Domestic Supervisor

Sodexo; Romford; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading service provider is hiring a Domestic Supervisor for Queen's Hospital, Romford. You will oversee a team maintaining high cleaning standards, manage workloads, and ensure compliance with safety regulations. Ideal candidates should have experience in domestic services and strong leadership skills. The position offers competitive salary and various employee benefits, including mental health support and career growth opportunities.

Benefits

Mental health and wellbeing support

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to health and wellbeing apps

Sodexo Discounts Scheme

Retirement Plan membership

Flexible work environment

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in domestic services within a hospital or similar environment.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication and customer care abilities.
• Good literacy, numeracy, and time management skills.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety and infection control standards.
• Flexible approach and ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and deploy domestic staff, creating weekly rotas and managing workloads.
• Monitor cleaning standards and take remedial action where necessary.
• Control and issue cleaning materials and equipment within budget.
• Recruit, train, and develop domestic staff.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and infection control policies.

Skills

Leadership and team management

Communication and customer care

Health & Safety knowledge

Time management

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Experience in domestic services

Job description

Domestic Supervisor - Queen's Hospital, Romford

Salary: £30,478.50 per annum

Hours: 37.5 per week (5 days out of 7)

Shift: 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

Are you passionate about delivering high standards of cleanliness and leading a team to provide exceptional service? We are looking for a Domestic Supervisor to join our team at Queen's Hospital, Romford.

About the Role

As a Domestic Supervisor, you will play a key role in ensuring a high-quality, timely, and cost-effective domestic service across wards and departments. You will manage and motivate a team of domestic staff, ensuring cleaning standards meet contractual and infection control requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and deploy domestic staff, creating weekly rotas and managing workloads.
• Monitor cleaning standards and take remedial action where necessary.
• Control and issue cleaning materials and equipment within budget.
• Recruit, train, and develop domestic staff, conducting appraisals and managing performance.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and infection control policies.
• Maintain accurate documentation and assist with payroll processes.

What We're Looking For

• Experience in domestic services within a hospital or similar environment.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication and customer care abilities.
• Good literacy, numeracy, and time management skills.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety and infection control standards.
• Flexible approach and ability to work under pressure.

What we offer:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it's a chance to be part of something greater. You'll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you'll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you'll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.

Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.

Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.

The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.

Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.

Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan.

A Death-in-Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo.

Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.

Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.

Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.

Flexible and dynamic work environment.

Competitive compensation.

Full training and full protective uniform supplied.

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today! Career progression for the caring profession.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advertisement early if we are in receipt of a high volume of applications.

About Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

We're a Disability Confident Leader employer. We're committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfill their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.