Contract type

Permanent

Location

Whittington & Sutton Coldfield

Hours

Part time (30 hours per week) flexible over 7 days including weekends and bank holidays 

Annual salary

A2 £24,559.26 - pro rata for part time hours £19,647.41

(plus enhancements where applicable)

The Lead Housekeeper reports into the facilities Manager and is responsible for the Housekeeping team. The Lead Housekeeper and the housekeeping team are responsible for providing high quality cleaning services across the Hospice in order to offer a safe, clean and welcoming environment to patients, visitors and staff. This is a hands-on cleaning role with supervisory responsibilities.

The Lead Housekeeper will be responsible for supervising, training and guiding housekeeping staff to maintain cleanliness and order within a facility, often managing inventory, scheduling, and ensuring compliance with safety and infection control standards.

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Job Description

If you want to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Stuart Windsor on 01543 432 031

Knowledge and experience

Essential

·       Previous supervisory experience

·       Experience of training and improving cleaning standards

·       Knowledge of colour coding

·       Knowledge & understanding Health and Safety at Work

·       Knowledge & understanding of cleaning equipment

·       Knowledge & experience of COSHH

·       Experience of developing and managing rotas

·       Experience of managing and ordering cleaning materials

Desirable

·       Knowledge & experience of Infection Prevention and control

·       Experience of working with a digital rota system

·       Experience cleaning in a healthcare environment

Values

·       Exhibits our hospice values and behaviours

Skills

Essential

·       Practical cleaning skills

·       Good customer service skills

·       Use electrical cleaning equipment

·       Good IT skills

·       Good communication skills

·       Ability to lead and motivate a team

·       Able to prioritise tasks

Personal Attributes

·       Empathetic

·       Team player

·       Able to work under pressure

·       Collaborative

·       Ambassador for St Giles Hospice

Other requirements

·       Eligibility to work in the UK

·       Please note that St Giles Hospice does not hold a sponsorship licence and is therefore unable to accept sponsorship requests

Benefits

• Up to 33 days holiday plus bank holidays (Pro-rata for part time employees)
• Group pension scheme, matching contributions of up to 8%
• Life assurance scheme, up to the state pension age
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
• Enhanced sick pay, rising with service
• Access to blue light and charity worker discounts
• Free Parking

Health & Wellbeing

• The Hub Wellness Support
• Eligibility for flu vaccine
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Cycle to work scheme

Professional Development

All staff complete a comprehensive induction programme which includes statutory and mandatory e-learning as well as training that is tailored to the individual’s need. All staff and volunteers should also attend an induction day.

Regular training and personal development opportunities, with internal career progression being a focal point of team growth

This post is subject to a Disclose and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We may review applications before the application review date, however, if you apply after the application review date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role, this may be earlier than the closing date.

If you have not heard within 14 days of the application close date, then please consider that your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

As part of your application your data will be managed in line with St Giles Hospice Privacy Policy and kept for 6 months. If you would like to see this in full, please visit https://www.stgileshospice.com/privacy-policy/

Should you require any further information, please email: [email protected]

1)      I confirm that the above information is complete and correct and that any untrue or misleading information will give St Giles Hospice the right to terminate any contract of employment offered.

2)      I agree that St Giles Hospice may reserve the right to require me to undergo a medical examination. In addition, I agree that this information may be retained in my personal file during my employment and for six years thereafter and understand that information will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act (2018).

3)      I agree that should I be successful in this application, an application will be made to the Disclosure & Barring Service/Criminal Justice Information Service (Scotland) for Disclosure. I understand that should the disclosure not be to the satisfaction of the hospice any offer of employment may be withdrawn or my employment terminated.

We make every subject of a DBS check aware of the existence of the Code of Practice and make a copy available on request

Prospective employees will be advised that a criminal record will not automatically exclude them from being appointed.

Information provided by you on this form will be filed for six months and then destroyed if you are not successful.