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Nazareth House Fahan is a registered nursing home which provides health and social care to 48 male and female residents usually over the age of 65. It provides long-term Nursing and palliative care, short-term respite and convalescence and step-down care and also, dementia care.
The nursing home is a single-storey building on the main link road between Letterkenny and Buncrana and overlooks Lough Swilly.
Our core values are Compassion, Respect, Hospitality, Patience, Love, and Justice.
Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Statutory Sick Pay
• PRSA Pension Fund
• Free Parking
• Bike to Work scheme
• Refer a Friend programme
• Uniform provided

Nazareth House Fahan is currently looking for kind and caring Housekeeper to join our team to enhance and support the excellent quality of daily life for our residents.
If you’re a compassionate, positive person eager to work hard, then this is a job for you. This is an excellent opportunity to develop or enhance your skills within a supportive environment whilst working with an experienced team of Healthcare Professionals in a diverse, multicultural environment.
Job Description:
Job Title: Housekeeper
Location: Nazareth House, Figary, Fahan, Co. Donegal, F93 VR99
Reporting to: Director of Nursing
Purpose of the job: To maintain a clean, tidy and hygienic environment at all times. Mindful that it is the residents' home; thereby respecting the individual's right to privacy, dignity and independence. All tasks are to be carried out in a courteous, friendly and efficient manner.
Main Responsibilities:
Sitting Room/s, Lounge Areas, Corridors/Entrance Area:
· Move chairs out from walls and dust each one
· Wash water-proof surfaces, i.e. tables, foot-rests, seats, window sills
· Damp dust television screens, videos and/or DVDs
· Empty waste bins
· Put fresh water in flowers and dispose of withered ones
· High dust once a week
· Vacuum floors and put chairs back in place
· Vacuum floor
· Disinfect with a damp cloth all telephones & clock-in machine
Nurse's Station
· Clean wash-hand basin
· Dust all surfaces, i.e. desks, cupboards, computer screens, window sills
· Empty all domestic waste
· Vacuum floor
Bathrooms/Toilets and Sluices:
· Remove the chair from the bath hoist and wash with appropriate disinfectant
· Wash the hoist with a damp cloth
· Wash bath and/or shower with an appropriate cleaner
· Wash all hand-basins and taps
· Wash toilet bowls, seats (top & underneath), toilet lids, handles, and door handles
· Wash sluice with appropriate brush & wash down slabs
· Wash grab rails, handles, taps etc.
· Clean mirrors
· Empty bins and replace refuse bags
· Refill toilet holders, disposable towel holders and soap dispensers as required
· Wash floor
· High damp-dust once weekly
· Shower curtains to be washed 3 monthly or when soiled
Residents' Bedrooms:
· Elevate electric profiling beds daily,
· High dust each room once weekly
· Damp dust bed-side lockers, chairs, window sills daily,
· Sweep/vacuum floors daily
· Put fresh water in flowers and dispose of the withered ones
· Empty all domestic waste and any other bins in room/s.
· Wash and mop all floor surfaces daily, using only hot/lukewarm water
Residents Designated Smoking Area:
· Empty ashtrays as often as necessary, mainly in the morning and evening.
· Damp dust tables and ashtrays. Clean surrounding areas.
Weekly cleaning rotas are available in each Unit to be filled in and signed.
This job description outlines the main functions and responsibilities of the post and is subject to review and amendment according to business needs within Nazareth House.
However, it is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the duties involved, consequently, you may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to you from time to time.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: €12.70-€13.30 per hour
Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Application question(s):

• What experience do you have for the role?
• How available are you to start in the job?
• Do you have the right to work in Ireland?

Work Location: In person