle. Within the home there is also a purpose built cinema room, on-site hairdressing facilities and a café area. Our aim is to provide the right care, tailored to meet residents’ individual needs and preferences. We want to support residents to maximise their independence.
New Bradley Hall are currently recruiting for a Domestic Assistant. The main purpose of the role is to provide bed making and domestic duties with care and respect, upholding residents’ dignity and choices.
Specific tasks of the role include, but are not limited to:
- To undertake bed making with the help of the residents, if they are capable, and if they are not, to do the task for them
- To tidy residents’ rooms
- To collect dirty laundry
- To ensure that linen etc. is stored neatly and correctly
- To ensure all equipment used is in full, safe working order
- To understand and comply with all statutory and legal requirements that are relevant such as Health & Safety, COSHH, and all aspects of the Health & Social Care Act, to ensure a safe and efficient laundry service in the home
- There is also a genuine occupational requirement to be physically able to undertake medium/heavy lifting
Skills and Experience required if you want to become our Domestic Assistant:
The ideal candidate will have experience in providing a domestic or cleaning service, knowledge of care and safeguarding procedures and an understanding of individual needs of the elderly. The post holder will also need to be able to use and maintain essential cleaning equipment.
- Must be able to work bank holidays and weekends
- The post holder will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure check and a six month probation period
- All staff will expected to follow our values - We not me, We do the right thing, We do what we say we will, We Care, We love to learn
If you would like to join us as our Domestic Assistant please click ‘Apply’ now, we’d love to hear from you!
At BCHG we are proud to be an inclusive organisation and we are committed to equal opportunity and encouraged applications from candidates regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships."
Reasonable adjustments
will be made available should you be invited to interview