Head of Housekeeping - Care Home

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 ensure that every room and living space is maintained to the highest standards. The Head of Housekeeping role demands excellent attention to detail, but you'll also be relied upon to motivate everyone in your team to be at their best.

The Head of Housekeeping role involves leading a team of housekeeping staff to ensure that the care home environment is maintained to the highest standards. You will be responsible for managing the cleaning, laundry, and other domestic services to create a comfortable and welcoming atmosphere for residents, staff, and visitors. Strong attention to detail, leadership skills, and a caring nature are essential for this position.

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care and support services in the UK. With over 200 care homes and hospitals across the country, Barchester is committed to delivering exceptional care and creating a positive living environment for their residents. The organisation values its staff highly and offers a range of benefits and opportunities for professional development.

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 ensure that every room and living space is maintained to the highest standards. The Head of Housekeeping role demands excellent attention to detail, but we'll also rely on you to motivate everyone in your team to be at their best.

Put simply, you'll help to make 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. 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.

• Experience of housekeeping in a care home, hospital, or hotel environment is highly advantageous. You should also have a proven ability to lead and inspire a team, as well as good communication skills to interact with other staff, residents, and their relatives.

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.