Head of Housekeeping

Responsibilities
The Head of Housekeeping reports directly to the Director of Business Services and is responsible for the administrative services in the school. In particular, the Head of Housekeeping will:

• be responsible for cleaning the whole areas of the school;
• be responsible for plants, trees, flowers, grasses, gardens and fields;
• be responsible for pest control;
• be responsible for hygiene products in bathrooms;
• supervise and oversee staff and team to achieve effective tasks and be in the discipline;
• control the budget and supplies disbursement e.g. toilet paper, tissue paper, paper drinking cone etc.
• promote and improve in working standard of staff and team;
• summarise and report monthly expenses to Accounts Department (cleaning, gardening and fields, and hygiene products);
• plan and delegate manpower, and will supervise and evaluate staff and team;
• follow up all tasks assigned promptly and ad-hoc problem-solving;
• report and take action in all tasks assigned by the Line Manager;
• manage obstacles in working environment regarding safety as the main priority, keeping fire exits clear and clean at all times;
• be responsible for cleanliness on Shrewsbury-Chatrium shuttle boats including all life-saving equipment on board;
• maintain all working equipment and tools to be in good condition and ready to be used;
• maintain furniture and all properties of the school to use last longer;
• report all items needed to be fixed and repaired items to technicians to process for the next stage;
• supervise and oversee readiness of all tasks assigned before the school activities starts, and clean up after the events finish e.g. sports competition, school fair, any other annual traditional days etc.
• Deal with various ad-hoc as assigned by Line Manager.

The Head of Housekeeping will:
• have experience in building housekeeping
• demonstrate good leadership skill
• able to communicate in English