Adecco
Job Title: Cleaner – Care Home (Weekend Role)
Location: Chorley
Hours: Saturday & Sunday, 8:00am – 4:00pm (16 hours per week)
Contract Type: Temp
Role Overview
We are looking for a reliable and caring Cleaner to support the upkeep of a home. The role is essential in maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for children with additional needs, ensuring high standards of hygiene at all times.
Key Responsibilities
- Clean and maintain all areas of the home, including bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, dining areas, and communal spaces
- Carry out routine and deep cleaning tasks in accordance with cleaning schedules
- Ensure all surfaces are sanitised to meet health, safety, and infection control standards
- Safely use and store cleaning chemicals in line with COSHH guidelines
- Empty bins and dispose of waste appropriately
- Replenish cleaning supplies and report stock shortages
- Report any maintenance issues or hazards to management
- Work respectfully around children, staff, and visitors, maintaining a calm and professional presence
- Follow safeguarding, health & safety, and infection control procedures at all times
Person Specification
- Previous cleaning preferred, ideally in a care or residential setting
- Basic knowledge of hygiene standards and safe use of cleaning products
- Reliable, punctual, and able to work independently
- Good attention to detail
- Understanding of the importance of confidentiality and safeguarding in a care setting
- Friendly and approachable with a positive attitude
Additional Requirements
- Enhanced DBS check (or willingness to obtain one)
- Ability to adhere to safeguarding policies and procedures
- Flexibility to support additional cleaning needs where required
Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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