# Housekeeping Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/housekeeping-assistant/013b79a8-60fa-4fe9-bbd3-2c20b62256a0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/housekeeping-assistant/013b79a8-60fa-4fe9-bbd3-2c20b62256a0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Avery Healthcare Group Ltd. - **Town:** Knowle - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** United Kingdom - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Salary:** £12.75 an hour - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-07-13T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-17T20:02:22.124Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/L0034-26-2543?employerCode=L0034 ## Job Content ### Job summary At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Housekeeping Assistant at Rivermere Care Home in Kent. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you! ABOUT THE ROLE Your focus as Housekeeping Assistant will be to work as part of a team, ensuring that all standards of cleanliness and laundry are maintained in the home. You will operate according to our standard operating procedures for housekeeping and laundry, ensuring that ### Main duties of the job As a Housekeeping Assistant at Avery Healthcare, your main responsibility is to maintain cleanliness and laundry standards within the care home. You will work as part of a team and adhere to standard operating procedures, ensuring that hotel service standards are met. Additional tasks include carrying out cleaning duties as per worksheet instructions, understanding cleaning requirements of various surfaces, and treating residents with dignity and respect. The role requires you to live by our values of being caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable. You need to have knowledge of Health and Safety, Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, COSHH assessments, and experience with cleaning laundry in a public setting. Compassion and commitment to high-quality service are essential, as is the ability to be flexible and adapt to various responsibilities at short notice. A DBS Disclosure check and proof of eligibility to work in the UK are required. ### About us Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, where both employees and residents are valued and empowered. The organisation is dedicated to creating meaningful experiences, underpinning the belief that life should remain enriching during elderly years. Avery is passionate about exceptional care, aiming to enrich the lives of residents and team members through its vision: 'creating meaningful lives together.' With over 100 care homes in its network, Avery provides a supportive, inspiring environment where everyone feels welcomed. Team members experience a culture valuing respect, compassion, and teamwork, which makes Avery a preferred choice for employment. ### Details - Date posted: 17 June 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £12.75 an hour - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: 1517778480 - Job locations: Avery Healthcare, Chipstead, TN13 2PZ, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way.When you join us, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Housekeeping Assistant at Rivermere Care Home in Kent. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you! ABOUT THE ROLE Your focus asHousekeepingAssistant will be to work as part of a team, ensuring that all standards of cleanliness and laundry aremaintainedin the home. You willoperateaccording to our standard operating procedures for housekeeping and laundry, ensuring that hotel service standards aremaintained. Other responsibilitieswillinclude: - Carrying out all cleaning dutiesin accordance withworksheetinstructions. - Understandingthe cleaning requirements of different surfaces and coverings and the properties of cleaning materials, ensuring that all areas are well presented and maintained in good condition. - Ensuring that all residents are treated with dignity and respect and that their personal space and belongings are always respected. . ABOUT YOU To succeed in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable in all you do. Our ideal candidatemusthave: - Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments. - Experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting. - Demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of high-quality housekeeping/laundry service to residents. - The ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice. ABOUT AVERY Please note this role will require: - ADBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare. - Proof of eligibility to work in the UK. This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Knowledge of Health and Safety, Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments. Experience of cleaning laundry in a public setting. Compassion and commitment to delivering high-quality housekeeping/laundry service to residents. Ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover various responsibilities at short notice. ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references.