Domestic Assistant

Ripley, DE5 9SG

Position: Domestic Assistant
Care home: Yarningdale
Location: Hollywell Avenue, Codnor, Ripley, DE5 9SG
Contract type: Part time, 23 hours per week 
Rate: £12.71
Care home CQC rating: Rated ‘Good’ by CQC

Do you take pride in your cleaning standards and attention to detail? As a Domestic Assistant, you’ll ensure that our home is clean and welcoming for the people who live and work here.

As part of our Domestic Team, you’ll carry out all daily and weekly cleaning routines, including dusting, mopping, polishing and vacuuming.

You’ll clean all areas in the home including people’s bedrooms, lounges, kitchens, bathrooms, kitchens and offices.

This is an exciting opportunity to use your skills to make a real difference every day. 

About Exemplar Health Care

Yarningdale is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. 

We support adults living with dementia, complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities including brain injuries and Huntington’s disease.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role

Our Domestic Assistants ensure that our home maintains high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.  

No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

  • carrying out all daily and weekly cleaning routines, as well as ad-hoc duties 
  • cleaning and tidying designated areas around the home including bedrooms, lounges, kitchens, bathrooms, kitchens and offices
  • cleaning duties including dusting, mopping, polishing and vacuuming 
  • using equipment such as carpet cleaning machines 
  • supporting with washing and drying laundry, as required 
  • reporting breakages, damage, defects and hazards
  • building trust and promoting choice, dignity and independence.

You’ll put our people at the heart of everything you do – whether that’s hoovering our residents’ bedrooms or polishing their photo frames. We can guarantee that whatever you bring to the role, you’ll see great rewards.

If you haven’t worked in the care sector before, we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy, and ongoing training programmes.

Download our job description to read more: 

https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/189451103/ 

About you

We value relevant experience but it isn’t essential for this role.

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

You’re also:

  • kind, caring and understanding 
  • someone with a keen eye for detail 
  • an excellent team player 
  • passionate about high standards of cleanliness, with great housekeeping skills
  • a positive person with a can-do attitude
  • a great listener and communicator.

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including: 

  • regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects 
  • access to wages before payday
  • retail and lifestyle discounts
  • free DBS check
  • 24/7 counselling and support
  • Blue Light Card eligibility.

How to apply

Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’. 

For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email pod9@exemplarhc.com.

Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time. 

We will never ask for payment for job opportunities. Any website or individual requesting money for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) while claiming to represent us is not associated with our organisation. If you’re asked for money in connection with a role, please contact recruitment@exemplarhc.com.

About Exemplar
Health Care

We're one of the UK's leading providers of nursing care for adults living with complex needs, with more than 60 care homes across England. 

Everything we do is guided by our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, and teamwork.

This creates a supportive environment where colleagues can grow and make every day better for the people we support.

Getting to Yarningdale

Yarningdale, Hollywell Avenue, Codnor, Ripley, DE5 9SG

Yarningdale is a short drive from the M1 and other major roads including the A610 Cromford Road and A38.

  • If you’re travelling on the M1, follow the M1 and A610 to Heanor Road/A6007 in Codnor.
  • If you’re travelling on the A38, follow the A38 and A610 to Heanor Road/A6007 in Codnor.

Yarningdale is situated on Hollywell Avenue just off Heanor Road/A6007.

There are limited parking spaces in the home’s car park. Street parking is available along Hollywell Avenue.

The home is a short walk from several bus stops.

  • Hollywell Avenue bus stop in both directions (stop IDs: dbsdpgaw and dbsdpgat), which are accessed by buses H1 and Rainbow one.

The nearest train station is Langley Mill which is 3.2 miles away (8 minute drive).