ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Head of Housekeeping at a Barchester care home, youll help to create the warm and homely surroundings that are so important to delivering quality care and support. Leading a team of housekeeping staff, youll ensure that every room and living space is maintained to the highest standards. The Head of Housekeeping role demands excellent attention to detail, but well also rely on you to motivate everyone in your team to be at their best. Put simply, youll help to make your care home a shining example of a high quality care environment.
ABOUT YOU
Experience of housekeeping in a care home, hospital or hotelenvironment will be very advantageous for the role of Head of Housekeeping. Well also look for a proven ability to lead and inspire a team. A caring nature and good communication skills are important as youll often come into contact with other members of staff, residents and their relatives.
REWARDS PACKAGE
In return for your dedication, youll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:
Free training and development for all roles
Access to wellbeing and support tools
A range of retail discounts and savings
Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend bonus scheme
Employee of the Month rewards and Long Service Awards
And so much more!
If youd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care youd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.
Our Staff
Barchester is all about doing things a little bit differently. Our unique approach to the care sector sets us apart, so to make things happen our people need to be a little bit different too.
Our residents, patients and their families expect great services, so our professional and dedicated team of specialists actively recruits people who are focused on continually improving the quality of life for the people in our care, to achieve our ambition of Barchester as the leading provider of care services.
Celebrating Success
Celebrating Success is our sector-leading employee recognition programme, which is designed to recognise all staff who work hard to help our homes and hospitals meet the high-quality care and business standards we set ourselves and allows staff to share in the success of the business.
In addition, throughout the year there are a number of opportunities, such as Employee of the Month and the Barchester Care Awards, which recognises our committed people across the business for a job very well done.
We provide one of the best rewards packages in the care sector and offer a competitive salary and impressive benefits.
We value our employees
Our people are as diverse and as individual as our residents and patients. We promote equal opportunities and encourage all our employees to treat one another and those we care for with honesty and respect. We aim to create a family environment in all our homes, hospitals and offices.
We are focused on providing equal opportunities to prospective and existing employees at Barchester and display the Disability Confident logo with pride.
Learning about why Barchester is unique within the care sector is central to our induction programme. Our new staff receive a comprehensive overview of all elements of our business so they can feel confident in fulfilling their role and contributing to our vision.
Professional Development
The learning doesn’t stop there. Our people have opportunities throughout their Barchester career; from refreshing their knowledge and learning new skills, to continuing their personal and professional development.
We also actively encourage our people to review their performance and develop their role at Barchester by using our bi-annual Performance Development Plan. Many of our people have exceeded their aspirations in successfully completing externally accredited qualifications.
There are no limits to how far our people can progress their career at Barchester.