Head of Housekeeping

Location

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire | United Kingdom

Job description

If you feel you have the passion to excel in our role of Head of Housekeeping, we would love to hear from you!
Midland Care Home is the latest addition to the Hampton Healthcare portfolio offering unparalleled service and exceptional care for the elderly. We specialise in dementia, physical disability and nursing care. We strongly believe that our residents should be actively engaged and enjoy our fulfilling specialised enrichment program. Our team strives to promote our company ethos of "exceptional care | luxury living."
ROLE: Head of Housekeeping
REPORTING TO: Registered Home Manager
Benefits:
Career progression
Head Office Support
Competitive rates of pay
Excellent training, ongoing professional development and defined career opportunities once working with us
28 days annual leave (pro rata)
Refer a friend scheme
Excellent recognition schemes such as ‘Care Awards’
Access to Blue Light Card
Salary Advance Scheme- providing you with the opportunity to receive your earned pay immediately to increase your choice and financial wellbeing. Would you like the opportunity of being part of a team at the beginning of a care homes journey; building its reputation as a leader in residential nursing care, establishing a culture of positivity and inclusivity and strive to provide the best possible care to ensure that the complex needs of our residents are met and exceeded at all times.
Would you like the opportunity of being part of a team at the beginning of a care home’s journey; building its reputation as a leader in residential nursing care, establishing a culture of positivity and inclusivity and really stamp your mark?
We are looking for a Head of Housekeeping for an 66 bedded home specialising in Care for the elderly, dementia and nursing. You will work alongside the Registered Home Manager to ensure the home is run to the highest standards of professional practice. You will work 20 hours per week.
Examples of employment tasks:
1. Producing rotas every two weeks and ensuring annual leave and sickness is covered. Moving people to different departments as needed.
2. Interviews/Inductions/6, 12 and 24 weeks assessments on new staff.
3. Return to work meetings.
4. Supervisions and appraisals on ancillary staff.
5. Weekly orders and checking of stock. invoices/deliveries.
6. Preparing show rooms.
7. Environment/ICP/H&S audits, using templates provided.
8. Assisting with room changes/clearing out of vacant rooms.
9. Attend everyone @1 meetings on a Monday – action any areas of repair or decoration that Unit Managers report in the meeting.
10. Weekly walk arounds and stock take of linen/crockery and care items. Putting things back in right locations.
11. Supporting Maintenance with any projects and conducting risk assessments as required
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED:
· Experience managing teams.
· Good communication and organisational skills.
· Team player.
· Ability to work on own initiative.
· Genuine interest in working with the relevant Client group.
· Satisfactory enhanced DBS Check and where applicable a check against the DBS First List.
DESIRED:
Previous experience of working in a similar role with the relevant Client group
· QCF/NVQ level 4 (Team leader).
Willingness to undergo further extensive training to improve knowledge and care standards within the home.
Note: No terminology in this advert is intended to be deemed discriminatory. We are happy to accept applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or marital status.
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Staff may be required to wear PPE including masks, undergo regular LFT and PCR testing if required according to government guidelines at the time.

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£12 per hour