Head Housekeeper

4 days ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom University Arms Hotel Full time

Head Housekeeper - Luxury Hotel - CAMBRIDGE

Competitive salary + benefits

Full-Time Contract
- Reader's Choice_- Top 30 Hotels in the UK 2021
- Sunday Times - City Hotel of the Year 2018_
- TTG Luxury Travel Awards - Worldwide Best New Luxury Hotel of the Year_
- Condé Nast Traveller - The Best New Hotels in the World - The Hot List 2019_

We are looking for an experienced Head, or Assistant head housekeeper to take control and ownership for the management of the housekeeping department ensuring that the brand values and standards are delivered and budgeted profitability achieved.

To manage the department (approximately 25 persons) in delivering the highest possible standards of housekeeping throughout all areas of the hotel and restaurant.

Our Housekeeping department requires an individual with a professional, bright and can-do attitude. Good interpersonal skills and the drive to succeed.

Your responsibilities include:
Supervising all housekeeping employees, hiring of new employees as needed and take disciplinary actions when policies are not followed.

Planning the work for the housekeeping department and distributing assignments accordingly.

Assigning regular duties and special duties for the housekeeping staff.

Scheduling employees and assigning days off and holidays.

Maintaining time keeping & rotas of all employees within the department.

Being responsible for ordering and stock control within the department, ensuring rooms are kept to a high standard.

**EXPERIENCE**:
Minimum 3 years of experience of which at least 1 year in a similar role.

**BENEFITS**:

- Meals on duty
- Staff Incentives
- Pension Scheme
- 28 days paid leave
- Training and development
- Staff discounts in-house and with local companies
- Room and F&B discounts at over 6,000 hotels of 30 renowned brands in 122 countries

Please send your full up to date CV including current location and/or willingness to relocate. Applicants must live within (or be willing to relocate within) 30 minutes’ journey time of the hotel.

**Salary**: £39,561.60 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cambridge: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- housekeeping: 3 years (required)

Reference ID: CUA - HH


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