Head Housekeeper

Hours: 40 hours across 5 days per week

Salary: £34,650 per annum

Atlas Hotels is hiring a Head Housekeeper right now at the Holiday Inn Express Newcastle Gateshead 

Benefits include:

Hotel rooms across our 59 hotels (Holiday Inn Express, Hampton by Hilton and Holiday Inn) at only £25 per night, with 50% off food and drink

Worldwide substantial employee discount at 6,600+ IHG Hotels across the globe

A bonus cash payment every year from 2 years' of service as a 'thank you' for staying with Atlas Hotels

Holiday allowance which increases with length of service

Atlas Friends & Family Discount, offering up to a 45% discount for Friends & Family of Atlas employees

Monthly cash rewards through our reward and recognition platform

HSF Health Plan free for every employee, giving you money off dental/optical appointments and other health costs for you and your family

Access to HSF Perkbox which provides deals and discounts from the biggest brands

Online GP service, access to free counselling and wellness support with a 24 hour helpline

Auto-enrolment pension scheme through The People's Pension

Employee referral programme paying out £250 for every great person you refer to us that passes their probation

Employee of the Quarter programmes in every site and a prestigious annual awards ceremony

A rota for the next 4 weeks, meaning you can work in hospitality but still have a life outside of work

Free/discounted food when on shift

So what does a Head Housekeeper do? 

Employee 

Lead and organise the Housekeeping team ensuring they are in the right place at the right time, to enable a great experience to our guests

Supervise, guide and motivate Housekeeping Assistants and Supervisors on the job

Understand and role model the Atlas Values and associated behaviours

Nurture a learning culture, coaching and developing others to success and managing underperformance appropriately

Communicate effectively, ensuring that Housekeeping Assistants and Supervisors are aware of information that will affect their shift as well as Atlas updates and priorities

Undertake effective job check ins with Housekeeping Assistants and Supervisors

Support the Hotel Manager in ensuring that all new employees receive a warm ‘Atlas welcome’ and thorough induction

Understand HR procedures and raise conduct and other such concerns to the Hotel Manager 

Guest Experience

Deliver a great guest experience through ensuring the housekeeping operation/team runs smoothly and effectively, achieving KPIs as required.

Monitor and supervise the work of the Housekeeping team 

Undertake room checks as required

Take responsibility for the effective rostering of Housekeeping staff

Communicate the daily tasks and priorities to Housekeeping Assistants in line with Company processes

Live and breathe our values of Be Guest Focused, Work Together, Show Commitment and Strive for Quality

Be an active and effective team member, working together to achieve hotel goals

Monitoring any issues with rooms to other members of the team (eg Maintenance) as soon as possible, escalating on behalf of the team as necessary

Ensuring the Housekeeping team receive full training for their roles and managing any issues through coaching and performance management

Maintaining cleanliness, hygiene and Atlas standards in both public and private areas, taking pride in the hotel and its team

Effectively manage complaints using our ‘service recovery’ principles

Understand and have a good knowledge of the products and services available at the hotel

Understand guest satisfaction scores and maintain a good knowledge of hotel areas of focus

Demonstrate good local knowledge and proactively provide this to guests when required

Maintain compliance standards

Positively represent the Atlas brand

Take accountability for own development, career progression and growth in role 

Understand budget targets and work within these to manage staffing costs

What experience do I need? 

Previous experience of working in Housekeeping roles, ideally in a supervisory position

Previous people management experience

So why not? Click ‘apply’ now to become our Head Housekeeper and enter into a World of Opportunity

Atlas Hotels are Disability Confident Committed. This means that we have made a clear commitment to attracting disabled talent to our business, representing the needs of our guests, and contributing to employment equality.

We want to ensure that everyone can participate fully in the recruitment process. If you have an impairment or health condition, please contact HR at [email protected] to discuss any access or information requirements, or workplace adjustments that may support you.

If you would like to offer feedback on the application process please use the above email.

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