Housekeeper

Join Our Team as a Housekeeper – Hazel End Care Home

Location: Hazel End, Bishop’s Stortford CM23 1EN

Position: Housekeeper (Full-time/Part-time)

Rate of Pay: £12.60 per hour

Employer: Anchor – The UK’s largest not-for-profit provider of care and housing for older people.

Are you someone who takes pride in creating a clean, welcoming, and homely environment? Do you want to be part of a team that makes a meaningful difference every day? If so, we’d love for you to join us at Hazel End.

Required Skills:

Well organized with good time management skills.

Strong interpersonal and empathy skills and a friendly personality.

Able to work individually and as part of a team.

Ability to prioritise and plan around customer needs

At Anchor, we don’t just offer jobs – we offer rewarding careers with purpose. Our residents deserve the highest standards, and as a Housekeeper, you'll play a vital role in maintaining the warmth, dignity, and comfort of their home.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure all areas of the home are maintained to the highest cleanliness and hygiene standards
• Follow infection control procedures and health & safety regulations
• Support a clean, safe and comfortable environment for residents, staff, and visitors
• Work collaboratively with other departments including care, catering, and maintenance
• Be a friendly and reassuring presence to our residents
• What You’ll Receive as Part of Hazel End:
• Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts on your favourite brands – from groceries and high street retailers to holidays and electronics
• Recognition and reward schemes – including long service awards

Why Work at Hazel End?

Hazel End is a modern, purpose-built care home in a friendly and welcoming community. Our team is known for their dedication, compassion, and teamwork. As a Housekeeper, you'll be surrounded by supportive colleagues and a management team who value your contributions and invest in your growth.

This is more than a cleaning job – it’s about helping create a true home for our residents.

Apply Now and Make a Difference

If you're passionate about doing work that matters, take the next step in your career with Anchor at Hazel End.

"At Anchor, our homes are filled with care, respect, and pride – and it all starts with people like you."

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated rewards website  

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.  

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members.  We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a member of Inclusive Employers, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant and HouseProud Pledge schemes.