Head Housekeeper

Lifeboat Inn, St Ives; St. Ives; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Food & drink discount 30%

Overnight stay 50% off

Retailer discounts

In-house training

Meal provided on long shifts

Flexible working

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Lifeboat Inn in St Ives is seeking a Head Housekeeper for a part-time role, leading our housekeeping team to deliver a warm, welcoming home away from home for guests.

You’ll be hands-on, a confident communicator and an organiser with the ability to inspire and coordinate colleagues across shifts to maintain spotless rooms and public areas in a busy hospitality environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading housekeeping teams.
• Ability to communicate effectively with guests and staff.
• Hands-on, organised leader with strong coordination of shifts.

Responsibilities

• Head up the housekeeping team and ensure high guest standards.
• Oversee cleaning and tidiness of bedrooms and public areas.
• Coordinate shifts and train team members to maintain a spotless environment.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisational skills

Job description

The Lifeboat Inn lies at the heart of everything that makes St Ives magical. This traditional inn, complete with roaring log fire, faces the town’s picture-postcard harbour and nestles aptly beside its famous lifeboat house.
St Ives itself is a stunning location that boasts a collection of glorious beaches, with quaint streets and alleys dotted with art galleries, cafes, and shops.

Part time opportunity! We’re looking for a Head Housekeeper to join our hard working but close-knit team. You’ll head up the housekeeping team, ensuring a fantastic home away from home experience for all our guests. You will be a hands-on, can do, leader, combining your natural ability to communicate with your outstanding organisational skills.

What we offer …

• 30% off food and drink and 50% off overnight stays in our pubs
• Discount scheme across hundreds of retailers
• In house training programmes to support progression and learning
• Meal provided for shifts over 6 hours
• Family-friendly, flexible working
• Paid time off to volunteer

Our Team …

• Are passionate about creating a warm welcome for everyone
• Take pride in keeping everywhere clean and tidy
• Are key to keeping our front of house running seamlessly

Additional info:

St AustellBreweryis an Equal Opportunities employer, and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignmen, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We also welcome requests for flexible working.

Early applications are encouraged as we’ll review applications throughout the recruitment process and reserve the right to close the advert at any time. Please note that we politely request no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. Speculative CVs from recruitment agencies won’t be accepted, nor the fees associated with them.