Jobs at Nhs in Grande-Bretagne

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members and are seeking a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join their award-winning team as a Head Housekeeper.

Your focus as Head Housekeeper is to oversee the housekeeping and laundry cleaning service to ensure a high-quality and comprehensive care service is delivered to residents. Responsibilities include carrying out cleaning duties, preparing orders for cleaning materials, monitoring standards of work, and supervising and directing the housekeeping team.

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, with a vision of creating meaningful lives together. They are committed to supporting their teams and creating a positive, inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we support the people who care for our residents, celebrate their hard work, and help you grow in a caring, supportive environment. You will make a positive impact on residents' lives through your compassion and dedication. We offer opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career and a culture that values respect, compassion, and exceptional care. We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated Head Housekeeper to join our team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as Head Housekeeper will be to oversee the housekeeping and laundry cleaning service in support of the hospitality services function to ensure a high-quality and comprehensive care service is delivered to residents.

Other responsibilities include:

• Carrying out all cleaning duties as per the housekeeping job description.
• Preparing orders for Home Manager approval for all cleaning materials with approved suppliers while maintaining stock levels and ensuring quality within budget.
• Monitoring standards of work of the housekeeping and laundry team to maintain high cleanliness standards.
• Supervising and directing the work of the housekeeping team, providing instruction and demonstration to new staff on cleaning tasks and materials.

To succeed, you will live Avery’s values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all you do.

Ideal candidate requirements:

• Experience in cleaning and managing laundry in a public setting.
• Knowledge of health and safety, particularly moving and handling techniques, fire safety, and COSHH assessments.
• Demonstrate compassion and commitment to delivering high-quality housekeeping/laundry service to residents.
• Demonstrate the ability to lead, supervise, and develop teams.

At Avery, we are not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes—we are a place where people love to work. We believe the later years of life should be enriching, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team. With the vision of creating meaningful lives together, we offer exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Note: This role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Please note this advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

• Experience in cleaning and managing laundry in a public setting, knowledge of health and safety, and the ability to lead, supervise and develop teams. You should demonstrate compassion and commitment to delivering high-quality housekeeping and laundry services to residents.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.