Head of Housekeeping - Care Home

Integrated Care System; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Head of Housekeeping to oversee the cleanliness and standards of a care home. This role requires strong leadership skills and attention to detail, ensuring a warm and welcoming environment for residents. Previous experience in housekeeping within a care home, hospital, or hotel is advantageous. The position also offers a competitive rewards package including training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend' bonus scheme

Employee of the Month' rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Experience of housekeeping in a care home, hospital or hotel environment.
• Proven ability to lead and inspire a team.
• A caring nature and good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of housekeeping staff to maintain high standards.
• Motivate and inspire the team.
• Ensure rooms and living spaces are clean and comfortable.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team leadership

Good communication skills

Job description

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 ensure that every room and living space is maintained to the highest standards. The Head of Housekeeping role demands excellent attention to detail, but you'll also be relied upon to motivate everyone in your team to be at their best, helping to make the care home a shining example of a high quality care environment.

Main duties of the job

The Head of Housekeeping role involves leading a team of housekeeping staff to ensure that every room and living space in the care home is maintained to the highest standards. This requires excellent attention to detail, as well as the ability to motivate and inspire the team. The successful candidate will come into frequent contact with other staff, residents, and their relatives, so good communication skills are essential.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes and healthcare services in the UK. They are committed to delivering high-quality care and support to their residents, and the Head of Housekeeping role is crucial in creating the warm and homely environment that is so important to achieving this.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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 ensure that every room and living space is maintained to the highest standards. The Head of Housekeeping role demands excellent attention to detail, but we'll also rely on you to motivate everyone in your team to be at their best. Put simply, you'll help to make your care home a shining example of a high quality care environment.

ABOUT YOUExperience 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. 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 PACKAGEIn 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Experience of housekeeping in a care home, hospital or hotel environment will be very advantageous for the role of Head of Housekeeping. A caring nature and good communication skills are also important.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.