Domestic / Housekeeper

Full Time - 36 hours per week

Friends of the Elderly (FotE) is a not-for-profit charity dedicated to providing excellent care with a family feel, we have been supporting older people for over 100 years. The charity provides care home and day care services for older people, as well as grants for older people in financial difficulty.

Tucked away within picturesque grounds behind Woodcote Park Golf Course, we provide residential care at our Coulsdon site. Orford House is built in the Georgian style and provides residential care and is staffed by a compassionate, enthusiastic team dedicated to making Coulsdon feel like home to our residents.

Joining us as a Domestic Assistant, you will help keep our Home clean, ensuring that we always offer high standards of cleanliness. You will be responsible for general domestic duties, including keeping our kitchen and dining room clean, in addition to assisting with laundry duties.

Self-motivated and resilient, a team player who is willing to go the extra mile, you will take pride in your work ensuring residents are at the heart of our service. Knowledge of COSHH and Health & Safety would be beneficial but by no means essential. No prior experience is needed, as we will give you all the training you will need to excel in this role!

This isn’t just a job; it’s about making a difference to older people’s lives every day.

In return for your hard work and dedication, you can look forward to a wealth of benefits:

• Learning, development, and progression.
• Paid breaks.
• Monthly prize draw, with 3 prizes to be won.
• Wellbeing support through various initiatives including an employee assistance programme and Unmind.
• Retail discount schemes to make your salary go further.
• Access to loans at affordable rates, saving directly from salary and advance pay already earnt.
• Health cash plans for you and your family.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Long service awards, that increase with length of service.
• Refer a friend to work for us and receive a £200 bonus.
• Group Pension Plan, with a 6% contribution from us.
• Free parking at our homes and day clubs.
• Evening, weekend, and bank holiday enhancements to pay.
• Uniforms are provided.
• Free DBS checks.

Safeguarding:

Keeping everyone safe is one of the charity’s core values, and is central to everything we do at Friends of the Elderly. All staff follow our Safeguarding Policy & Procedures and, if they see or suspect abuse, we expect staff to report it straight away.

Criminal record checks:

As this role involves a dealing with vulnerable adults, successful applicants will undertake an enhanced DBS check, and any offer of employment will be dependent on a satisfactory outcome. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar a person from working for us, this will depend on the circumstances and background of any record.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:

Friends of the Elderly strives to treat all staff equally and be a diverse and inclusive workplace, where everyone can be themselves and everyone accepts each other’s differences. A charity where everyone is equal but definitely not the same!

Our ambition is to ensure equality and celebrate diversity, all working together to create an inclusive workplace, which attracts and retains the best people. People that care and can make a difference.

We currently do not provide sponsorship but we welcome applications from those who have a right work in the UK.

Don’t delay in sending your application as we may need to close the vacancy early if we manage to appoint before the advertising closing date. We interview applicants as they apply.

Please refer to the job description upon submitting your application.