Head of Housekeeping - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Reading; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in Reading seeks a Head of Housekeeping to maintain standards and lead a housekeeping team. The ideal candidate will have experience in similar environments and skills in motivation and communication. We offer competitive pay and an extensive benefits package including free training and retail discounts.

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

Qualifications

• Experience in housekeeping within a care home, hospital, or hotel environment.
• Proven ability to lead and inspire a team.
• Good communication skills for interaction with staff, residents, and relatives.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all rooms and living spaces are maintained to the highest standards.
• Motivate the housekeeping team to perform at their best.
• Create a warm and homely environment for residents.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team leadership

Caring nature

Communication skills

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 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 YOU

Experience of housekeeping in a care home, hospital or hotelenvironment 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 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.