Manage and Protect the Quality of our Learning Spaces - Join us as Group Housekeeping Manager
An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint 2 Group Housekeeping Managers to oversee the cleaning and housekeeping duties at our College Campuses across East Kent.
As a Group Housekeeping Manager you will provide effective management of cleaning across the Group ensuring high levels of consistency and standards, line managing the cleaning supervisors (Team Leaders), monitoring sickness, absence to ensure a consistent service.
You will develop, manage and monitor the cleaning schedules at each campus and ensure that all Housekeeping staff have received appropriate training.
You will be expected to travel between campuses at times and flex the core hours to ensure you can meet with all team members. In liaison with your co-Manager you will provide full cover across the campuses at all times of the year.
ROLE ONE
Broadstairs, Margate Digital, Dover, Folkestone and Ashford
Working Hours: 07:00 - 15:30 (Monday to Thursday) and 07:00 - 15:00 (Friday)
There may be a requirement to work 1 to 2 early mornings or evenings per week to meet with the Housekeeping teams at the various campuses, but your daily hours will shift to accommodate this.
ROLE TWO
Canterbury and Sheppey
Working hours: 13:00 - 21:30 (Monday to Thursday) and 08:30 - 16:30 (Friday)
There may be a requirement to work the occasional Sunday evening or early weekday morning to meet with the Housekeeping teams at Canterbury, and travel to Sheppey to meet with the early morning Housekeeping team, but your daily hours will shift to accommodate this.
Please indicate which role is your preference within your personal statement when applying.
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You will be a proactive and highly organised leader with a passion for delivering exceptional housekeeping and soft services standards across multiple sites. With a keen eye for detail and a commitment to continuous improvement, you will thrive in a fast-paced environment and inspire teams to deliver their very best.
You will bring:
- Significant experience in housekeeping, cleaning or soft services management within a large or multi-site environment
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to motivate, develop and lead high-performing teams
- Experience creating and managing effective cleaning schedules and service standards
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and perform under pressure
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, building positive relationships across teams
- Knowledge of COSHH regulations and industry best practice, ideally supported by a BICSc qualification
- Confidence using MS Office applications including Outlook and Excel
- Experience managing procurement and achieving value for money without compromising quality
- A track record of driving change, innovation and continuous improvement
- A commitment to safeguarding and promoting a positive, safe and inclusive environment for all
You will also hold English and Maths qualifications at Level 2 (GCSE grade 4/C or above or equivalent).
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Outstanding Ofsted Provider
East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted.
Commitment to Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles.
As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.
It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so.
If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process.
Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce.
We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer. This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health needs or disability.
Similarly, we have a commitment to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge) with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application.
We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.
We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.
