Head Housekeeper

HC-One; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

HC-One is seeking a Head Housekeeper for its Sunderland location, promoting kindness and creating a clean and welcoming environment for residents. The successful candidate will lead a team, manage health and safety standards, and ensure infection control measures are followed, all while contributing positively to the wellbeing of our residents.

Benefits

Paid Enhanced DBS/PVG

Free uniform

Nutritious meal during shifts over 8 hours

Company pension scheme

28 days annual leave

Group life assurance cover

Wagestream - flexible access to pay

Award-winning learning and development support

GP online service

Colleague discounts on high street

Qualifications

• Experienced Head Housekeeper with proven team leadership skills.
• Outstanding awareness of Health & Safety and COSHH regulations.
• Ability to manage cleaning rota and lead by example.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a spotless home for residents and manage the housekeeping team.
• Plan laundry and order cleaning supplies.
• Attend safeguarding training and awareness programs.

Skills

Team leadership

Time management

Health & Safety awareness

Infection control awareness

Kindness

Job description

HC-One Sunderland, England, United Kingdom

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About The Role

In your role as a Head Housekeeper at HC-One, you’ll value kindness above all else. Kindness drives every aspect of our Dementia, Nursing, Residential and Specialist care homes. Every single person who works here understands that our residents are people just like them with their own stories to tell. By joining HC-One you’ll have a wonderful opportunity to give something back to those people.

About The Role

In your role as a Head Housekeeper at HC-One, you’ll value kindness above all else. Kindness drives every aspect of our Dementia, Nursing, Residential and Specialist care homes. Every single person who works here understands that our residents are people just like them with their own stories to tell. By joining HC-One you’ll have a wonderful opportunity to give something back to those people.

For you, as a Head Housekeeper, this will mean ensuring that you and the housekeeping team keep an absolutely spotless home for our residents. You’ll manage the cleaning rota, leading by example. And, whether planning the week’s laundry, ordering a new batch of cleaning products or reading up on new infection control procedures, you’ll always have the wellbeing of our residents in mind above anything else.

HC-One are looking for an experienced Head Housekeeper with proven team leadership, record keeping, and time management skills. You’ll have outstanding awareness of Health & Safety and COSHH regulations, as well as infection control. What’s essential, though, are your brilliant, positive energy and natural ability to get along with people. So, whenever you communicate with a resident or co-worker, you’ll be truly considerate and kind.

Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and therefore it is important that you are able to recognise the signs which may indicate possible abuse, harm or neglect in its different forms and know what to do if there are any concerns. All colleagues are required to attend safeguarding training appropriate to their role and to undertake additional training in associated areas. You also have the ability to seek appropriate advice and report concerns, including escalation if action is not taken.

Benefits

We’ll provide full training, so it’s a great opportunity to learn something new. In return, you will enjoy access to a huge variety of benefits and services to support your physical and psychological well-being and throughout your career as a Head Housekeeper we will invest in you, and you will enjoy additional support and benefits including:

• Hourly rate is s ubject to experience and qualifications.
• Paid Enhanced DBS/PVG
• Free uniform
• During a shift of eight hours or more a nutritious meal will be available
• Company pension scheme
• 28 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Group life assurance cover
• Wagestream - financial wellbeing and flexible access to pay as you need it
• Award-winning learning and development and support to achieve qualifications.
• GP online - a service providing around the clock GP consultation via an interactive app - available to you and your children under 16
• An opportunity to learn from experienced colleagues as part of an outstanding and committed team.
• Colleague discounts – Access to over 1600 high street discounts including carefully selected discount partners.
• Wellbeing - free of charge access to an independent and confidential Employee Assistance Programme. This gives Colleagues and their family access to 24/7 365 support for a whole range of issues including physical, mental and financial issues
• Excellent recognition schemes such as ‘Kindness in Care’ and Long Service Awards
• An attractive refer a friend scheme of up to £1000 per referral, depending on the role
  
  

We are passionate about ensuring that our current and future Colleagues can be their true selves, and that our workforce represents the communities we serve. We prioritise inclusive working practices and invite applicants from all backgrounds into our HC-One family and we are committed to providing the quickest possible turnaround from the point of making you a job offer to you starting with us on day one.

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