Housekeeper - Blatchington Manor

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South Coast Nursing Homes seeks a Housekeeper for Blatchington Manor in Seaford. This full-time role plans, implements and supervises domestic and laundry tasks, with laundry duties. You’ll coordinate rotas, mentor domestic staff, and conduct reviews while ensuring rooms stay clean and stock is managed with COSHH compliance. The ideal candidate has experience in a domestic or laundry role within a nursing or residential home, strong communication and prioritization skills, and a caring, solution-focused mindset. To apply, tailor your CV to show leadership, laundry and hygiene expertise, include references and DBS details, and demonstrate commitment to resident care. Benefits include competitive pay, paid breaks, uniform and DBS, pension, EAP and training and progression.

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South Coast Nursing Homes is a family-owned provider of care across East and West Sussex. Each of the 9 registered homes offers the highest standards of resident care and comfort, 24 hours – day and night.
Here at South Coast Nursing Homes, just as we provide excellent care to our residents, we cultivate an environment for personal and career growth within our own company too. We are growing and we are always on the lookout for the best talent across the care sector. If you’re passionate about care, hungry to deliver and want to be part of a flourishing company – we want to hear from you!
The purpose of this role is to plan, implement and supervise the Domestic and Laundry tasks within the home, this is a hands on role and you will be required to support in the laundry.
Job responsibilities
• To provide a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene throughout the home at all times and ensure staff are working to the standards required by the company.
• Daily coordination and rotas of domestic staff making sure that the home is fully staffed with domestic staff, planning daily/monthly tasks
• To mentor and lead domestic staff – including 4,8- and 12-week reviews
• To clean, and check that, residents’ rooms are thoroughly cleaned each day after nursing/care staff have completed their patient care.
• To check window nets, curtains and bathroom and bathroom area curtains daily, launder and replace curtain hooks as needed.
• To check store cupboards and order and rotate supplies to enable an adequate stock to be maintained.
Skills and Experience
• Experience in a similar role
• To be able to communicate effectively
• Experience in working as a domestic assistant or laundry assistant
• Experience within working in a Nursing/Residential Home
• Able to prioritise between tasks to achieve the most satisfactory outcome
• Knowledge of use of laundry equipment
• COSSH
More about you:
• A compassionate and caring nature
• An ability to think on your feet and under pressure when dealing with multiple tasks
• Good communication skills and the ability to get on with people but be able to act with confidence when dealing with residents, residents’ families, Nurses and managers
• A problem solver and solution provider as well as being a quick learner
• Has high professional and moral standards
Package:
• £13.06p/h weekdays £13.71 p/h
• Access to your pay as you earn it
• Paid breaks on full shifts
• Free uniform & DBS
• Subsidised staff food
• Contributary Pension
• 24hr Employee Assistance programme
• Industry leading training and development coupled with career progression
• Refer a friend scheme
Here at South Coast Nursing Homes, we value diversity and are committed to a culture of inclusivity, respect, and equality.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or socio-economic background.
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