Relief Domestic Assistant

Information

The people who use our services tell us we’ve changed their lives.  Our employees tell us they’re supported, enthusiastic and have opportunities to develop meaningful careers.  We’re looking for someone great to join our team.

 

Our staff have come from all walks of life; some have a faith and some don’t.  We don’t want you to be a cog in a wheel.  We want you to bring your skills and experience either from the care sector or gained elsewhere – we know they are transferrable.  Your journey won’t stop there though as, using the strengths of a large diverse organisation, we’ll support you to develop new skills and qualifications and give you the opportunities to put them into practice.

We’re all about the people we support.  We want them to achieve the highest quality of life they can and you’ll be more important in that than you know.  You’ll need to be able to discern the person behind the behaviour and be able to develop strong supportive relationships with colleagues.

There’s space to be creative and find ways to help the people who use our services achieve their goals so when you see a problem you’ll need to have the heart to fix it.

If you would like to talk to someone about the types of opportunities we have, or have any other questions, please contact recruitment.team@crossreach.org.uk.

Main Function

The relief domestic assistant’s role is, together with others, to keep the building in a clean, tidy and where necessary, hygienic state.

Main Duties

The Relief Domestic Assistant will report to the senior person on duty who is responsible for the ordering of cleaning materials and the distribution of duties.

If the Relief Domestic Assistant is experiencing any difficulties in his/her working life then these should, in the first instance, be reported to the Unit Manager.

The Relief Domestic Assistant will be required to work co-operatively with his/her colleagues during times of staff shortage or illness.

In an effort to provide an equitable distribution of work, cleaning duties may be rotated from time to time or varied at the discretion of the Unit Manager.

The Relief Domestic Assistant through the normal keyworker, line management resident negotiation, will be required to make available to residents the cleaning equipment and materials which will enable and assist self-determination within residents’ care plans and in agreement and consultation with the staff encourage service user participation in looking after the unit.

The Relief Domestic Assistant will be required to supervise and help train others in the house in cleaning duties.

The Relief Domestic Assistant will be required to participate in staff meetings and in training activities as required.

Personal

The post holder has frequent contact with residents and their keyworkers, and a warm friendly manner is essential.

You will need to have respect for all aspects of Christian worship.

This post requires you to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and undertake the necessary vetting checks.

Skills and Abilities

The postholder must possess basic computer literacy skills including use of Microsoft Office and the internet.