Housekeeper (Bank)

Oak Tree Lodge Care Home in Leeds is looking for a  Housekeeper to join them on a bank basis. In this role, you’ll help create a clean, safe, and comforting environment for residents living with dementia. Your work will directly support their wellbeing and sense of security, making you an essential part of daily life in the home.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness across resident rooms, communal areas, bathrooms, and staff spaces
• Carry out routine cleaning tasks including dusting, vacuuming, mopping, sanitising surfaces, and emptying bins
• Support infection-control procedures and follow all health and safety guidelines
• Manage laundry duties such as washing, drying, ironing, and organising clothing and linens
• Restock supplies (toiletries, cleaning products, paper goods) as needed
• Report maintenance issues or concerns promptly
• Interact with residents in a kind, patient, and respectful manner, recognising the needs of individuals living with dementia
• Work collaboratively with care staff to ensure a calm, homely atmosphere

What We’re Looking For:

• Previous housekeeping or cleaning experience (care home experience is helpful but not essential)
• An understanding of, or willingness to learn about, dementia and person‑centred care
• A gentle, reassuring approach when around residents
• Good attention to detail and pride in maintaining a welcoming environment
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively
• Reliability, flexibility, and a positive attitude

Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK to apply for this role.

Oak Tree Lodge in Gipton, Leeds is home to well trained and helpful staff with rooms for up to 60 residents. At Anchor, we pride ourselves in providing 24-hour care and specialised services for elderly people, the beauty of our grounds, the quality of our catering and our engaging activities we deliver. 

• Development opportunities through our Apprentice schemes, providing NVQ and career progression
• Bus transportation based outside of the home
• Parking on site
• CQC GOOD
• Themed rooms, indoor park, cinema and café
• Fun and friendly team with plenty of social events within the home

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.

Our values

Every one of us can make a difference to our residents and play a part in shaping homes and services around their needs.

Our Anchor values of being Accountable, Respectful, Courageous and Honest apply to us all, whether you manage colleagues as part of your role or not.

Displaying our values can influence those around us to do the same. We can all be leaders at Anchor and should all be driven by the same customer ethos.  Our Anchor Leadership Framework helps align these values with the skills and behaviours we demonstrate.

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
• Free Blue Light Card

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 being well website Please follow the link or copy and paste https://anchorbeingwell.co.uk/ into your browser 

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 Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.