Head of Housekeeping - Care Home

Integrated Care System; Swindon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known healthcare provider is seeking a Head of Housekeeping in Swindon. You will lead a team to maintain high cleanliness standards in care home environments. The ideal candidate will have experience in housekeeping, excellent attention to detail, and strong leadership skills. This position offers a competitive pay and benefits package including training opportunities and employee rewards.

Benefits

Free training and development

Wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Experience in housekeeping in a care home, hospital, or hotel environment is highly desirable.
• Proven ability to lead and inspire a team is essential.
• Good communication skills for interacting with staff and residents.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of housekeeping staff to maintain cleanliness and presentation.
• Ensure all rooms and living spaces are well-kept and welcoming.
• Motivate team members to be at their best.

Skills

Attention to detail

Leadership

Communication skills

Caring nature

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.

Main duties of the job

The Head of Housekeeping role involves leading a team of housekeeping staff to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and presentation throughout the care home. This includes ensuring that all rooms and living spaces are well-kept and welcoming for residents and their visitors. The role requires excellent attention to detail, as well as strong leadership and communication skills to motivate the team.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes across the UK. They are committed to creating a warm, comfortable, and safe environment for their residents, and the Head of Housekeeping plays a crucial role in achieving this. Barchester offers a range of benefits and development opportunities for their employees.

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 is highly desirable. A proven ability to lead and inspire a team is also important, as is 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.