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Head of Housekeeping

Job Posted: 2 days ago

Salary: £ 16 - 16 / Hour
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Stockport, Greater Manchester

Expire in: 25 days

Job Description

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Head of Housekeeping to lead and manage our housekeeping team within a high-quality care home environment. This is a key leadership role responsible for maintaining exceptional cleanliness, infection prevention standards, and creating a warm, welcoming environment for our residents, families, and visitors.

You will play a vital part in ensuring the home is always inspection-ready, supporting resident wellbeing, and maintaining compliance with CQC and infection control standards.

Key Responsibilities:

  * Lead, manage and support the housekeeping team, including training, supervisions, appraisals and rota management.

  * Oversee daily housekeeping and laundry operations to ensure consistently high cleanliness and presentation standards.

  * Maintain a safe, homely, and inspection-ready environment for residents, visitors and staff.

  * Ensure full compliance with infection prevention & control, COSHH, health & safety, and CQC standards.

  * Carry out environmental audits, risk assessments, and drive quality improvement actions.

  * Work collaboratively with the Home Manager, clinical and maintenance teams.

  * Manage housekeeping stock, equipment and departmental budget.

  * Promote dignity, person-centered care and a positive experience for residents and families.

We are looking for:

  * A confident Head of Department experience in housekeeping within healthcare, hospitality or care setting.

  * Passionate about delivering high standards and excellent customer service.

  * Knowledgeable in cleaning, infection control, safeguarding and health & safety.

  * Reliable, professional and compassionate.

  * Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Please Note:

  * This job description is not an exhaustive statement of the job. Other duties may need to be undertaken commensurate with this position.

  * This is not a sponsorship role

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