Head of Housekeeping - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Copthorne; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free training and development

Wellbeing & support tools

Retail discounts & savings

Refer a Friend bonus

Employee of the Month

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare is seeking a Head of Housekeeping to lead a dedicated team in a care home. You will actively participate in daily cleaning, set high standards, and ensure every room is maintained to the highest quality, inspiring your team to deliver outstanding care environments.

The role requires experience in housekeeping within care homes, hospitals or hotels, strong leadership, and excellent communication with staff, residents and families. This is a full-time, on-site position.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a housekeeping team in care homes, hospitals or hotels.
• Ability to actively participate in daily cleaning alongside staff.
• Caring nature and strong communication with residents, relatives and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the housekeeping team to meet high standards.
• Participate in day-to-day cleaning and ensure rooms/living spaces are well maintained.
• Set examples and uphold consistent quality across the home.

Skills

Team leadership

Hands-on cleaning

Attention to detail

Communication

Care home environment

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Head of Housekeeping at a Barchester care home, you’ll help to create the warm and homely surroundings that are so important to delivering quality care and support. Leading a team of housekeeping staff, you'll be expected to take a hands‑on approach and actively participate in the day‑to‑day cleaning of the home. You will lead by example, demonstrating the high standards expected and ensuring these are consistently upheld across the team. You will be responsible for ensuring that every room and living space is maintained to the highest standard. The Head of Housekeeping role demands excellent attention to detail, but we will also rely on you to motivate and inspire your team to perform at their best. Put simply, you will play a key role in making your care home a shining example of a high‑quality care environment.

ABOUT YOU

Experience of housekeeping in a care home, hospital or hotel environment will be very advantageous for the role of Head of Housekeeping. We’ll also look for a proven ability to lead and inspire a team and be able to actively participate in the day‑to‑day cleaning of the home alongside the housekeeping staff. A caring nature and good communication skills are important as you’ll often come into contact with other members of staff, residents and their relatives.

REWARDS PACKAGE

In return for your dedication, you’ll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector‑leading benefits and rewards package including:

• Free training and development for all roles


• Access to wellbeing and support tools


• A range of retail discounts and savings


• Unlimited referrals with our ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme


• ‘Employee of the Month’ rewards and ‘Long Service Awards’

And so much more!

If you’d like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you’d expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.