Housekeeper

• 37 hours per week
• Monday - Thursday - 08.00 - 16.30 & Friday 08.00 - 16.00
  
• £12.71 per hour
• Free Car parking

We’re also offering an apprenticeship with this role, giving you the opportunity to learn, develop, and grow your career from day one.

• Cleaning Hygiene Operative L2
• Facilities Services Operative L2

These apprenticeships are designed to help you build valuable skills, gain recognised qualifications, and develop confidence within a customer-focused environment. You’ll receive ongoing support and training while gaining hands-on experience, helping you progress and open up future career opportunities.

Job Description:

We are looking for a dedicated and reliable Housekeeper to join our team at HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, PO1 3HH.

As a Housekeeper, you'll play an important role in ensuring accommodation is clean, comfortable, welcoming and maintained to a high standard. You will be responsible for preparing and maintaining bedrooms and accommodation areas, ensuring they are ready for guests and residents, while delivering a friendly and professional service.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with previous housekeeping or accommodation cleaning experience, such as working in hotels, student accommodation, serviced apartments or private houses, who takes pride in creating clean, comfortable and well-presented spaces.

What You’ll Do:

• Keep accommodation to a high standard: Clean and maintain bedrooms, bathrooms and communal accommodation areas, ensuring they are presented to a consistently high standard.
• Prepare bedrooms and accommodation: Make beds, change and replenish linen, towels and other room supplies, ensuring rooms are clean, tidy and ready for occupancy.
• Attention to detail: Carry out housekeeping duties thoroughly and efficiently, taking pride in ensuring every room and area is presented to the required standard.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene: Follow cleaning schedules and procedures to ensure all areas are clean, safe and hygienic, reporting any maintenance issues or damage when identified.
• Manage supplies: Monitor and replenish housekeeping supplies, linen, towels, toiletries and cleaning products to ensure everything needed is available.
• Work as part of a team: Participate in daily huddles, communicate effectively with colleagues and supervisors, and work together to ensure all housekeeping requirements are completed.
• Champion safety and well-being: Follow all health and safety procedures and report any hazards, incidents or issues promptly.
• Provide a professional service: Interact with residents, guests, colleagues and armed forces personnel in a friendly, professional and courteous manner.

What You Bring:

• Previous housekeeping or accommodation cleaning experience is desirable
• Experience working in hotels, student accommodation, serviced apartments or private houses would be advantageous
• Experience with bed making and changing bed linen
• A good eye for detail and pride in maintaining high standards
• Good communication and customer service skills
• Friendly, professional and approachable manner
• Ability to work efficiently and manage your workload
• Reliable, organised and able to work as part of a team
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
• Willingness to learn and follow procedures
• A positive attitude and commitment to delivering a high-quality service

What we offer:

• On-the-job training with experienced professionals
• Fully funded apprenticeship qualifications
• Career development opportunities within Sodexo
• A friendly and supportive work environment
• Wellbeing Support – Unlimited online resources, a free health app with 24/7 virtual GP, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Financial Benefits – Discounts for you and your family, salary finance support, retirement plan, and a death-in-service benefit.
• Career Growth – Apprenticeships, learning tools, and development opportunities.
• Work Perks – Cycle to Work Scheme, volunteering opportunities, flexible work, full training, and a protective uniform.

Join us and be part of a company that values its employees and offers real career growth opportunities.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications

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