Head of Housekeeping - Care Home

NHS; Stockport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider is seeking a Head of Housekeeping to ensure the highest standards of cleanliness and motivate a housekeeping team. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential, along with experience in similar environments. This role offers a competitive salary and includes sector-leading benefits and rewards.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Experience of housekeeping in a care home, hospital, or hotel environment is highly desirable.
• Proven ability to lead and inspire a team.
• Caring nature and good communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of housekeeping staff to ensure high standards.
• Motivate and inspire the team to be at their best.
• Interact with staff, residents, and families for effective communication.

Skills

Leadership abilities

Attention to detail

Good communication skills

Job description

Overview

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, and you'll also be responsible for motivating the team to be at their best, helping to make the care home a shining example of high-quality care.

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. Youll need excellent attention to detail, as well as the ability to motivate and inspire your team. Youll often interact with other staff members, residents, and their families, so good communication skills are important.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes and services in the UK. With a focus on creating warm and welcoming environments, Barchester is committed to delivering the best possible care and support to its residents.

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 youd 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.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Experience of housekeeping in a care home, hospital, or hotel environment is highly desirable. You should also have a proven ability to lead and inspire a team, as well as a caring nature and good communication skills.

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.