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Job Description Senior Housekeeper - MAY00DC **Description**
**Housekeeping Supervisor** **Maypole Care Home, 99 Lower Northam Road, Hedge End, Southampton**
**Should you be successfully hired in to this role, we are pleased to be able to offer you a one-off Starter Bonus of 500 as a thank you for deciding to join Bupa Care Services. The Starter Bonus will be paid to you in the next available pay run once you have completed four weeks service and will be subject to deductions for tax and NI. Ts &Cs Apply.** Its the small things that often make the biggest difference. At Bupa Care Homes, we know it's our privilege to care for people supporting them to live with dignity and independence. Right now, were looking for a caring and organised individual to join us as a Housekeeping Supervisor at Myapole Care Home in Southampton to help us be the positive difference to our residents lives. **Working hours and salary** From 10.45 - 11.42 per hour ***Full time/part time and bank contracts available.***
***Flexible working opportunities: From term time only, to set days/hours per week we can offer a range of shift patterns that best fit around your lifestyle. Just let us know what hours you want, and well work with you to make sure you get the shift patterns that youre looking for.***
**What your typical day involves**
* Always ensuring high standards of cleanliness within our home, youll work closely with the maintenance and management teams to ensure every room is well looked after
* Leading by example, you will vacuum, mop floors, polish and generally ensure the up-keep of all communal areas and our residents bedrooms
* Supervising housekeeping and laundry assistants, youll manage staff rotas, any training that is required and ensure that all housekeeping and domestic items are in stock or replenished accordingly
**Who were looking for** Youll have experience in a housekeeping role, always completing work to high standards and take pride in maintaining an organised environment. With strong communication skills, youll be able to confidently lead and motivate a team to deliver the best service, but youll also be happy working independently, prioritising and delegating tasks amongst your team where necessary. With an approachable and caring nature, you will enjoy getting to know each of our residents as well as working closely with other teams.
* Comprehensive induction, on-going training and development, access to internal apprenticeship schemes
* Your DBS Check (44) paid for
* Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that offers you the choice to be in control of when you access your earnings*
* NEST workplace pension, life assurance & bereavement support
* 28 days annual leave (inclusive of statutory bank holidays)
* Hot meal provided on a 12-hour shift
* Refer a friend bonus scheme
* Uniform provided
* Health & wellbeing tools; including Be Me App, Healthy Minds, Gym Pass & discounted health assessments
* Shopping Discounts (via Xexec)
* Cash plan (after 18 months' service) giving you the ability to claim on more everyday items such as dental, optical and private prescriptions
* Free flu vaccine
*Only available to permanent employees where HealthRoster is used. **About our home** Set in Southampton, near Hedge End with a train station just a half a mile from the home, the Maypole provides residential and nursing care as well as rehabilitation care for those over 18 and living with complex needs or a physical disability. The home has a real friendly, community feel, where the team are passionate about providing person centred care, championing dignity and independence - organising a wide variety of activities meaning there's no typical day here. As part of the team, you're supported from day one to learn, develop and encouraged to progress. **Who we are** As a leading healthcare group, we run care homes and retirement villages in the health and social care sector, health centres, dental centres and hospitals all over the world. As well as providing insurance to over 16 million people. Were a big company but no matter what business area youre in, our purpose is simple helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. And we have belief in you to help us achieve it. ***Please note that we are unable to offer Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship for this role. Therefore, you must ensure that you are eligible to work in the UK without our sponsorship in order for your application to be considered.***
*Here youll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. Youll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.*