Housekeeper and Cook

Exemplar Health Care; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A care service provider in Rotherham seeks a Head Housekeeper to lead cleaning routines and ensure a welcoming environment. Responsibilities include overseeing cleaning tasks and fostering independence among residents. Ideal candidates exhibit strong leadership and attention to detail and ideally have supervisory experience. Training support is provided for new applicants. Competitive perks include early access to wages and retail discounts.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• Kind, caring, and understanding.
• Great leader with energy to motivate.
• Excellent team player passionate about cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily and weekly cleaning routines.
• Oversee cleaning of all areas.
• Build trust and promote dignity among residents.

Skills

Attention to detail

Leadership

Teamwork

Communication

Housekeeping skills

Education

GCSEs in English and Maths

Job description

Overview

£12.21 on completion of Exemplar Care Certificate

Do you take pride in your cleaning standards and attention to detail? As Head Housekeeper, you’ll ensure that our home is clean and welcoming for the people who live and work here.

This is an exciting opportunity to use your skills to make a real difference every day. Join us as our Head Housekeeper at Lonnen Grove learning disability service in Rotherham.

About the role

Our Head Housekeeper plays a key role in leading all the daily and weekly cleaning routines of their Housekeeping Team. No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• carrying out cleaning schedules with your team, including dusting, mopping, polishing and vacuuming
• overseeing your team’s cleaning of all areas, including residents’ rooms, lounges, kitchens, bathrooms, kitchens and offices
• building trust and promoting choice, dignity and independence

You’ll put our people at the heart of everything you do – whether that’s hoovering our residents’ bedrooms or polishing their photo frames. We can guarantee that whatever you bring to the role, you’ll see great rewards.

If you haven’t worked in the care sector before, we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy, and ongoing training programmes.

You’re also:

• kind, caring and understanding
• a great leader, with the energy and enthusiasm to motivate your team
• someone with a keen eye for detail
• an excellent team player
• passionate about high standards of cleanliness, with outstanding housekeeping skills
• a positive person with a can-do attitude
• a great listener and communicator

You don’t need any specific qualifications to apply for this role, but a good standard of education, such as GCSEs in English and Maths, may be useful. You’ll ideally also have supervisory experience in a similar role.

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including:

• regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• access to wages before payday
• retail and lifestyle discounts
• free DBS check
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility

How to apply

Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.

For an informal chat about joining us, call 01977 630830 or email [e-mail].

Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.