Head Housekeeper

**Position**: Head Housekeeper
**Care home**: Hylton Grange
**Location**: 1 Poole Road, Sunderland, SR4 0HG
**Contract type**: Full Time - 40 hours per week
**Rate**: Up to £12.00 per hour depending on qualifications

**Do you take pride in your cleaning standards and attention to detail? As Head Housekeeper, you’ll ensure that our home is clean and welcoming home for the people who live and work here.**

This is an exciting opportunity to use your skills to make a real difference every day.

Join us as our Head Housekeeper at Hylton Grange care home in Sunderland.

**About Exemplar Health Care**

Hylton Grange is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.

Hylton Grange supports 30 adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities including Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease across three units.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

**About the role**

Our Head Housekeeper plays a key role in leading all the daily and weekly cleaning routines of their Housekeeping Team.

No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

- **carrying out** cleaning schedules with your team, including dusting, mopping, polishing and vacuuming
- **overseeing** your team’s cleaning of all areas, including residents’ rooms, lounges, kitchens, bathrooms, kitchens and offices
- **building **trust and promoting choice, dignity and independence.

You’ll put our people at the heart of everything you do - whether that’s hoovering our residents’ bedrooms or polishing their photo frames. We can guarantee that whatever you bring to the role, you’ll see great rewards.

If you haven’t worked in the care sector before, we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy, and ongoing training programmes.

Download our job description to read more:
**About you**

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

You’re also:

- kind, caring and understanding
- a great leader, with the energy and enthusiasm to motivate your team
- someone with a keen eye for detail
- an excellent team player
- passionate about high standards of cleanliness, with outstanding housekeeping skills
- a positive person with a can-do attitude
- a great listener and communicator.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £12.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Application question(s):

- Do you have experience leading a team and managing a budget?
- Do you have a clear knowledge of Coshh and injection control?

Work Location: In person