House Manager

Job Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity for a House Manager to join our team in a female religious order setting in Ireland. In this exciting opportunity you will manage the care/residential house of up to 18 elderly nuns.

You be responsible for managing the caring, catering, cleaning & house services for the client to the agreed specification and to the agreed performance and financial targets. You will need to have experience of working in a care environment.

You will need to live locally or have a means of transportation to the job site.

Role Responsibility

• To ensure that the individual needs of the sisters in care are dealt with promptly and efficiently whilst observing sisters dignity and privacy.
• To ensure financial documentation and accountancy of the unit is accurate and within agreed budgeted levels
• To manage the quality and hygiene of the food cycle from preparation through to delivery
• To actively enforce relevant statutory, company and site OH&S compliance together with the monitoring of related equipment
• To motivate and lead employees to perform their roles to a high standard and in alignment to Sodexo policies and procedures
• To actively seek and identify opportunities for business growth within the contract and external market

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience working in care environment
• Proven experience in managing and leading teams
• Industry acumen and knowledge of external care, catering & cleaning developments & innovations
• Strong financial understanding and demonstrable budgeting management
• Experienced in adhering to and driving company initiatives
• Experience in leading, and managing a team
• Strong communication, and negotiation skills
• Experience working in a standards /compliance environment
• Relevant qualification and training and IT literate

Package Description

Salary - €25,000

Working pattern is Monday to Friday

Excellent progression and development opportunities

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation. 

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.