Head Housekeeper

Job Summary The Head Housekeeper role at Avery Healthcare involves overseeing the housekeeping and laundry cleaning service to ensure a high-quality and comprehensive care service is delivered to residents. Main Duties As Head Housekeeper, your focus will be to oversee the housekeeping and laundry cleaning service in support of the hospitality services function. Responsibilities include Carrying out all cleaning duties as per the housekeeping job description. Preparing orders for Home Manager approval for all cleaning materials with approved suppliers while complying with procedures to maintain appropriate stock levels and control and ensuring good quality products are purchased within agreed budget limits. Monitoring standards of work of the housekeeping and laundry team to always maintain high cleanliness standards. Supervising and directing the work of the housekeeping team, providing instruction and demonstration to new staff on cleaning tasks and materials. Shift Details 08:00 - 16:30 (includes weekends) About You To succeed in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all you do. Our ideal candidate must have: Experience in cleaning and managing laundry in a public setting. Knowledge of health and safety, particularly moving and handling techniques, fire safety, and COSHH assessments. Demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of high‑quality housekeeping/laundry service to residents. Demonstrate the ability to lead, supervise and develop teams. Additional Requirements A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK. About Avery Healthcare Avery Healthcare is one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. We are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members, offering exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes. Location: Ilkley Burley in Wharfedale, LS29 7QZ Contact: Avery Healthcare Group Ltd. https://www.averyhealthcare.co.uk/ #J-18808-Ljbffr