Cleaner - Housekeeper
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Bupa Totara Gardens is seeking a part‑time Cleaner - Housekeeper to join its care home cleaning team, offering around 25 hours per week with a mix of morning and afternoon shifts and a four‑on, two‑off roster across Monday to Sunday. You’ll maintain high cleaning standards, manage supplies, report faults to the Household supervisor, comply with health and safety policies, and treat residents with dignity. Previous cleaning experience in a similar environment is preferred, and you should be flexible, reliable and prepared to work weekends and evenings, with reliable transport. Apply now with reference 62959 to Thomas Parker, and show how you meet the NZ work eligibility and roster needs.
General information
Description & Requirements
Every day, in every way, we bring real heart to work. It is what drives us to deliver our refreshingly different person-first commitment to care. This is why Totara Gardens Care Home is searching for like-minded Cleaners to join our community. This is a great opportunity to work close to home, avoiding the hustle and bustle of city traffic, and working the hours that fit your schedule. This is a permanent, part time role working 25 hours per week.
Hours and Roster Details:
Employment Type: Permanent Part time
Hours: Average 25 hours per week
Shift time: Mix of AM and PM shift.
Roster Pattern: 4 days on, 2 days off (6 week roster across Monday-Sunday)
As part of our Housekeeping team, you will help create a homely and healthy place for our residents by providing an exceptional cleaning service to the Care Home. You will help us rise to the challenges of enriching the lives of society’s most vulnerable.
Where You Will Make an Impact
- Maintain a high standard of cleaning as set out on the cleaning schedule.
- Managing cleaning supplies.
- Meeting of daily schedule to ensure that residents’ rooms and public areas are in perfect order, reporting any faults or issues to the Household supervisor.
- Adhere to Health & Safety policies, procedures, and safe chemical use and storage.
- Treat residents with respect and dignity.
What About You
- Previous cleaning experience in a similar environment is preferable.
- Be prepared to roll up your sleeve and get stuck into whatever needs to get done.
- Demonstrate enthusiasm, care, and passion for making a difference in our residents’ lives.
- Must have flexible availability for a variety of shifts throughout the week, including weekends and evenings.
- Reliable transport or travel arrangements.
- Applicants must be legally entitled to work in NZ.
Extra Reasons to Belong
- Fully subsidised Southern Cross health insurance to our eligible permanent NZ employees and a discount on insurance cover for eligible family members.
- Wellbeing discounts and advice, EAP counselling services, study support, and cultural leave.
- Paid parental leave - in addition to standard parental leave, Bupa offers 12 weeks of paid leave for primary carers and 2 weeks for secondary carers.
- Refer-a-friend programme.
- Professional Development – in-house and external training and development.
- Industry-competitive remuneration and benefits, and internal reward and recognition programmes.
- No matter who you are or where you come from, we encourage you to ‘Be You at Bupa.’
For the opportunity to join the Bupa community and to make a difference to the lives of our residents, please submit your application today – we would love to hear from you.
About Bupa
Through vision, passion, and sheer hard work, we’re one of New Zealand’s largest aged care and dementia care providers. As one of New Zealand’s leading healthcare organisations, we employ more than 4,000 people: we’re brave, caring, and responsible. All united by one purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.
Our Values | Ā mātou ūara
Brave | Māiatanga Caring | Manaakitanga Responsible | Haepapa
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.