Head of Housekeeping - Care HomeNHS
Job summary
ABOUT THE ROLE As a Head of Housekeeping at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create the warm and homely surroundings that are so important to delivering quality care and support. Leading a team of housekeeping staff, you'll be expected to take a hands-on approach and actively participate in the day-to-day cleaning of the home. You will lead by example, demonstrating the high standards expected and ensuring these are consistently upheld across the team. You will be responsible for ensuring that every room and living space is maintained to the highest standard. The Head of Housekeeping role demands excellent attention to detail, but we will also rely on you to motivate and inspire your team to perform at their best. Put simply, you will play a key role in making your care home a shining example of a high-quality care environment. ABOUT YOU Experience of housekeeping in a care home, hospital or hotel environment will be very advantageous for the role of Head of Housekeeping.
Main duties of the job
As a Head of Housekeeping at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create warm and homely surroundings. Leading a team, you'll be expected to take a hands-on approach and actively participate in cleaning. You'll lead by example, demonstrating high standards, and ensuring these are upheld across the team. You will ensure every room and living space is maintained to the highest standard. This role demands excellent attention to detail, and you'll motivate and inspire your team. Experience in housekeeping in a care home, hospital, or hotel environment will be advantageous. A caring nature and good communication skills are important as you will often interact with other staff, residents, and their relatives. In return for your dedication, you'll receive competitive pay and sector-leading benefits, including training, access to wellbeing tools, retail discounts, referrals with bonuses, and rewards.
Job description
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Head of Housekeeping at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create the warm and homely surroundings that are so important to delivering quality care and support. Leading a team of housekeeping staff, you'll be expected to take a hands-on approach and actively participate in the day-to-day cleaning of the home. You will lead by example, demonstrating the high standards expected and ensuring these are consistently upheld across the team. You will be responsible for ensuring that every room and living space is maintained to the highest standard. The Head of Housekeeping role demands excellent attention to detail, but we will also rely on you to motivate and inspire your team to perform at their best. Put simply, you will play a key role in making your care home a shining example of a high-quality care environment.
ABOUT YOU
Experience of housekeeping in a care home, hospital or hotel environment will be very advantageous for the role of Head of Housekeeping. We'll also look for a proven ability to lead and inspire a team and be able to actively participate in the day-to-day cleaning of the home alongside the housekeeping staff. A caring nature and good communication skills are important as you'll often come into contact with other members of staff, residents and their relatives.
REWARDS PACKAGE
In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:
Free training and development for all roles
Access to wellbeing and support tools
A range of retail discounts and savings
Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme
Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'
And so much more!
If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.
About us
Barchester Healthcare offers a rewarding career path with a competitive salary of £37,120.00 per annum for the Head of Housekeeping - Care Home position located in Copthorne. Barchester Healthcare is committed to creating warm and homely surroundings to deliver quality care and support. The company provides free training and development for all roles, access to wellbeing and support tools, retail discounts and savings, unlimited referrals with the 'Refer a Friend' bonus scheme, and rewards for 'Employee of the Month' and 'Long Service Awards'. Barchester Healthcare values its employees and strives to create a supportive and motivating work environment. Employees are encouraged to demonstrate high standards and ensure that these are consistently upheld across the team. The company is dedicated to making care homes an example of high-quality care, offering opportunities to use attention to detail and people skills in providing the care for loved ones.