Head of Housekeeping

**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, 244 Lambourne Rd, Chigwell IG7 6HX**

**Hours: 40 hours per week**
**Salary: £24,840.00 per annum**
**Shifts: Monday to Friday (occasional weekend work as and when required)**

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