Head Housekeeper

Avery Healthcare; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Avery Healthcare is seeking a warm Head Housekeeper for Wandsworth Common Care Home in London to oversee housekeeping and laundry services across the care facility, ensuring a high standard of cleanliness and resident comfort. You will lead a team, manage stock and supplier relationships, enforce health and safety practices, and contribute to a caring, respectful environment for residents and colleagues.

This role supports the hospitality function within Avery's award-winning care homes and

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning and managing laundry in a public setting.
• Knowledge of health and safety, including moving and handling techniques, fire safety and COSHH.
• Ability to lead, supervise and develop teams.
• Commitment to delivering high-quality housekeeping/laundry services for residents.

Responsibilities

• Oversee housekeeping and laundry cleaning service to support hospitality and ensure high-quality care.
• Prepare orders for Home Manager approval for cleaning materials within budget.
• Monitor standards of work to maintain high cleanliness standards.
• Supervise and direct the housekeeping team, training new staff.

Skills

Cleaning and laundry management

Health & safety knowledge

Leadership & supervision

Compassionate resident care

Job description

Package Description

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we’re here to celebrate and support you every step of the way.

When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on residents’ lives every day – your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We’re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you’ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.

We’re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Head Housekeeper at Wandsworth Common Care Home in London.

About The Role

Your focus as Head Housekeeper will be to oversee the housekeeping and laundry cleaning service in support of the hospitality services function to ensure a high-quality and comprehensive care service is delivered to residents.

Other Responsibilities Will Include

• Carrying out all cleaning duties as per the housekeeping job description.
• Preparing orders for Home Manager approval for all cleaning materials with approved suppliers whilst complying with procedures to maintain appropriate stock levels and control and ensuring good quality products are purchased within agreed budget limits.
• Monitoring standards of work of the housekeeping and laundry team to always maintain high cleanliness standards.
• Supervising and directing the work of the housekeeping team, providing instruction and demonstration to new staff on cleaning tasks and materials.

About You

To succeed in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all you do.

Our Ideal Candidate Must Have

• Experience in cleaning and managing laundry in a public setting.
• Knowledge of health and safety, particularly moving and handling techniques, fire safety, and COSHH assessments.
• Demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of high-quality housekeeping/laundry service to residents.
• Demonstrate the ability to lead, supervise and develop teams.

About Avery

At Avery, we’re not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes – we’re a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we’re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Please Note This Role Will Require

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.