Team Leader Housekeeping - Mon to Fri

Bolton Clarke is Australia's largest independent, not-for-profit aged care provider shaping the future of positive ageing. With RSL Queensland and the Royal District Nursing Service at the heart of our DNA, we have been caring for Australians since 1885. Today, our exceptional teams support more than 130,000 people to live independently at home and across our 43 retirement living communities and 87 residential aged care homes. Everything we do is dedicated to enabling, celebrating and supporting older Australians to live and age positively.

About the Opportunity

As the Housekeeping Team Leader, your primary focus will be providing efficient management and coordination of the cleaning and laundry operations, ensuring a safe, high-quality cleaning and laundry service to our residents in compliance with legislative requirements.

This is a hands-on position that requires you to lead from the front.

• Directing and supervising staff in their duties
• Rostering and replacing staff when absent
• Ensuring staff are competent to use machinery required for their position
• Ensuring that cleaning of residents' rooms and public areas meets the standards and infection control
• Ensuring that laundry services are conducted in a safe and efficient way that meets the needs of the site and residents
• Reporting any evidence of pest infestation and breakdown in equipment or standards
• Responsible for managing and working within budgets for cleaning & laundry
• Manage the ordering, delivery, stock control and storage processes

Working Hours Monday to Friday 9:00 - 17:00

About you

The successful candidate must demonstrate the following:

• Experience in housekeeping
• Demonstrated experience in positive staff motivation and enhancement of performance of teams
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
• Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written
• Highly organised and able to effectively manage and prioritise multiple tasks
• Maintain a high level of professionalism at all times
• Highly motivated and able to take initiative
• Maintain a clean and tidy work environment at all times
• Understanding of the Residents' Charter of Rights, highly desirable
• Understanding of the Standards and Guidelines for Residential Aged Care Services, highly desirable

Please Note: Successful applicants must complete a National Police Check and/or NDIS Worker Check

About this location:

Located in Marrickville, the multi-cultural hub of Sydney's inner-west, Willandra provides high-quality aged care in a friendly, secure and comfortable residential environment.

Why Work For Bolton Clarke:

• Excellent work/life balance with shifts that suit your personal needs
• A caring team environment with strong clinical and allied health support
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Generous salary packaging and not-for-profit tax benefits - claim up to $18,550 tax free
• Private health insurance and gym discounts
• An Employee Assistance Program for staff and family

Apply Now: Our application process takes 10 minutes to apply, please follow the below link to start your application.

Our commitment to diversity: At Bolton Clarke we expect our staff to respect and value differences in age, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status and family or marital status.

Appointment to this position and ongoing employment is subject to your commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion.