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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