Domestic Assistant
Employer – Trafford Council
Address – Ascot House, Ascot Ave, Sale M33 4GT
Salary – £17,843 per annum (Actual Salary £7,752 per annum)
Salary Grade – Band 1
Job category – Social Care
Job Type – Caretaking, Cleaning
Working Pattern – Part Time
Working hours – 15.75 working 15:00 until 19:30 alt weekends
Contract type – Fixed Term until March 2021
Closing date – 1st November 2020 at 23:59pm
Interview date – TBC
About us
Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors are embarking on a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford’s huge potential. Our vision is working together to build the best future for all our communities and everyone in Trafford
Trafford really is a great place to work. With a positive permission culture, we embrace innovation and encourage performance. We’re keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do
We currently have an exciting vacancy within our team to enable us to continue to meet the high standard we expect to enable us to keep the service users safe from infection. We are also very proud that our domestic team maintain such high standards. Are latest infection control audit we score 100%.
About you
Ascot House service that supports service users with rehab goals within the 24 hour Intermediate Care Unit. We provide support with personal care, medications for people who have experienced recent illness or injury. Our focus is to support our service users to regain their confidence and independence. Service user are given the time and space they need to progress with their goals to enable them to return home.
The team consists of 42 Support Workers, 4 Senior Support Workers and 4 Deputy Managers the Registered Manager. We work as a multi-disciplinary team working alongside Nurse, GP, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapy and Social Workers this gives the service user a holistic assessment of their needs.
About the Role
As Domestic Assistant you are one of the most important members of staff, you’ll be responsible for supporting the team to clean and maintain the environment so it is to a high standard meeting the key infection control audits. You will clean communal areas, bedroom, bathrooms and office areas. You will be shown how we deep clean areas ready for admissions. This is a role where you will have contact with service users who are undergoing a social care assessment and may have dementia so it is important that you have some key values kind, caring and love to smile as this makes a big difference to the people you will talk to and meet. We also support service users who are here for rehab and again they enjoy a chat with you as you are helping maintain their space. It’s good to receive feedback from people who use the service and they always comment on how clean everywhere is something to be very proud of.
It is important to be professional and have the ability to report safeguarding concerns.
You will need awareness of COSHH requirements, risk assessments, policies and procedures.
For more information please contact Sue Burrell 0161 962-0996
About the benefits
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centred and values based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at Trafford.
Trafford recognises the importance of staff wellbeing and offer a number of initiatives for staff including mindfulness, mental health first aiders, running & walking groups and health and wellbeing events.
Trafford the place - Trafford continues to be one of the best places to live, in the country.
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