Head Housekeeper

**Working at Oakland Care will result in some excellent rewards & benefits including**:

- Free meals and drinks on duty.
- Bank Holiday enhancement pay.
- Refer a Friend Scheme paying up to £1000 per successful referral - for all roles within Oakland Care.
- Recognition and staff appreciation initiatives.
- Long service awards.

And much more.

**Location: Lambwood Heights Care Home, 244 Lambourne Road, Chigwell, IG7 6HX**

**Hours: 40 hours per week**

**Pay: £24,000 to £26,000 Per annum (Depending on experience)**

**Contract: Full-time, Permanent**

**Shift: Days**

We are an award-winning Care Home provider who deliver high quality, kind and compassionate care. For our residents, joining one of our Homes is like joining our family - and we make that no different for our new colleagues. The Head of Housekeeping role is a fundamental role in our homes in creating a caring and family environment so our residents can enjoy a happy and comfortable life.

**What you will be doing**:

- Ensure an excellent environment is provided for our residents at all times.
- Clean all areas of the home.
- Ensure a hazard free environment.
- Maintain a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene throughout the premises.
- Assist with stock taking and storage of stock, including checking deliveries.
- Advise the housekeeper or responsible officer when consumables need to be restocked.
- Assist in ensuring a high level of health and safety, cleanliness and hygiene is maintained.
- Assist with the preparation of the lounge, dining room or other communal areas.
- Disposal of refuse/waste.
- Assist with the organisation of resident clothing for laundry.
- Accident reports.

**What you need to succeed**:

- A caring nature and intuitive sensitivity to the needs of others.
- Confident and able to make responsible choices and decisions.
- Able to direct staff in a positive manner and work well in a small team.
- Highly organised and focused.
- Flexible and adaptive.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Effective time keeping and time management skills.
- Ability to read, understand, and follow directions and work schedules.
- Numerical ability necessary to keep work records and for stock control.

**“Our mission”** is to provide exceptional homes for people to live, love and be loved where everyone is part of our Family
- ** Family**:

- **Integrity**:

- **Respect**:

- ** Exceptional**:

- ** Sustainable**

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