Housekeeping Manager

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Company Description

Henshaws is a northern charity supporting people living with sight loss and a range of other disabilities to go beyond expectations. We believe that, wherever they are, everyone has the right to an independent and fulfilling life. Our support, advice and training enables people and their families build skills, develop confidence, help each other and look forward to a more positive future.

Position

We are looking for a Housekeeping Manager to lead our housekeeping team across Henshaws College and our Arts and Crafts Centre in Knaresborough. This role is ideal for someone with experience in leading cleaning or housekeeping teams and who takes pride in maintaining high standards that ensure safe and welcoming environments for students, service users and colleagues. You will plan and oversee the daily operation of the service, manage quality standards and support your team to deliver excellent results.

Your work will directly support Henshaws mission by ensuring our learning and creative environments are clean, safe and well maintained for the people who rely on them every day.

• Salary: £15.37 per hour or £30,371.12 per annum
• Hours per week: 38
• Weeks per year: 52
• Annual leave: 5 weeks plus 10 days bank holiday
• Contract: Permanent
• Location: Henshaws College with regular travel to the Arts and Crafts Centre in Knaresborough
• Closing Date: 4 March 2026 at 12 noon

Requirements

Our Values

This role plays an important part in bringing our values to life across our college and creative settings.

Ambition

You will lead the team to maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene across all areas. Through regular reviews, inspections and improvements you will help us continuously enhance the environments where students and artmakers learn and grow.

Respect

You will support colleagues with fairness, clarity and consistency. The role involves working closely with staff, students and external partners, promoting a positive and respectful approach in every interaction.

Empowerment

You will guide and develop your team, helping them build confidence, skills and ownership of their work. By creating a supportive and well organised service, you will also empower students and service users to feel safe, supported and able to thrive.

Requirements

We welcome applications from people who can demonstrate the key skills and experience needed for this role.

You will need experience of leading a housekeeping or cleaning team, including planning rotas, monitoring standards and supporting staff development. You should have a good understanding of hygiene, cleanliness, health and safety and infection control, including COSHH. Experience of working to frameworks such as CQC or National Cleaning Standards is essential.

A Level 5 management qualification is desirable, or you should be willing to work towards this. You will need strong communication skills, the ability to work independently and the confidence to manage performance, workloads and expectations. Experience of managing budgets and good IT skills would be helpful.

This role involves regular travel between sites and requires a flexible approach to meet the needs of the organisation. An enhanced DBS check with the relevant barring lists is required for this position.

Other information

Henshaws Society for Blind People aims to employ a diverse workforce and is committed to equality of employment and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Henshaws is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. It is a criminal offence for people barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group e.g. vulnerable adults, children or both. An Enhanced DBS with barring and reference checks will be sought from the successful candidate.

Henshaws reserves the right to check social media accounts of all successful applicants.

Registered Charity No: 221888

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