Head Housekeeper

at  Advinia Healthcare

ABOUT US…

Advinia has been providing high quality, person-centred care, specialised for older people and focusing on resident wellbeing for over 25 years. We operate 36 Care Homes across the UK and each is led by a team of experienced and dedicated care professionals who are committed to always prioritising the individual needs of Residents.

YOUR DUTIES WILL INCLUDE:

• To provide an efficient and effective Housekeeping service that fully meets the needs of the residents, along with the high standards expected in the Care Home.
• Leading the domestic team to ensure that the Home is cleaned and maintained to a high standard in accordance to the Care Homes’ guidelines, in addition to the individual needs and requirements of the residents. Duties
• To provide a high quality Housekeeping service to ensure all areas of the home are cleaned to a high standard and that all linen and resident’s personal clothing/items are correctly laundered
• To ensure that all areas of the Home is cleaned to a high standard in compliance with the specific cleaning guidelines and schedules and that they effectively meet the residents’ and homes needs.
• To respect and maintain confidentiality of resident’s personal information at all times, including their right to privacy, dignity and choice.
• To understand and comply with all statutory and legal requirements that are relevant such as Health & Safety, COSHH, and all aspects of the Health & Social Care Act, to ensure a safe and efficient laundry service in the home. Understand and have an awareness of Infection Control.
• To check that all residents’ personal clothing and items are individually labelled, maintained in good repair and returned to the correct resident in a timely manner after each laundry session.
• To respect and maintain confidentiality of resident’s personal information at all times, including resident’s right to privacy, dignity and choice.
• To ensure all equipment used is in full, safe working order, promptly reporting any faults to both the Maintenance Officer and the Home Manager.
• To check all areas of the home are supplied with adequate housekeeping items and inform the manager of any shortages.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL NEED:

A minimum of 12 months experience with a Housekeeping Supervisory role is essential due to the nature of the position. As the role involves working with vulnerable people your employment will be subject to appropriate pre-employment checks, which includes references as well as a Disclosure and Barring Service Check/Protecting Vulnerable Groups check.