Harpenden Springs
Team Leader Housekeeping
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Looking for your next step in housekeeping leadership? We’re seeking a dedicated Housekeeping Team Leader who takes pride in creating a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for our residents. In this vital role, you’ll lead by example, upholding exceptional standards of hygiene, ensuring all areas of the home are immaculately maintained, and supporting essential tasks such as stock taking and storage. If you’re passionate about making a meaningful difference in the daily lives of others and thrive in a role where attention to detail truly matters, we’d love to hear from you.
We offer some excellent rewards and benefits including:
- 1 free meal per shift
- Enhanced Bank Holiday pay
- Uniform provided
- Increased Annual Leave entitlement - team members who work with us for 3 years or more, get extra annual leave
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Milestone Birthdays - get EXTRA time off to celebrate that special birthday
- Company sick pay which is over and above the statutory entitlement (subject to length of service)
- Refer a Friend Scheme for successful referrals - for all permanent roles within Oakland Care (T&C's apply)
- Recognition and staff appreciation initiatives
- Long service awards
- Health Cash Plan (subject to T&Cs)
- Death in Service Benefit (subject to T&Cs)
- And much more……
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Location: Harpenden Springs, 22-24 Grove Road, Harpenden AL5 1PX
Hours: 40 hours per week
Pay: £14.30 per hour
Contract: Permanent
Shift: Days
We are an award-winning Care Home provider who deliver high quality, kind and compassionate care. For our residents, joining one of our homes is like joining our family - and we make that no different for our new colleagues. The Team Leader of Housekeeping role is a fundamental role in our homes in creating a caring and family environment so our residents can enjoy a happy and comfortable life.
What you will be doing:
- Ensuring residents always enjoy an excellent, high-quality living environment.
- Cleaning all areas of the home to exceptional standards.
- Maintaining a hazard-free, safe environment throughout the premises.
- Upholding consistently high levels of cleanliness and hygiene.
- Supporting stock management, including ordering, stock-taking, storage, and checking deliveries.
- Assisting in maintaining high standards of health and safety.
- Preparing communal areas such as lounges and dining rooms.
- Managing the disposal of refuse and waste.
- Assisting with organising residents’ clothing for laundry.
- Completing accident reports where required.
- Leading, mentoring, and supervising the Housekeeping team to ensure excellence.
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What you need to succeed:
- A caring nature and strong sensitivity to residents’ needs.
- Confidence in making responsible choices and decisions.
- Ability to lead and direct staff positively and work effectively within a small team.
- High levels of organisation and focus.
- Flexibility and adaptability in a busy environment.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong time-keeping and time-management abilities.
- Ability to read, understand, and follow work schedules and instructions.
- Numerical skills sufficient for accurate record-keeping and stock control.
“Our mission” is to provide exceptional homes for people to live, love and be loved where everyone is part of our family.
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Apply today and help us continue delivering the high-quality living environment our residents deserve.
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