Head Housekeeper

AdTalent Recruitment • Permanent • Romford, Greater London, England • £32.70k / year • 1w ago

Head Housekeeper

30 hours per week (to include 4 hours at the weekend)
Salary: £23,000 per annum

Parkside Residential Home. Romford, RM2 5EH
Reporting to: Deputy Manager

About the Role

This is an exciting and busy role to lead and inspire the housekeeping team at the home. The successful individual will ensure that cleaning standards are maintained to the highest level throughout the home.

You will organise daily duties, laundry schedules and team rotas, lead on all matters relating to Infection Control and COSHH and ensure cleaning supplies are ordered and well managed at all times.

About Parkside

Parkside is a friendly, welcoming residential care home in Romford, supporting older people with high-quality, person-centred care. Based in Gidea Park, we pride ourselves on our warm community feel, strong Christian values, and the genuine relationships we build with residents and their families. This is a home where your work truly makes a difference every day.

What You’ll Be Doing

Leading and supporting the housekeeping team
Planning rotas and organising daily cleaning schedules
Maintaining high standards across all rooms and communal areas
Overseeing laundry to ensure residents’ clothing is well cared for
Ensuring infection control, COSHH and safety standards are followed
Working closely with care, catering and maintenance teams
Supporting residents with kindness and responding to requests

What We’re Looking For

We’d love to hear from you if you:

Have housekeeping or cleaning experience (care setting desirable)
NVQ or Diploma in management
Have some experience leading or supervising others
Are caring, reliable and approachable
Enjoy working as part of a team and taking initiative
Are physically able to work across a busy, multi-floor home

Knowledge of Infection Control, COSHH and Manual Handling is helpful. A management qualification is a bonus, but not essential.

Why Join Parkside?

Supportive and friendly team environment
A role where you can lead and stay hands-on
Make a real difference to residents’ daily lives
Ongoing training and development opportunities
A workplace built on strong values and community

Our Values

We are proud to provide care in a loving Christian environment, where dignity, respect and kindness are at the heart of everything we do.

Please apply today and you will be contacted regarding the next steps.

Other suitable skills and experience include Head Housekeeper, Housekeeping Manager, Domestic Manager, Cleaning Manager, Facilities Housekeeping Lead, Care Home Housekeeper, Senior Housekeeper.

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