Are you passionate about dementia care?
We are seeking to a Household Assistant. Fixed term contract - 12 months only
The successful candidates should be flexible and committed and must fulfil the following criteria:
* Providing the highest level of cleaning services in line with Saint Joseph's requirements
* Ensuring full compliance with all Health & Safety regulations
* Have experience in hygiene/cleaning and food handling.
* Experience working with residents with dementia would be an advantage.
* Ability to be flexible, communicate effectively and multi-task as required.
* Strong attention to detail and the right attitude to work as part of a team or on their own initiative.
* Demonstrate attitudes and beliefs consistent with being person-centred
* Have an employment permit to allow you to work in Ireland.
Responsibilities and Duties:
* Provide the means, opportunity and support to residents including at mealtimes, domestic tasks, during activities and other meaningful occupations/interactions.
* Cleaning floors, damp mopping spillages, scrubbing and suction drying. Stripping and sealing floors and buffing.
* Damp dusting furniture, fixtures and fittings including door areas and glass.
* Emptying and cleaning bins and all assigned waste disposal.
* Cleaning kitchens, communal areas, offices, clinical rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms and toilets.
* High level dusting.
* Ensuring all laundered clothing are returned and to residents wardrobes.
* Assist with room/function/conference set up
* Ensure kitchen and cleaning equipment in maintained as per operating and cleaning instructions
* Ensuring food and machinery temperatures are checked and recorded.
* Comply with Dress code policy.
* Use P.P.E. provided to you.
* Be flexible when required.
* Ensuring the observance of all safety measures, bearing in mind the Health and Safety at Work Act.
* Daily reporting of maintenance to Household Manager and through Maintenance log books.
* Carrying out such other domestic duties as may be required by the Manager.
* The post holder must maintain the confidentiality of information about patients, staff and other Saint Joseph's Shankill business.
* Report all incidents to the Manager and through incident reporting.