Overview
Head Housekeeper
Location: Whitefriars, Stamford
Pay rate: £12.68
Contracted hours: 30
Are you an experienced housekeeper with exacting standards of cleanliness and an eye for detail? Can you lead a small team of people to deliver an outstanding housekeeping and laundry service for our residents, whilst encouraging them to always do their best? The Head Housekeeper plays a vital role in maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness in our homes. Leading a team of Housekeepers and Laundry Assistants, you’ll take pride in ensuring that every room and living space is clean, tidy and maintained at all times. A champion for hygiene and infection control within the home, you’ll have access to specialised equipment and materials to ensure you can create a welcoming, safe and comfortable environment for residents, as well as their friends and families.
You’ll work alongside other team members who are passionate about providing a safe environment, as well as warmth and kindness to all those who live and work in our homes. Whitefriars Care Home offers friendly and compassionate residential and dementia care for up to 56 residents. The home is situated in a quiet residential location, close to the historic centre of Stamford. The town centre is within walking distance and there are local amenities close by, including Stamford, Rutland hospital, retail park and leisure pool.
Responsibilities
* Lead a team of Housekeepers and Laundry Assistants to deliver a high-standard housekeeping and laundry service.
* Ensure every room and living space is clean, tidy and maintained at all times.
* Champion hygiene and infection control within the home, using specialised equipment and materials.
* Create a welcoming, safe and comfortable environment for residents, as well as their friends and families.
* Collaborate with other team members to provide a safe environment and demonstrate warmth and kindness to residents and staff.
About You
You will have experience with contract cleaning in an industrial, business or family setting and be comfortable in an elderly care setting, with the ability to relate to our residents in a caring and sensitive manner.
You might have previous supervisory experience, such as organising rotas, delegating tasks and training new starters, but this is not essential.
You may also have or be working towards a QCF Level 3 in Multi-skilled Hospitality Services (or equivalent) together with a working knowledge of the Health and Safety at Work Act, COSHH Regulations and Infection Control, but this is not essential.
What is important is that you are a positive role model with excellent communication skills and a natural ability to get along with others. You are a supportive individual, able to motivate others to provide the best service to our residents at all times. You should be confident taking charge and using your own initiative to resolve problems and address queries.
If you think you have the right skills and attitude to deliver the highest quality of care for our residents as a Head Housekeeper within our care homes, you could be the next to join us. So, apply and get your career started with us today.
Benefits
* 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
* Higher rates of pay at weekends
* A workplace pension
* Free uniform
* Free DBS
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
* Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who starts working for us
* Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and more
ABOUT THE ROLE (Continued): The Trust is a great place to work; we’ve been providing care for almost 1,000 years and we’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK. Not-for-profit means that we reinvest every penny we make into our residents, colleagues and the care homes we live and work in.
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