Head Housekeeper

Brendoncare; Alton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Brendoncare seeks a Head Housekeeper to manage a housekeeping team in Alton's nursing home. This full-time role includes overseeing cleaning duties, maintaining safety standards, and ensuring resident satisfaction. Ideal candidates are flexible, reliable, and have a caring attitude towards older adults.

Benefits

Free meals on shift

BUPA employee assistance programme

Retail discounts

Enhanced annual leave after five years

Free parking on site

Qualifications

• Experience as a domestic assistant/cleaner.
• Ability to build relationships with residents.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cleaning and laundry duties.
• Supervise contract cleaners and maintain stock levels.
• Conduct risk assessments and ensure COSHH compliance.

Skills

Flexible attitude

Reliability

Caring disposition towards older people

Job description

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• An additional 10% will be paid for night shifts and weekend shifts as a premium uplift.
• Full Time Contract

What is the role?

We are looking for a Head Housekeeper to manage our friendly housekeeping team at our beautiful nursing home in Alton, a busy market town in Hampshire, surrounded by stunning countryside and close to the town centre.

It's a full-time contract - 40 hours per week, and working alternate weekends.

Who are you?

You need to have experience as a domestic assistant/cleaner outside your home. In addition, you will need to demonstrate a flexible attitude to work, be reliable, have a caring disposition towards older people, and be able to make a difference in their day.

Everyone who works at Brendoncare is in regular contact with our residents, and as Head Housekeeper, you and your team will be in their rooms, living, dining and activity areas. Building those relationships is part of enabling them to live well and make the most of every day.

What will I be doing?

• Oversee all duties of the cleaning and laundry colleagues.
• Liaise with Residents and/or Relatives to identify residents' wishes regarding laundry, room cleaning, and personal effects.
• Supervise all specialist or contract cleaners operating at the home, monitor supplier performance, products, services, and costs, and recommend efficiencies.
• Produce, implement, review, and continually improve daily, weekly, and monthly schedules of work for cleaning and less frequent tasks.
• Undertake ordering and maintain stock levels of cleaning chemicals, tools, machinery, and equipment, including periodically auditing the condition of all equipment in your department and organising repairs or requesting replacements as required.
• Monitor the laundry to ensure that it is operating as efficiently.
• Carry out Risk Assessments
• Ensure that COSHH regulations are maintained.

About Brendoncare

At Brendoncare, we put people over profit. Our supportive teams in our warm, friendly care homes are ready to support you throughout your career in care, whether you are brand new to the industry, or have worked in care for your whole life.

The pay and benefits

As part of our commitment to your wellbeing, you will be provided with a free meal on shift, a comprehensive BUPA employee assistance programme, and discounts at many retailers, including supermarkets, clothes stores, gyms, and more. We have excellent training and development programmes and would love to see you as our next career success story.

At our company, we highly value your long-term commitment. That's why we offer enhanced annual leave after five years in addition to a minimum of 5.6 weeks of holiday, including bank holidays. This is our way of recognising and rewarding your dedication and service.

You will have free parking on site, subject to availability, and we're regularly adding to our benefits and rewards scheme.

If this sounds like the role for you, please do apply; we would love to hear from you!