Housekeeping Assistant

Camilla House Care Home, 19 Grange Terrace, Edinburgh

£9.60 per hour

35 Hours per week

Why work for us?

We spend so much time at work dont we, so our ethos at Sanctuary Care is to enrich the lives of both our residents and staff. Lets have some fun while were at work, support each other and work hard as a team. Theres loads of training and promotion opportunities available for those who want to pursue it and every day job satisfaction at Camilla House Care Home for all regardless of role.

Sanctuary Care has over 100 care homes and you can feel the difference a team makes the moment you step through one of our doors. The team at Camilla House Care Home is special and were looking for special people to join us. Become a part of it and apply for this role.

Where youll work

Within walking distance of the home, the local church has a dementia café, where we take residents to spend time with people from other nursing homes in the area. Camilla House is also very lucky to have the ŽHibernian Football Club nearby in Leith, which embraces us at a club it runs for people living with dementia. Our residents are welcomed along to meet the great players from the good old days, from Willie Henderson to Peter Cormack. These special days happen every month and are simply magical. Our residents faces light up as they meet players who are their legends. They have their pictures taken with them and talk about the club.

Are you our next Housekeeping Assistant? Heres more about the role:

• First and foremost - we work together as a team to enrich our residents lives - lets support our colleagues too and have fun in the process
• As a Housekeeping Assistant, you will be responsible for providing a high quality housekeeping service, whilst showing care and commitment to having a positive impact on our residents lives
• You will work with a team, all who want to make our residents comfortable in their home.

What skills do I need?

Team work! A happy team, makes for happy residents and a happy home.

Experience is not essential, as we will help you with all the training and support youll need to do the job, what is important is that you are caring, enthusiastic and have energy to share. Being able to communicate well is essential along with a flexible approach. You will also be kind and have a real genuine like for older people and their needs, ensuring we treat everyone with the respect and dignity they deserve.

Benefits and rewards

We know you work so hard and being the best Housekeeping Assistant you can be needs to be rewarded. We are very proud to offer the following:

• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Life assurance
• Care inspectorate performance bonus
• Overtime enhancement
• Occupational sick pay after qualifying period
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Refer a friend scheme with payment of up to £500 available
• Contributory pension from Sanctuary Care
• Access to a free 24/7 support service providing support including legal, financial, emotional and medical advice
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, cinema, dining, days out and much more via My Rewards
• Criminal Records Checks are funded by Sanctuary Care.

We hope you feel you could be our next team member.