Head Housekeeper. Telford Hall Care Home

Job summary

Head Housekeeper. Telford Hall Care Home

• 30 hours per week including some weekend working 
• £13.14 per hour

When you step inside Telford Hall, you will leave the typical view of care homes behind you! The Sandstone vision is to provide its residents and staff with the opportunity to live and work in high-quality, modern and dynamic environments. Based in the heart of bustling Lawley, our stunning 66-bedded Nursing home for older adults offers unrivalled modern facilities, including salon, tranquil lounge and garden rooms, cinema and tea room.

Led by highly experienced management team, our dedicated team are committed and passionate about what they do and how they support our wonderful residents. Through an inspiring Activities programme and strong links with the local community, we encourage our residents to forge relationships and friendships that will create a thriving home environment.

As Head Housekeeper at our home, your role may involve:

• Provide a clean and beautifully presented environment for our residents
• Ordering stock and stock control
• Ensure cleaning and laundry supplies are kept up to date and stored safely
• Prepare and maintain rotas  
• Ensuring cleaning schedules are adhered to and effective infection control is maintained at all times
• Working flexibly between the Home’s domestic and laundry departments if required

Sandstone employees enjoy a range of benefits:

• Free uniform. Free Meals*. Free DBS.
• Discounts on the high street* - with retailers like Asda, Costa and Argos 
• Refer-a-Friend - and get a £250 bonus
• Flexible pay* - choose when you are paid, and get money management tips too
• Free wellbeing programme - helping you look after your physical and mental health
• Employee recognition scheme - we recognise and reward great work
• Pension scheme - helping you plan for your retirement
• In-house training - on-going face-to-face training, tailored to you
• Career opportunities - The chance to ‘make your mark’ and play a key role

Discounts are accessed using our ‘Reward Me’ app. Flexible pay is available via ‘WAGESTREAM’.

What are we looking for?

Applicants should be strong team-players, with excellent communication skills and a flexible approach to work. Furthermore, post-holders must be able to demonstrate previous experience of undertaking cleaning and laundry, gained either in work or domestic environments. Experience in a similar role is essential. 

Sandstone Care Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We embrace diversity within each service, as we think it is important that the Social Care Workforce represents the people it serves. We welcome applications from people from backgrounds including disabled candidates, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, LGBTQ+ as well as non-binary candidates, and those with experience of mental health.