Accountable To: Home Manager

Purpose:

To provide and maintain a high standard of cleanliness throughout the home where residents with complex mental health and challenging behaviours reside.

Principal responsibilities:

To provide and maintain a clean and hygienic environment for the Service Users who reside in the Homes
To work as part of a team, assisting other Cleaners in tasks if needed.
To adhere to cleaning schedules and ensure the cleanliness of the home at all times.
To ensure that regular checks are completed on communal areas such as kitchens, bathrooms, lounges etc, and where applicable, sign the check sheet to ensure that a high standard of hygiene is maintained at all times.
To clean all public floor areas in the Home you are working in.
Adhere to health & safety and hygiene regulations in relation to domestic activities including fire procedures & COSHH regulations.
Ensure cleaning materials stores, linen stores and cleaning materials are labelled and kept tidy at all times.
You are responsible for your allocated cleaning supplies.
Ensure weekly stock checks are completed and reported to the Home Manager and all stock signed in and out where appropriate by all staff who have access to cleaning supplies
Ensure communal areas and sinks, skirting’s, furniture and windows are cleaned to the standards required.
Ensure spring cleaning and other regular / seasonal cleaning tasks are carried out.
Ensure all equipment is used correctly and left in good working order at all times and stored in a safe place
Ensure correct and economical use of equipment and cleaning materials.
Report any maintenance issues or faults on equipment to maintenance staff via existing reporting procedures in place.
To clean and sanitise all bathrooms in the Home you are working in. Complete bathroom signing sheet must be signed to confirmed that these have been cleaned.
To wipe down and keep clean all internal paintwork, doors, window frames, skirting boards, etc.
To support residents in laundry tasks if required
To support residents in the cleaning of their bedrooms / en-suites if required
Cleaning residents’ bedrooms / ensuites if required
Ensure a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene whilst adhering to health and safety regulations within the home
Adhere to the Company’s disposal of waste process.
Complete Deepdene Care`s mandatory online training
To attend courses when needed, relating to the environment you work in and the equipment you use.
To be caring sympathetic and tactful when dealing with Service Users.
To respect the resident’s independence, privacy and dignity.
Maintain confidentiality regarding Client Information, Company policies and procedures.
To know and conform to Deepdene Care`s Health and Safety policies.
To know and conform to all the Deepdene Care’s Policies and Procedures.

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