Head Housekeeper
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 19, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 5, 2026. Care South scores B on the Alion truth index.
About The Role
Join Our Community at Kenwith Castle!
Role: Kenwith Castle, Abbotsham, Bideford, North Devon EX39 5BE
Pay: £13.35 per hour
Hours: 32.5 hours per week, to include alternate weekend working
Shift Patterns Available:We offer flexible shift patterns, with working hours typically between 8:00am and 6:00pm. Exact start and finish times will be discussed and agreed with the Home Manager to support the needs of the home while taking your availability into consideration
Come and join our team at Kenwith Castle, a 54 bed residential and dementia care home in Bideford.
You’ll be able to support our residents in a safe and caring environment where they can live their lives as if in the comfort of their own home.
Key Responsibilities:
- Managing the daily delivery of all housekeeping and laundry services including supervision of the housekeeping and laundry team.
- Ensuring that cleaning, laundry and domestic equipment is maintained by staff in accordance with manufacturing instructions and health & safety guidelines.
- All minor faults and repairs are reported promptly and recorded.
- Ensuring that rooms for viewing are presented to a high standard.
- Preparing schedules which identify and allocate responsibility for daily, weekly, monthly, annual and cyclical cleaning / maintenance tasks.
- Ordering stock of cleaning products and PPE including ensuring all First Aid boxes are appropriately stocked and sited in accessible areas in the event of an emergency.
Who we are looking for:
- Previous experience within a care home setting is not essential - but we want you to come in and enjoy housekeeping!
- A real desire to create a fresh and welcoming environment for residents, staff and visitors to enjoy.
- Flexible in the hours that you work and happy to join in as part of a larger housekeeping team.
Your Rewards and Benefits
At Care South, we really value all our staff, whatever the role. We offer a stimulating and incredibly rewarding career. We celebrate all our staff every year through the Care South Stars Awards.
As a not-for-profit charity, our focus isn’t on our owners or shareholders its very firmly on those in our care and those that care for them. We are constantly looking at ways to improve the reward and recognition of all our amazing people within the Care South Team. Our current benefits package includes: -
- Online/retail discounts - Blue Light Card.
- Paid induction and training.
- Employee referral bonus scheme.
- Free DBS check.
- Contributory pension scheme.
- Life insurance.
- NMC pin fees paid by us.
- Staff association.
- Local staff reward programme
- Onsite learning and development team.
- Career progression.
- Competitive pay rates.
- Flexible working hours.
- Employee assistance and wellbeing programmes.
What You Need to Know
- You must be 18 years or older.
- We are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship.
Ready to Join Us?
If you’re kind, caring, and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and become part of something truly special.
About Us
PEOPLE | PASSION | PURPOSE
Care South are one of the top 20 rated Care Home Groups in the UK based on published reviews from residents and their family and friends at carehome.co.uk.
As a not-for-profit charity, our HEART values are key to us providing outstanding care. For more information about us, our values and benefits, please visit our website: http://www.care-south.co.uk/about-us.
For any questions please contact the recruitment team on 01202 712448.