Head Housekeeper

POSITION: HEAD HOUSEKEEPER LOCATION: BURLEY, HAMPSHIRE SALARY £30,000 - £32,000 This is an exciting opportunity to lead your own team in this beautiful country house hotel as Head Housekeeper. About the role: As Head Housekeeper, you'll take pride in ensuring that the bedrooms and public areas are always presented to the highest standards. You’ll lead by example, managing a team of Room Attendants and working closely with the General Manager to deliver a clean, comfortable, and welcoming environment for every guest. Key responsibilities for the Head Housekeeper: • Oversee all housekeeping operations, including guest rooms, public spaces, and laundry • Recruit, train, and manage a high-performing housekeeping team • Create efficient rotas, monitor workloads, and ensure smooth daily operations • Conduct regular room and public area checks to maintain top-quality standards • Manage inventory of linen, cleaning supplies, and equipment • Ensure compliance with health & safety and COSHH regulations • Work collaboratively with front of house and maintenance teams The ideal candidate for this role will have: • Previous experience as a Head Housekeeper or Supervisor in a hotel setting (essential) • Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills • Hands-on leadership style with the ability to inspire and motivate a team. • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with fluctuating occupancy • A positive, can-do attitude and commitment to high standards What is on offer: • A permanent role in a beautiful, independent hotel with exciting plans for the future • Supportive management and a friendly team culture • Free parking and meals on duty • Staff discounts and ongoing training opportunities Real Recruitment Solutions is committed to a policy of equal opportunities across all areas of our business and at all stages in the selection process. Acting in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and guidelines given by the REC, we treat everyone equally irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, age, disability, race, ethnic or national origin, religion, political beliefs or membership or non-membership of a Trade Union. From advertising vacancies, conducting candidate searches, selecting CVs, discussing vacancies and submitting details to clients through to interview preparation and at offer stage, Real Recruitment Solutions ensure that each candidate is assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the relevant duties required by the particular vacancy. Real Recruitment Solutions place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with this policy and consistently review regulations as laid out by the REC to ensure our policy is updated and relevant across all aspects of recruitment in order to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination.