Senior Housekeeper

Pertemps Bond; Warwick; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nursing home in Warwick seeks a Senior Housekeeper to ensure a clean and safe environment for residents. This role involves supervising cleaning staff, maintaining hygiene standards, and providing catering services to residents. Ideal candidates will have extensive cleaning experience and be willing to complete necessary training.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Flexible working options

Maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Annual holiday entitlement of 5.6 weeks (maximum 28 days)

Qualifications

• 1 year plus cleaning experience is essential.
• Willing to complete all in-house training necessary to own role.
• Experience in food preparation and handling is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene standards in all areas of the nursing home.
• Supervise housekeeping team and keep cleaning records.
• Assist with laundry and catering duties as necessary.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Supervision

Food hygiene

Education

Basic food hygiene certificate

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Job Title: Senior Housekeeper
Location: Leamington Spa
Salary: £28,288
Hours: 40 hours per week - Day shift/Flexitime/Weekend availability
Benefits:
Pension scheme
Maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Options for flexible working
Your annual holiday entitlement is 5.6 weeks (subject to a maximum of 28 days).

Job Summary:
Situated in a nursing home looking after our residents that suffer with long and enduring illnesses.
The Housekeeping staff provide a clean and safe environment to the residents, visitors and staff ensuring that a high standard of cleanliness in line with National Cleaning Standards, infection control and health and safety are met and maintained.
The post holder will be expected to work as part of the wider Housekeeping team, providing an integrated and flexible service, and as such may sometimes be required to undertake duties within other areas of the home should the service demand it.

Main duties of the job

• Maintain the required standard of cleaning services following the correct procedure and frequencies
• To undertake cleaning throughout all areas of the home including residents bedrooms, communal areas, toilets, bathrooms & the kitchens
• To report any concerns arising from your duties or any problems with equipment to a senior member of staff
• Undertake a variety of cleaning duties in line with the ward/area/location cleaning schedules
• Operate mechanical cleaning equipment
• Replenish disposables and consumables
• Safely and correctly store cleaning chemicals and equipment
• Carry out specialist cleaning and one-off cleaning duties in line with service requirements
• Assist with laundry duties as and when required
• Make and change beds when required
• Supervise members of the housekeeping team and to ensure that all cleaning records are kept up to date
• Order and manage inventory of cleaning supplies and equipment
• Daily room checks
• Monitor and update all COSHH records
• Ensure that all PPE and cleaning products are ordered as necessary and stored correctly
• Evaluate performance and provide ongoing support to ensure high standards are maintained
• Home based catering duties to ensure in conjunction with care team so that service users are provided with appropriate meals
• Ensure that meals are served in a presentable and timely manner and appropriate cutlery and condiments are supplied
• Assist to ensure dining room area is ready for service and cleared afterwards
• Record waste levels at end of service
• Greet visitors

Person Specification:

• 1 year plus cleaning experience is essential

• Willing to complete all in-house training necessary to own role

• Basic food hygiene certificate is desirable

• Experience of working in the care setting is desirable
• Experience in food preparation and handling is desirable
• Manual handling experience is desirable

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.