Senior Housekeeping Supervisor & Trainer

Independence Village Inc; Brighton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Independence Village Brighton Valley is seeking a Housekeeper Supervisor to oversee day-to-day cleaning staff and coordinate on-site operations with some office time. The role combines hands-on work with people management and ensures contract standards are met.

You will lead, train, and evaluate staff, manage inventories, control budgets, and implement safety procedures. Strong communication and leadership are essential, along with attention to detail and the ability to respond to client

Qualifications

• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrates strong leadership abilities.
• Ability to train staff on company policies as well as on their job responsibilities.
• Sound problem solving skills.
• Must have knowledge of cleaning materials, equipment, and tools, along with communication and teaching skills to impart this information to his/her employees.
• Ability to identify hazards and report to management.
• Ability to train and motivate staff to provide quality service.
• Must have excellent attention to detail and the ability to concisely follow client direction.

Responsibilities

• Ensures all operational and safety procedures are properly followed.
• Establishes schedule and plan daily work assignments.
• Manages customer housekeeping problems; investigate complaints about cleaning service.
• Inspects and approve staff work performance.
• Ensures cleaning is done to contract specifications.
• Manages & orders inventories of cleaning equipment and supplies.
• Maintains department budget and manage cleaning expenses and produce reports on expenditures.
• Provides training and coaching to both current and new employees and manage the number of hours employees work.
• Arranges maintenance and repair of cleaning equipment (i.e. vacuum cleaners).
• Undertakes necessary administration and paperwork.
• Produces official order forms for equipment, uniform, and materials.
• Investigates and maintains a working knowledge of developments in cleaning equipment and materials.
• As a Housekeeping Manager you are to work toward continual improvement of the overall organization.

Skills

Leadership

Training staff

Communication

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Hazard identification

Staff motivation

Staff coaching

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Cleaning materials

Job description

Independence Village Brighton Valley is seeking a Housekeeper Supervisor to oversee day-to-day cleaning staff and coordinate on-site operations with some office time. The role combines hands-on work with people management and ensures contract standards are met.

You will lead, train, and evaluate staff, manage inventories, control budgets, and implement safety procedures. Strong communication and leadership are essential, along with attention to detail and the ability to respond to client