Job Title: Head of Housekeeping
Location: Christchurch, BH23 2UG
Salary: £13.50 per hour
Job type: Full Time, Permanent role, 40 hours per week x1
Join our heartwarming Fairmile Grange Care home where every sweep, wipe, and polish tell our residents you care. You will be an integral part of the team and will uphold the beauty of our home with diligent dusting, vacuuming, and cleaning.
Main duties and responsibilities as a Head of Housekeeping
- Prepare and manage staff rota ensuring an appropriate skill mix and adequate cover of all appropriate departments.
- Ensure that there is adequate stock of cleaning materials, ensuring that stock is ordered on a weekly basis.
- Ensure that staffing and equipment budget is adhered too with the guidelines of the Care Home Manager.
- To ensure that all areas of the care home are cleaned to a high standard in compliance with the specific cleaning guidelines and schedules and that they effectively meet the residents' and homes' needs.
- General domestic cleaning and tidying, washing floors and other surfaces, vacuuming and dusting and emptying of domestic rubbish bins.
Qualities we are looking for a Head of Housekeeping
- Participate in staff and resident's meetings as required.
- Attending mandatory training days / courses, on or off site, as and when required.
- Maintaining professional knowledge and competence.
- Adhere to the company's Disposal of Waste policy.
- Promoting safe working practice in the home.
- A zest for a gleaming environment.
- Eagerness to learn and grow through our training avenues.
- A keen eye for detail and a respect for our safety protocols.
- Dedication to making Fairmile Grange a radiant home for all.
Benefits
- Free meals on shift, paid breaks and handover time.
- Recognition and Rewards programme.
- Workplace pension scheme.
- Refer A Friend Reward scheme.
- Long Service Awards.
- Genuine opportunities for career progression.
- Care Friends: Our Employee Referral and Rewards App is your ticket to helping us recruit the best talent for our Care Homes. For each successful referral placement for our open positions, you have the potential to earn more than £500 over time, thanks to the points you accrue! Curious? Contact the recruitment team for details.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Fairmile Grange Care home is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
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Candidates with experience of; Housekeeper, Housekeeping Assistant, Home Cleaner, House Cleaner, Housekeeping, Room Cleaner, Room Attendant, Care Housekeeper, Hotel Attendant, Hospitality Attendant, Private Housekeeper, will also be considered for this role.
