Head Housekeeper

Bespoke Hotels; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Incentives

Personal development

Discounted hotel stays for you, family

Job summary

Bespoke Hotels invites applications for Head Housekeeper in the UK. You will lead and motivate the housekeeping team to deliver exceptional guest service, while monitoring standards and ensuring safe, clean environments across the property.

The role requires strong hospitality experience and a hands-on attitude to coaching staff, with accountability for budget performance and regulatory compliance. The group emphasizes development and inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years experience in a similar Head Housekeeper role.
• Passion for hospitality and delivering great guest service.
• Strong leadership and team-management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Managing, motivating and leading the housekeeping team to ensure the highest standards are met.
• Accountable for the financial performance of the department against budgets.
• Coordinate with maintenance to keep areas well maintained and safe.
• Ensure health and safety, fire safety and COSHH regulations are followed and records kept up to date.
• Provide excellent customer service and ensure staff are courteous and helpful.

Job description

We currently have an amazing opportunity to join the team as Head Housekeeper.

Bespoke Benefits… What’s in it for you?

At Bespoke Hotels, our people are our biggest asset. We focus on engagement and individual development, working with natural strengths and supporting education from a commercial perspective. We create pathways so our people know the direction their careers will head.

We believe that great hospitality can only be delivered by a happy, motivated and engaged team; so this is at the heart of our culture and of our 'Be-Attitude' values.

We are proud to provide equal opportunities for our team members, encouraging inclusive and creative culture, providing long-term careers, supporting community and assisting in environmental matters.

At Bespoke, we ensure meaningful relationships with our colleagues, guests and third-party suppliers, positively celebrating diversity and inclusion within our teams, encouraging collaboration and creativity.

We offer competitive salaries, incentives, ample scope for personal development and discounted hotel stays for you, your family, and friends.

Requirements

The ideal person will have strong experience, ideally at least 1-2 years in a similar position and will have the ability to deliver great service to our guests.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about hospitality, that is reliable and willing to learn as part of this growing team.

Duties Will Include

• Managing, motivating and leading the housekeeping team to ensure the highest standards are met, with a keen attention to detail.
• To be accountable for the financial performance of the department against budgets.
• Liaise with maintenance to ensure that the physical conditions of all areas under the Housekeeping control are properly maintained.
• Ensure all heath and safety, fire safety, security and COSSH regulations are adhered to whilst ensuring all records are up to date.
• Provide excellent customer service and ensure all staff members are courteous and helpful towards.

Being Bespoke

Bespoke Hotels was founded in 2000 and has consistently grown to the point where we now manage over 9,500 hotel rooms, 8,000 employees and £815 million of assets.

We stand today as the UK’s Largest Independent Hotel Group, owning a number of hotels and partnering with an ever-increasing portfolio alongside this. Every agreement we have is Bespoke by name, and bespoke by nature. Our properties range from specialist golfing hotels, to award-winning spa resorts and chic city centre properties.

We pride ourselves on a diverse roster and a unique, individualised management style, with over 90 management agreements across the UK, alongside a further 30 management consultancy services, and 100 hotels with sales & marketing services only.