Head of Housekeeping - Care Home

Job summary

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' rew

Main duties of the job

As a Head of Housekeeping at a Barchester care home, you will play a crucial role in creating the warm and homely surroundings essential for delivering quality care and support. Leading a team of housekeeping staff, your responsibility will be to maintain every room and living space to the highest standards. The role requires excellent attention to detail, and you will also need to motivate your team to perform at their best. Experience of housekeeping in a care home, hospital, or hotel environment would be very advantageous. The ability to lead and inspire a team, a caring nature, and good communication skills are important as you will often interact with other staff members, residents, and their relatives. In return for your dedication, you will receive a competitive rate of pay plus Barchester's sector-leading benefits and rewards package.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading care provider, dedicated to providing quality care and support in a homely environment. The company operates a number of care homes and aims to deliver excellent standards of care by maintaining warm and welcoming surroundings for its residents. As a part of Barchester Healthcare, employees have access to various benefits, including free training and development opportunities, access to wellbeing and support tools, retail discounts, and referral bonus schemes. The organisation values the dedication of its staff, recognizing their contributions through Employee of the Month rewards and long service awards. Barchester Healthcare is committed to making its care homes exemplary in delivering high-quality care.