Head Housekeeper

Care South; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 12,398,000 - 16,531,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Light Card

Paid induction and training

Employee referral bonus scheme

Free DBS check

Contributory pension

Life insurance

NMC pin fees paid

Staff association

Onsite learning and development team

Career progression

Competitive pay rates

Flexible working hours

Employee wellbeing programmes

Job summary

Care South seeks a housekeeping supervisor for Kenwith Castle, a 54-bed residential and dementia care home in Bideford. You will manage the housekeeping and laundry teams, ensuring high presentation of resident rooms and safe operations.

The role involves scheduling, stock control, and occasional weekend shifts as part of a larger team. Join a not-for-profit charity that values staff and offers development opportunities alongside a comprehensive benefits package and flexible shift patterns

Qualifications

• Experience in housekeeping/cleaning within a care home is not essential but beneficial.
• Ability to supervise a team and coordinate daily tasks.
• Knowledge of health & safety guidelines relevant to cleaning and laundry.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily delivery of housekeeping and laundry services, supervising staff.
• Ensure maintenance of cleaning, laundry and equipment per instructions and safety guidelines.
• Report and record minor faults and repairs promptly.
• Present rooms for viewing to a high standard.
• Prepare schedules for daily to cyclical cleaning/maintenance tasks.
• Order cleaning products and PPE; ensure First Aid boxes are stocked and accessible.
• Foster a welcoming environment for residents, staff and visitors.
• Be flexible with hours and part of the housekeeping team.

Skills

Housekeeping supervision

Team leadership

Health & safety

Stock management

PPE management

First Aid readiness

Job description

• Managing the daily delivery of all housekeeping and laundry services including supervision of the housekeeping and laundry team.

• Ensuring that cleaning, laundry and domestic equipment is maintained by staff in accordance with manufacturing instructions and health & safety guidelines.

• All minor faults and repairs are reported promptly and recorded.

• Ensuring that rooms for viewing are presented to a high standard.

• Preparing schedules which identify and allocate responsibility for daily, weekly, monthly, annual and cyclical cleaning / maintenance tasks.

• Ordering stock of cleaning products and PPE including ensuring all First Aid boxes are appropriately stocked and sited in accessible areas in the event of an emergency.

  Previous experience within a care home setting is not essential - but we want you to come in and enjoy housekeeping!

• A real desire to create a fresh and welcoming environment for residents, staff and visitors to enjoy.

• Flexible in the hours that you work and happy to join in as part of a larger housekeeping team.

  Hours: 32.5 hours per week, to include alternate weekend working

Shift Patterns Available

We offer flexible shift patterns, with working hours typically between 8:00am and 6:00pm. Exact start and finish times will be discussed and agreed with the Home Manager to support the needs of the home while taking your availability into consideration.

Come and join our team at Kenwith Castle, a 54 bed residential and dementia care home in Bideford. You'll be able to support our residents in a safe and caring environment where they can live their lives as if in the comfort of their own home.

At Care South, we really value all our staff, whatever the role. We offer a stimulating and incredibly rewarding career. We celebrate all our staff every year through the Care South Stars Awards. As a not-for-profit charity, our focus isn't on our owners or shareholders its very firmly on those in our care and those that care for them. We are constantly looking at ways to improve the reward and recognition of all our amazing people within the Care South Team.

Our current benefits package includes:

• Online/retail discounts - Blue Light Card.
• Paid induction and training.
• Employee referral bonus scheme.
• Free DBS check.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Life insurance.
• NMC pin fees paid by us.
• Staff association.
• Local staff reward programme
• Onsite learning and development team.
• Career progression.
• Competitive pay rates.
• Flexible working hours.
• Employee assistance and wellbeing programmes.

What You Need to Know

• You must be 18 years or older.
• We are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship.