Head Housekeeper

Head Housekeeper - Competitive pay rate: Up to £12.75 per hour

Permanent position - Full Time Hours (to include alternate weekends)

Come and join our team at Elizabeth House - our residential care home based near Canford Heath, Poole.

You’ll be able to support our residents in a safe and caring environment where they can live their lives as if in the comfort of their own home.

As a not-for-profit charity within Social Care, we focus on the reward and recognition of all our people, our benefits include:

• Blue Light Shopping Discount Card
• Reward and Recognition Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Industry Based Qualifications
  
  
  

What you will be doing:

• Leading a small, dedicated housekeeping and laundry team
• Ensuring that cleaning, laundry, and domestic equipment is maintained by staff in accordance with manufacturing instructions and health & safety guidelines.
• All minor faults and repairs are reported promptly and recorded.
• Ensuring that rooms for viewing are presented to a high standard.
• Preparing schedules which identify and allocate responsibility for daily, weekly, monthly, annual, and cyclical cleaning / maintenance tasks.
• Ordering stock of cleaning products and PPE including ensuring all First Aid boxes are appropriately stocked and sited in accessible areas in the event of an emergency.
• Ensuring our home is kept clean, safe and comfortable throughout for our residents.
  
  
  

Who we are looking for:

• Previous supervisory experience is preferred - and ideally within a housekeeping/laundry environment.
• Familiar with compliance and COSHH regulations.
• A real desire to create a fresh and welcoming environment for residents, staff & visitors to enjoy.
• Happy to lead the team but also contribute to the overall appearance of the home.
  
  
  

If this sounds like you then we would love for you to join the team!

PLEASE NOTE - We are not able to offer Visa Sponsorship

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PEOPLE | PASSION | PURPOSE

Care South are one of the top 20 rated Care Home Groups in the UK based on published reviews from residents and their family and friends at carehome.co.uk.

As a not-for-profit charity, our HEART values are key to us providing outstanding care. For more information about us, our values and benefits, please visit our website: http://www.care-south.co.uk/about-us.

For any questions please contact the recruitment team on 01202 712448.