Senior Housekeeper in Bath, Somerset

Location: Shockerwick House Care Home, Lower Shockerwick, Bath BA1 7LL

Contract: Permanent - Full Time

Hours: 32 hours over 4 shifts per week (working days are negotiable)

Salary: £13.40 to £14.40 per hour dependent on experience

This role requires you to have your own transport due to the home's location.

Shockerwick House is an historic building that has been lovingly converted into a care facility, offering nursing and residential care, convalescence, palliative, short stays for a minimum of one week and day care. The home has a secure entry and exit system and a 24-hour call system so that residents feel safe and secure. All bedrooms have their own TV and telephone. Special diets are catered for and the home has magnificent, oak-panelled dining rooms. Hot and cold options are included and snacks and drinks are available throughout the day and night.

We make health happen. Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives. Our Senior Housekeepers have an eye for detail and a heart for helping others. They believe that a clean and comfortable environment is essential for the well-being of our residents.

Senior Housekeepers ensure that every corner of our care home sparkles. They lead a dedicated team of housekeepers, inspiring them to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene. You'll help us make health happen by:

• Always ensuring high standards of cleanliness within our home, working closely with the maintenance and management teams to ensure every room is well looked after.
• Leading by example, vacuuming, mopping floors, polishing and generally ensuring the upkeep of all communal areas and our residents' bedrooms.
• Supervising housekeeping and laundry assistants, managing staff rotas, any training that is required and ensuring that all housekeeping and domestic items are in stock or replenished accordingly.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• Experience in a housekeeping role, always completing work to high standards and taking pride in maintaining an organised environment.
• Strong communication skills, able to confidently lead and motivate a team to deliver the best service, while also being happy working independently, prioritising and delegating tasks amongst your team where necessary.
• An approachable and caring nature, enjoying getting to know each of our residents as well as working closely with other teams.

Benefits:

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support.
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350.
• Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes.
• 28 days holiday.
• Sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay.
• Long service rewards including ecards, extra holidays and money.
• Free meal on every shift.
• Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets.
• A range of Bupa pension plans.
• Parental leave schemes for adoption, birth parents and co-parents.
• Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health.
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK.

Why Bupa:

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We encourage all of our people to "Be you at Bupa", we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer, aiming to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role.