Housekeeping Supervisor

Bupa Healthcare; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in England is seeking a Housekeeping Supervisor for Argyles Care Home. This role involves ensuring high cleanliness standards and supervising a dedicated team of housekeepers. The ideal candidate will have housekeeping experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to lead effectively. Offers a competitive hourly wage of £12.35 - £13.35, along with comprehensive benefits including healthcare access, holiday allowance, and a sick pay scheme. Join a community-focused team committed to enhancing residents' wellbeing.

Benefits

Healthcare support

Annual allowance for healthcare products

Early access to earned wages

28 days holiday

Sick pay scheme

Free meals on shifts

Interest-free travel loans

Pension plans

Parental leave

Access to gym discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in housekeeping role with high standards.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team.
• Strong interpersonal skills for resident engagement.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high standards of cleanliness within the care home.
• Supervise housekeeping staff and manage rotas.
• Maintain stock of housekeeping supplies.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Team leadership

Organizational skills

Job description

Housekeeping Supervisor

Argyles Care Home Pound Street Newbury RG14 6AE

CQC rating: Good

Rating: 9.7 / 10

Salary: 12.35 - 13.35 per hour / depending on experience

Perm contract - 32.5 hours

Shifts - Days : 00

Argyles has an experienced team of registered nurses and carers who provide nursing residential convalescence respite palliative and Parkinsons care.

This well‑equipped Tudor‑style house provides a comfortable and relaxing environment. Residents can socialise in the main lounge or relax in the quiet lounge as they choose while the spacious gardens and patio can be enjoyed in warmer weather. Most bedrooms have en‑suite facilities and can be personalised to suit individual tastes.

Much culinary expertise has gone into making meals balanced and appealing meeting personal diet needs and favourites. Hot and cold drinks are always available and homemade cake is another popular addition.

Themed monthly events are part of the varied activities calendar which includes visits from local performers pampering sessions and excursions.

We make health happen

Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person‑centred care supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

Our Housekeeping Supervisors have an eye for detail and a heart for helping believe that a clean and comfortable environment is essential for the well‑being of our residents. Our care home is more than just a place to live; its a community where every detail matters and every team member makes a difference.

Housekeeping Supervisors ensure that every corner of our care home sparkles. They lead a dedicated team of housekeepers inspiring them to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene.

You’ll help us make health happen by :

• Always ensuring high standards of cleanliness within our home, you’ll work closely with the maintenance and management teams to ensure every room is well looked after.
• Leading by example, you will vacuum, mop, floors, polish and generally ensure the up‑keep of all communal areas and our residents' bedrooms.
• Supervising housekeeping and laundry assistants you’ll manage staff rotas, any training that is required and ensure that all housekeeping and domestic items are in stock or replenished accordingly.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role :

You’ll have experience in a housekeeping role always completing work to high standards and take pride in maintaining an organised environment. With strong communication skills you’ll be able to confidently lead and motivate a team to deliver the best service but you’ll also be happy working independently prioritising and delegating tasks amongst your team where necessary. With an approachable and caring nature you will enjoy getting to know each of our residents as well as working closely with other teams.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health from mental and physical to financial social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more :

• My Healthcare - Free access to 24 / 7 support advice and treatment for a variety of health‑related issues including remote GP appointments physiotherapy and mental health support
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products all to the approximate value of 350
• Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
• 28 days holiday
• We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams as an addition to statutory sick pay to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
• Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards extra holidays and money!
• Free meal on every shift
• Interest‑free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
• We offer a range of Bupa pension plans find out more on our career site
• Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption birth parents and co parents - find out more on our career site
• Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice choose their treatment and take control of their health
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK

Why Bupa

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose helping people live longer healthier happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to Be you at Bupa we champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview / assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We will make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.