Housekeeping Supervisor

Active Care Group; Stafford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Active Care Group is looking for a Head of Housekeeping for their Ivetsey Bank Hospital. The role involves supervising the housekeeping team, managing budgets, and ensuring high cleaning standards in a mental health care environment. This position offers opportunities for career development and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Birthday off

Active Learning Hub for training opportunities

Active Reward App with discounts

Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App

Medicash Health Plan access

Active Awards programme recognition

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits

Refer a Friend Scheme up to £1000

Qualifications

• Ability to deliver high-quality service to young people.
• Experience in team management and training.

Responsibilities

• Organising COSHH training and maintaining the COSHH register.
• Conducting performance reviews for the domestic team.
• Maintaining cleaning supplies budget and cleaning the unit.

Skills

Positive attitude

Job description

Come and join one of the UK’s largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We have an amazing opportunity for a Head of Housekeeping to join our team at our Ivetsey Bank Hospital in Wheaton Aston, Stafford. As the Head of Housekeeping, you will lead the Housekeeping Team and be responsible for supervising all areas of housekeeping in a ‘hands-on’ capacity, ensuring a high standard is achieved and maintained.

Our Ivetsey Bank Hospital is a Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) hospital for young people aged 12-18. We specialise in supporting young people with severe or complex mental health conditions who need intensive inpatient treatment. We are dedicated to providing caring, supportive, recovery-focused treatment, working closely with young people, their families, and other professionals. Our facilities include an Ofsted-registered on-site school, high-intensity suite, occupational therapy kitchen, gym, outdoor sports area (including a basketball court), three therapy cabins, and a multi-faith cabin.

Thinking about applying but have some questions? Pop in and have a chat with us. We are happy to welcome visitors every Wednesday between 1pm and 3pm. We would love to meet you, answer any questions, and tell you about what we do! Ivetsey Bank Hospital, Wheaton Aston, Stafford, ST19 9QT.

What you'll be working:

• Hours per week: 8am-4pm / 9am-5pm

What you'll be doing:

• Organising COSHH training, including maintaining the COSHH register
• Conducting performance and development reviews for the domestic team, identifying training needs, and implementing relevant training
• Collaborating with the Centre Manager and HR Administrator in recruiting and selecting new staff
• Maintaining the budget for cleaning supplies, kitchen/housekeeping uniforms, badges, and linen
• Undertaking cleaning of the unit, including service user areas and communal areas as designated
• Carrying out general cleaning of premises, including floors, sinks, toilets, wash hand basins, baths, work showers, surfaces, cupboards, etc., using designated equipment and re-stocking materials as required
• Ensuring correct usage, storage, and care of cleaning equipment, adhering to COSHH procedures

What you'll have:

• A positive attitude and a desire to deliver the best possible service to our young people

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. We are a Disability Confident committed employer.

What to look forward to:

• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e-learning and face-to-face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App offering discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24-hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationships, and consumer advice
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials, like visiting the dentist or opticians
• Recognition of outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
• ……and of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams to help you develop your career with Active Care Group