Head Housekeeper

Job summary

Package Description: Looking for a meaningful role where you make a difference every day, without providing direct care? Join Norton lees care home as a Head Housekeeper. At Norton Lees, we believe that a clean, comfortable and welcoming environment is at the heart of great care. The care youll provide in this role comes from the pride, attention, and warmth you bring to maintaining a home our residents truly love living in. If you have a background in housekeeping, hospitality, or simply take pride in creating clean and inviting spaces, wed love to welcome you to our supportive team. What youll enjoy as part of the team: £13.12 per hour. Refer a friend scheme (up to £1000*), Ongoing career development and fully funded qualifications up to QCF Level 5, Blue Light Card discount package, Company pension scheme. What were looking for: A minimum of 12 months right to work in the UK, A positive attitude and pride in your work, 40 hour contract available.

Main duties of the job

The position of Head Housekeeper at Norton Lees Care Home revolves around creating a clean, comfortable, and welcoming environment for residents. The role emphasizes the importance of cleanliness in caring, requiring individuals to maintain pride, attention, and warmth in their work. The right candidate, preferably with a background in housekeeping or hospitality, will lead the housekeeping team, ensuring that all communal areas and residents rooms are kept clean and safe. Candidates will enjoy benefits such as a competitive hourly wage, career development opportunities, and a company pension scheme. Agincare, the parent company, is a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider, known for its support of care leavers and the Armed Forces community. They encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and emphasize the impact that kindness and small gestures have in the daily lives of care home residents.

About us

Agincare Homes Holdings is a family-owned care provider celebrating 40 years of service in caring for communities. With a workforce nearing 6000 and operations expanding across over 170 locations in England, Agincare is committed to maintaining the highest standards in care services. Their offerings include care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, and supported living, among others. As part of their commitment to community support, they are signatories of the Care Leaver Covenant and support the Armed Forces community with guaranteed interviews for care leavers and service members. Driven by a mission to foster an inclusive work environment, Agincare encourages applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds, although currently, they do not offer visa sponsorship. All services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), ensuring compliance with national care standards.

Details

• Date posted: 25 September 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £13.12 an hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 1555068858
• Job locations: Agincare Homes Holdings, Sheffield, S8 8PQ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Package Description: Looking for a meaningful role where you make a difference every day, without providing direct care?

Join Norton lees care home as a Head Housekeeper

At Norton Lees, we believe that a clean, comfortable and welcoming environment is at the heart of great care.The care youll provide in this role comes from the pride, attention, and warmth you bring to maintaining a home our residents truly love living in.

If you have a background in housekeeping, hospitality, or simply take pride in creating clean and inviting spaces, wed love to welcome you to our supportive team.

• £13.12 per hour
• Refer a friend scheme (up to £1000*)
• Ongoing career development and fully funded qualifications up to QCF Level 5
• Blue Light Card discount package
• Company pension scheme
• A minimum of 12 months right to work in the UK
• A positive attitude and pride in your work
• 40 hour contract available
• Creating a welcoming environment keeping all communal areas clean, tidy, and safe for residents, visitors and colleagues
• Leading the housekeeping team
• Room care with pride dusting, polishing and vacuuming residents rooms to a high standard, always using appropriate safety signage
• Working together collaborating with the management team to maintain excellent hygiene and cleanliness standards
• Making a difference through kindness sharing a smile, a conversation, or a moment of connection with residents as you go about your day
• Norton Lees Care Home, 156 Warminster Rd, Norton Lees, Sheffield S8 8PQ
• Care Home in Sheffield - Norton Lees Care Home in Yorkshire | Agincare

This is a role where your care shows in the details, fresh linens, sparkling spaces and the comfort you help create every single day.

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities.As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with close to 6000 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Childrens Services.Today, Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations across England.

As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation.We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.

All of our services are regulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers