Head of Housekeeping - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Haywards Heath; Sur place; GBP 30 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Free training

Wellbeing tools

Retail discounts

Refer a Friend bonus

Employee of the Month awards

Long Service Awards

Résumé du poste

Barchester Healthcare is seeking a Head of Housekeeping to lead a housekeeping team in a care home, actively participating in daily cleaning and upholding the highest standards. You will model best practices, motivate staff, and ensure every room and living space remains immaculate, contributing to a warm, homely care environment.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, strong communication with staff, residents, and relatives, and a hands‑on approach to daily operations to maintain quality

Qualifications

• Experience of housekeeping in a care home, hospital or hotel environment.
• Proven ability to lead and inspire a team and actively participate in day‑to‑day cleaning.
• Caring nature and good communication skills for interactions with staff, residents and relatives.

Responsabilités

• Lead a housekeeping team and set high standards across the home.
• Hands‑on involvement in daily cleaning and upkeep of rooms and living spaces.
• Motivate and inspire staff to perform at their best and maintain a warm, homely environment.

Connaissances

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Communication

Description du poste

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 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!