Head Housekeeper

As a Head Housekeeper at Alex Wood House Care Home, you will be responsible for ensuring a high quality of cleanliness within the home.

About the role:
Leading our Housekeeping team, the Head Housekeeper is responsible for ensuring the highest service standards of cleaning to provide a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for our residents and visitors.

Salary:
£12.31 per hour.

Shift Pattern:
35.5 hours per week, worked across 5 days per week between Monday to Sunday. Shift times will be either 8am to 1:30pm, 8am to 3:30pm, or 1pm to 8:30pm.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage overall responsibility for support services within the home for laundry and domestic housekeeping.
• Support the management team in the recruitment, induction, and training of the support service team; ensuring training targets are met and the team is competent in their roles.
• Manage rotas, budgets, stocks, and reporting duties for the Housekeeping department within the home.
• Support, lead, manage, and inspire direct reports to deliver outstanding service for the home.

Training, Skills & Experience Required:

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar position, with proven experience successfully managing a team, budgets, and targets.
• A passion for care – we’re looking for a genuinely caring individual who will put the needs of our residents first.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills, as well as high attention to detail.

What we can offer:

• Fully comprehensive induction.
• Competitive salary, plus enhancements on bank holidays.
• 28 days of holiday per year.
• Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform.
• Refer a friend scheme.