Head of Housekeeping - Care Home

As a Head of Housekeeping at a Barchester care home, you'll be responsible for creating a warm and homely environment that supports the delivery of high-quality care. You'll lead a team of housekeeping staff, ensuring every room and living space is maintained to the highest standards. This role requires excellent attention to detail, as well as the ability to motivate and inspire your team.

The Head of Housekeeping role involves leading a team of housekeeping staff to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and presentation throughout the care home. You'll be responsible for ensuring that all rooms and living spaces are clean, well-organized, and comfortable for residents. This role requires strong attention to detail, as well as excellent communication and leadership skills to motivate your team and work collaboratively with other departments.

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes across the UK. The company is committed to creating warm, welcoming environments that support the wellbeing and independence of its residents. Barchester offers a range of benefits and development opportunities for its employees, including competitive pay, training, and recognition schemes.

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

• 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 in housekeeping in a care home, hospital, or hotel environment is highly advantageous for this role. You should also have a proven ability to lead and inspire a team, as well as strong communication skills to interact with residents, their families, and other staff members.

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.