Cleaner – Enliven – Chalmers Home – New Plymouth – New Plymouth, Taranaki

Cleaner – Chalmers Home

• Full training and development opportunities
• Benefit from our Staff well-being activities
• Know that you can create a welcoming and pleasant environment for our residents to enjoy

Benefits – what’s in it for me?

Whilst working with Enliven you will be given the opportunity and support to gain nationally recognised qualifications through Careerforce training and to be part of a committed team delivering high quality care to our residents.

• Opportunities for additional training and for career advancement
• Smart uniforms provided, with various aspects of attire available to suit your style – you choose the colour!
• Working in a supportive team environment.
• Staff Wellbeing activites, focusing on a different aspects of personal health and wellbeing
• Ability to work hours that enable you to manage work/life balance.
• Access to discounted healthcare cover and employee assistance programme
• A progressive pay scale that recognises your qualifications & experience

About the role

As a Cleaner, you will be responsible for ensuring our Home provides a safe, clean and hygienic environment where our residents can feel comfortable in all areas of the home and enjoy their environment. We have the ability to provide flexibility to offer this role as either 74.5 hours per fortnight or to split it into two smaller part time roles, so we’d be keen to hear what you may be looking for as we may just have the right hours to suit you! Available shifts are days and afternoons, no evenings or early mornings, so you will find yourself part of daily life in our Home!

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Deliver the highest standard of cleaning within the Home
• Work independently, but also within a team
• Take instruction and delegation from the Senior Housekeeper regarding priorities and cleaning routines
• Understand and follow cleaning protocols that support good infection control within the home
• Conduct cleaning tasks and routines effectively and in a timely manner

About You

As well as a passion for the wellbeing of older people, you will be enthusiastic but patient and well organised with great interpersonal skills and sense of humour. You will share our values of empathy, compassion, and respect. Previous experience of working in a rest home or hospital environment is a plus, but it’s not essential, we can help you learn what you need to know.

In addition, you will ideally have:

• Ability to communicate with and respect the diverse cultural heritage of each individual, whether Resident or fellow staff member
• Careerforce Level 2 Cleaning or ability to wok towards one
• Knowledge and understanding of cleaning programmes and infection control.
• Willingness to undertake training and to gain qualifications that continue to support you in your role
• Proof of double COVID-19 vaccination, including booster where eligible

About Us

A job with PSC is a career that supports and empowers thousands of people to live happy, healthy lives. We love people – and that includes our employees. At PSC, we truly value our staff and put a huge amount of effort into making the work environment positive.

The residents of Chalmers Home tell us they love the friendly, vibrant and family-focused atmosphere. Of course, they love the beautiful views too.

Overlooking the Tasman Sea to the west and Mount Taranaki to the East, Chalmers Home has arguably one of the best rest home outlooks in the country.

It’s a fun place to be, and we need caring kind, creative, reliable and energetic people to join our team and become part of our Enliven community!

PLEASE APPLY VIA OUR WEBSITE: https://psc.qjumpersjobs.co/

To discuss the role or for more information get in touch with Melissa McNamara on 06 758 5190 or email at recruitment@psc.org.nz

Please note: please apply only if you have the legal right to work in New Zealand

As a healthcare provider, Enliven operates a ‘Smoke Free’ policy onsite.

Applications close 4th July 2022