Weekend Housekeeper

Part-time, Saturday and Sunday only, 5.25 hour days flexible on shift-times to suit your needs.

The Housekeeper plays a vital role in creating a clean, safe and welcoming environment for residents living with dementia. By maintaining high standards of hygiene and supporting a homely atmosphere, the housekeeper helps promote residents’ comfort, dignity and sense of security. This role requires a calm, compassionate approach and an understanding of how to work sensitively around individuals with varying needs and routines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Clean resident bedrooms: dusting, vacuuming, mopping, bathroom cleaning, emptying bins.
• Clean communal areas: lounges, dining rooms, corridors, activity spaces.
• Laundry duties: washing, drying, ironing and returning clothes and linens.
• Infection control: follow cleaning schedules, use appropriate products, maintain hygiene standards.
• Stock management: monitor and replenish cleaning supplies and laundry items.
• Report concerns: notify senior staff of maintenance issues or changes in residents’ needs.

Skills & Qualities:

• Strong attention to detail.
• Compassionate and calm manner.
• Ability to work around individual routines and adapt to changing needs.
• Good communication with care staff and residents.
• Understanding of dementia-friendly practice

Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK to apply for this role - sponsorship not availble for this role.

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.