Head Housekeeper – Nursing Home
Location: Autumn House Nursing Home, ST15 0HG
Pay: £14.00 per hour
Hours: 31.5 hours per week on average
Contract: Permanent
Shift: 8:30am – 3:30pm
Join Our Team at Autumn House
We are looking for an organised, reliable and experienced Head Housekeeper to join our team at Autumn House Nursing Home.
This is an important leadership role within the home. You will be responsible for ensuring that our residents enjoy a clean, comfortable, safe and welcoming environment, while supervising and supporting our Domestic and Laundry teams.
You will take pride in maintaining excellent standards throughout the home and will have the confidence to organise workloads, support colleagues and ensure that cleaning and laundry services run smoothly and efficiently.
Your Working Pattern
The role follows a two-week rolling rota:
Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday – 35 hours
Week 2: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday – 28 hours
Average: 31.5 hours per week
What We Offer
At Northgate Healthcare, we want our employees to feel valued and supported. Benefits include:
- £14.00 per hour
- Paid breaks
- Early Pay App – access up to 50% of your earned wages before payday
- Free DBS check
- Free starter uniform
- Full training provided
- Career progression opportunities, including the Care Certificate and NVQs
- Refer a Friend – £100 (T&Cs apply)
- Blue Light Card eligibility, providing discounts at a wide range of shops, restaurants and other businesses
- Workplace pension
- Health and Wellbeing App with 24/7 GP access after 12 months' employment
About the Role
As Head Housekeeper, you will lead the Domestic and Laundry teams and oversee the day-to-day housekeeping services within the home.
You will ensure that residents' bedrooms, communal areas, bathrooms, utility areas and other parts of the home are cleaned thoroughly and hygienically, while maintaining high standards of infection prevention, health and safety and COSHH compliance.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading, supervising and supporting the Domestic and Laundry teams
- Maintaining excellent standards of cleanliness and hygiene throughout the home
- Creating cleaning routines, rotas and work allocations for the Domestic team
- Monitoring standards and carrying out regular inspections
- Ensuring the laundry service operates efficiently and effectively
- Ordering cleaning products and maintaining appropriate stock levels
- Managing cleaning supplies and resources economically and within the agreed budget
- Maintaining accurate stock-control records and equipment inventories
- Ensuring cleaning products are stored and used safely and correctly
- Maintaining COSHH records and departmental risk assessments
- Ensuring appropriate safety signage, such as wet-floor signs, is used when required
- Holding departmental meetings and maintaining effective communication with colleagues and management
- Reporting maintenance issues, faulty equipment, hazards, spillages and other concerns promptly
- Working closely with the Home Manager, Maintenance team and other departments
- Ensuring departmental practices comply with relevant health, safety and environmental requirements
- Following the home's policies, procedures, fire safety and evacuation procedures
- Attending training and staff meetings as required
- Supporting the wider team to maintain a safe, welcoming and comfortable home for our residents
About You
We are looking for someone who takes pride in maintaining high standards and can confidently lead and motivate a team.
You should have:
- Strong supervisory and leadership skills
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills
- The ability to prioritise workloads in a busy environment
- A keen eye for detail and high standards of cleanliness
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- The ability to work effectively as part of a wider care-home team
- A good understanding of workplace health and safety
- An understanding of COSHH requirements
- A reliable, flexible and positive approach to work
Previous experience in a senior housekeeping, domestic or cleaning role would be advantageous, particularly within a care home, nursing home, healthcare or similar environment.
Apply Today
If you are an experienced Housekeeper or Domestic Supervisor looking to take the next step in your career, we'd love to hear from you.
Join the team at Autumn House Nursing Home and help us maintain the clean, safe and welcoming environment our residents deserve.
Apply today to be considered for the position of Head Housekeeper.
Please note that only candidates selected for the next stage of the recruitment process will be contacted.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £14.00 per hour
Expected hours: 31.5 per week
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Experience:
- Domestic supervisor Role: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person
