Ruth Sterling
Cleaning operative
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About
A friendly, polite, caring and considerate team player with extensive skills and experience in the cleaning sector and care work.
Experience includes clinical hospital wards, community care homes, hostels, factory, offices and warehouse cleaning. Possesses a flexible approach, tactful and diplomatic manner. Detail-oriented with knowledge of COSHH committed to maintaining high standards with transferable skills and attributes, willing to undertake further training as and when necessary.
Experience
Routine cleaning at Super touch (2025-05 – Present)
- Cleaning factory warehouse mopping buffing floors damp dusting vacuum offices boardroom
- Sterilise lap replenish soap dispensers paper towels
- Sanitising high touch points and surfaces in line with infection control
- Report any maintenance or health and safety issues
House keeper at Sofa Delivery Co (2025-06 – 2026-07)
Cleaning operative at Cuxson & Gerrard (2024-05 – 2025-06)
Support Worker at Cream Healthcare (2020-10 – 2024-10)
- Supporting individuals in their own flats
- Daily living cooking house keeping
- Record keeping writing reports
Support Worker at Temps For Care (2018-03 – 2024-03)
- Supporting individuals out in the community
- Assist with personal care
- General house keeping
- Report writing
- Check monies
Support worker at Huxton (2018-04 – 2021-02)
- Supporting the homeless
- Get benefits in place
- Register with a GP
- Get their own accommodation
- Working with other organisations, substance misuse
Care and Support Worker at Kerry Collins Recruitment (2017-04 – 2019-10)
- Assist with personal care
- Administer medication
- Prepare breakfasts and evening meals
- Update daily accountability
Care and Support Worker at Avery Court, Midland Heart (2016-05 – 2017-04)
- Assisting service users with daily care and support
- Administer medication to service users
- Personal Care- washing, bathing and dressing
- General housekeeping of service users' flats
Night Care Assistant at Hill Top Lodge (2015-04 – 2016-03)
- Tending to care needs throughout the night
- General house keeping
- Hourly room checks
- Record keeping reports and accountability
Health Care Support Worker at Sandwell Mental Health NHS Trust (2005-01 – 2014-12)
- Supporting people in their everyday care
- Giving personal care and assisting at meal times
- General cleaning and housekeeping duties
- Going out in the community to take clients to appointments and shopping
- Administering medication
- Auditing money
- Writing daily reports
- Attending multi-disciplinary meetings
Volunteer at Age UK (2015-12 – 2016-09)
- To assist at Age UK day centre befriending people
- Prepare refreshments
Activity Worker/Care Assistant at Richmond Court Care Home (2000-01 – 2004-12)
- Assisting with personal care
- Planning in house and community activities
- Accompanying on community and social outings
- Writing daily records
Education
Level 2 Health and Social Care in Health and Social Care – Age UK (2016 – 2016)
Level 1 in Leisure and Recreation Studies – Sandwell College (1993 – 1995)
Level 2 in Leisure and Recreation Studies – Sandwell College (1993 – 1995)
GCSE in General Education – Hill Top High School (1988 – 1993)
