Head of Housekeeping - Care Home

Integrated Care System; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Yeovil is seeking a Head of Housekeeping to ensure high standards of cleanliness and presentation in their care home. You will lead and motivate a team of housekeeping staff while maintaining a warm and supportive environment. The ideal candidate has experience in housekeeping, excellent attention to detail, and strong communication skills. Competitive pay and benefits are included.

Benefits

Free training and development

Wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of housekeeping staff to maintain high cleanliness standards.
• Motivate your team and interact with staff, residents, and relatives.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team leadership

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. You'll help to make your 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 maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and presentation across the care home. You'll need excellent attention to detail and the ability to motivate your team. Good communication skills are also important as you'll interact with other staff, residents, and their relatives.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, offering high-quality residential, nursing, and dementia care. They are committed to creating warm, homely environments that enable their residents to live fulfilling lives. Barchester operates over 200 care homes across England, Scotland, and Wales, employing over 17,000 staff.

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 very advantageous for this role. 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.