Avondale Care Home
Avondale care home provides expert 24-hour residential, nursing, respite and dementia care in a spacious building for up to 90 residents. Avondale’s excellent facilities include private landscaped gardens and grounds, restaurants, a fully equipped gym, library, leisure and wellness room and a private dining room.
Avondale Care Home, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP19 8EH
Head Housekeeper: 37.5 hour contract.
Shift Pattern: 9am to 5pm
Porthaven Care Homes do not currently offer sponsorship or relocation packages
About the role
Make a difference to people's lives every day with a rewarding career at Porthaven Care Homes. Whether you are new to the care sector or have experience, working within a Porthaven care home can be incredibly fulfilling.
As a Head Housekeeper, you will play a central role in making our home warm and inviting. You will lead a team of housekeeping staff to ensure the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene for our residents. The role requires excellent attention to detail and the leadership skills to ensure your team are performing at their best.
You will also oversee the purchase, consumption and handling of cleaning chemicals, manage a budget and be able to adhere to health and safety requirements and the latest infection prevention and control policies and procedures.
About you
You must have previous experience of leading a housekeeping team, ideally within a social care or hospital environment. You will be highly motivated, professional in your approach and have excellent communication skills. We are looking for individuals with a genuine warm and friendly manner and who can multitask where necessary.
The successful candidate will be subject to the provision of satisfactory references and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and they must be authorised to work in the United Kingdom.
What Porthaven Offers:
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o Great pay with a competitive salary
o Double pay on Special Bank Holidays and time-and-a-half on all other Bank Holidays — because your time matters!
o Refer-a-Friend Bonus – earn up to £1,000!
o Blue Light Card
o Colleague Perks & Discounts across high‑street brands
o FlexEarn – access a portion of your wages before payday
o Wellbeing Support through our Employee Assistance Programme
o Online GP services for you and your family
o Fully funded training & development for your career growth
o Company pension scheme
o Cycle to work scheme
o Free on‑site parking
o Free uniform
o Free enhanced DBS provided.
Porthaven are proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant pledging our commitment and support to the Armed Forces community, veterans, reservists and their families.
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