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SalaryRelief Housekeeping Assistant
Macklin Care Homes are currently recruiting Housekeeping Assistants to join their friendly, caring, and progressive Arlington Nursing Home. This is a vital role within the Home, working as a team to deliver excellent care to much loved residents.Responsibilities:To maintain a high standard of cleanliness throughout the Home and comply with all infection control measures operating within the Home under the Nursing Home minimum standards. To work within the Kitchen and Laundry as and when required.Ideal candidate:Must have a good command of written and spoken English and a valid work permitAbility to communicate with the elderly Ability to work set hours, flexible to meet the needs of the organizationGood General Health (medically fit)Previous experience in a similar position
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About the role
Benefits:
Working with an Award-winning team with family values
Comprehensive paid induction
Wide variety of training provided
Career development opportunities
Flexibility of shifts
Free car parking* and uniform
Incentives for employee referrals*
Employee Assistance Programme
Discount rates at the Malone Hotel
Team building initiatives
- T&Cs apply
An Enhanced Access NI Check is required for this post.
If successful please be aware that we do have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders. As per the Access NI Code of Practice Macklin Care Homes also has a policy on the secure handling, use, storage and retention of disclosure information. Copies of these documents along with the Access NI Code of Practice are available upon request by contacting the HR Department.
It is Macklin Care Homes Policy that any existence of a criminal conviction will not necessarily lead to the withdrawal of a job offer, but the failure to disclose all criminal convictions fully and accurately will lead to the withdrawal of the offer.
What you will need
Required criteria
- Must have a good command of written and spoken English and a valid work permit
- Ability to communicate with the elderly
- Ability to work set hours, flexible to meet the needs of the organization
- Good General Health (medically fit)
Desired criteria
- Previous experience in a similar position
- Moving and handling of heavy weights
- Experience of ironing and sewing
Macklin Care Homes
Macklin Care Homes, headed by the Macklin family and part of the Macklin Group, have been caring for people for over 30 years. We’ve taken all our experience over all those years to bring the very best of our knowledge and our expertise to you. We’re experts at what we do. We’re not just another Care Home, we’re a family first and foremost and we treat everyone we come into contact with as one of our very own. From staff to residents to relatives to suppliers to the postman – we’re all one big community! We have Six Locations - Park Manor/Belfast, Arlington/Belfast, Our Lady's/Belfast, Milesian Manor/Magherafelt, Ratheane/Coleraine, and Leabank in Ballycastle.
Want a job you'll love? Can you make a real difference to the lives of others? We are looking to recruit great people to work in care and in return, we will bring out the best in you. At Macklin Care Homes you will work as part of an award-winning team who are valued for their contribution, with opportunities for career development, as well as a friendly and rewarding working environment. If you are a compassionate person who cares with heart we would like to hear from you. We are proud of our values and unique positive culture that we live each and every day. This is reflective of our relationships with our residents, their relatives, our suppliers and the local community.
Our benefits
As a family-run organisation, we live and breathe our core values of treating people really well, trust, dedication and continuous development. Once you join us, you not only become a member of the team but a member of our family. Caring with heart is at the core of everything we do – with our residents and team members.
