Housekeeper Supervisor

Austin Fraser; Leeds; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Leeds is seeking a Housekeeper Supervisor to maintain high cleanliness standards in a facility supporting women with mental health challenges. The role involves leading a housekeeping team, managing schedules, and ensuring compliance with health regulations. Candidates should have prior cleaning experience, attention to detail, and strong communication skills. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Annual salary of £25,350

33 days annual leave

Free meals and parking

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Qualifications

• Previous experience of cleaning within a similar environment.
• Ability to prioritize duties and responsibilities effectively.
• Enjoy cleaning and get satisfaction from a job well done.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning designated areas to the highest possible standard.
• Ordering materials and equipment in line with monthly budgets.
• Effectively managing stock levels and replenishing janitorial products.

Skills

C.O.S.H.H Training

Cleaning Industry Standards

Knowledge of Health and Safety

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Job description

If you have an eye for detail and enjoy creating a safe and clean environment for some of the most vulnerable people in society, then join the team at Spring Wood Lodge as a Housekeeper Supervisor.

Working 37.5 hours a week, you will join the Housekeeping team at a service that supports women over the age of 18 who have complex emotional and mental health problems associated with significant risk behaviours. Typically they have a diagnosis of personality disorder or a severe mental illness.

You will have the opportunity to lead the housekeeping team in cleaning all areas of the service, including wards, office spaces, bedrooms and visitors area. As the Housekeeper Supervisor, you will be responsible for providing support, guidance and supervision, whilst monitoring the recruitment and performance reviews to ensure continuity of services and facilities.

As part of being a Housekeeper Supervisor you will support the Senior Management Team in ensuring a high standard of cleanliness. You will have some autonomy in the role by setting up systems that work by arranging cleaning schedules and a staffing roster to support the service and your team.

There’s also a huge range of courses on offer to help grow and develop your career. If you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.

As a Housekeeper Supervisor you will be:

• Cleaning designated areas to the highest possible standard
• Reviewing implemented schedules to meet the needs of the independent wards and hospital wide.
• Dynamic and flexible within the role and to meet the needs of the business, and to support in continuous regulatory changes to maintain safety and infection control measures.
• Ordering materials and equipment in line with monthly budgets from designated suppliers
• Following Infection Control guidance and compete the local Infection Control audit.
• Using all chemical and machinery in line with Departmental Procedures, Health and Safety Regulations and Manufacturer’s Instructions
• Effectively managing stock levels and replenish janitorial products.
• Operating a documented housekeeping programme that is auditable.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• C.O.S.H.H Training
• Cleaning Industry Standards
• Knowledge of Health and Safety
• Have previous experience of cleaning within a similar environment
• Enjoy cleaning and get satisfaction from a job well done
• Prioritise duties and responsibilities effectively
• Be a good communicator
• Have good attention to detail and high standards of cleanliness
• Ability to spot and resolve problems efficiently.

Where you will be working:

Location: 1 Towngate Close, Guiseley, Leeds, LS20 9PQ

You will be working at Spring Wood Lodge, a service that supports women over the age of 18 who have complex emotional and mental health problems associated with significant risk behaviours. Typically they have a diagnosis of personality disorder or a severe mental illness.

They may not have had their needs met in a general psychiatric service including acute inpatient units, community mental health teams or community personality disorder service. Working as part of a team, you will focus on active rehabilitation with a view to achieving sustainable discharge.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £25,350
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – (inc Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.