Richmond Village Bede, Hospital Lane, Bedworth, CV12 0PB
Providing more than just retirement living, Richmond Villages offer an aspirational lifestyle to our residents and our first-class accommodation requires a first-class service. We’re looking for a Housekeeping Assistant at Richmond Bede, to maintain a high standard of cleanliness and safety for our residents across the village.
Working hours and salary
£10.50ph - Plus Excellent Benefits
Part time - 22.5hrs per week
Flexible working opportunities: ‘Just let us know what hours you would like, and we’ll work with you to endeavour to create shift patterns that work for you around the needs of our residents’.
What your typical day involves
Ensuring that our residents’ care home facilities, public areas and individual properties are maintained to the highest cleaning standards
Operating vacuum cleaners, floor polishers and carpet shampooers
Emptying bins regularly
Sweeping, scrubbing, waxing and polishing floors
Cleaning carpets and upholstery and washing woodwork, windows, door panels and sills
Washing, drying and ironing residents clothing, bedding and communal laundry, including for our on-site care home residents
Reporting all safety hazards to management, ensuring Health and Safety standards and COSSH are adhered to at all times.
Who we’re looking for
You’ll have experience in a housekeeping or domestic cleaning role, with a basic understanding of infection control, COSSH and compliance standards. Friendly and approachable, you’ll build long lasting professional relationships with your colleagues, residents and their families. You understand the importance of maintaining a safe working environment and have a keen eye for detail – taking pride in your work. With strong communication skills, you’re able to work well as part of a team, across functions and services.
What we’ll offer you in return
- 28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Hot meal provided
- Comprehensive induction, on-going training and development and options for internal apprenticeship schemes
- Access to MyHealthcare which gives you quick, easy access to free support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP, physiotherapy, and mental health support – all available from one phone number.
- Additional health & wellbeing tools including Be Me App, Healthy Minds, Gym Pass & discounted health assessments
- NEST workplace pension, life assurance & bereavement support
- Healthcare Insurance Cash plan (after 18 months’ service) giving you the ability to claim on everyday treatments like dental, optical and private prescriptions
- My Bupa Extras - discounts at your favourite retailers, plus a huge range of tools, content and information to support you with your wellbeing.
- Wagestream – Access your income before pay day, if and when you need it
Who we are
As a retirement location, Warwickshire has much to offer. The county is steeped in history and has a wide range of amenities and places of interest to visit. Within easy striking distance of Richmond Bede Village is the town Warwick and its famous medieval Castle and beautiful Royal Leamington Spa. Here you'll find street after street of stunning Regency architecture. You'll also discover that both towns have a great reputation for shopping and eating out.
For more than 20 years Richmond have been at the forefront of luxury retirement living and part of Bupa; a leading healthcare group. Bupa run care homes, health centres, dental centres and hospitals all over the world, as well as providing insurance to over 16 million people and their purpose is simple – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives.
Richmond Villages is part of Bupa. Bupa is committed to ensuring that every applicant is assessed for employment, promotion and development solely based on personal merit and qualifications, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.
Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.
Please note that we are unable to offer Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship for this role. Therefore, you must ensure that you are eligible to work in the UK without our sponsorship in order for your application to be considered.