De Vere Latimer Estate
De Vere Latimer Estate has 205 bedrooms, 27 meeting and event spaces plus 30 acres of land for team building, 3 restaurants, 5 bars plus a Gym and swimming pool. Our teams at Latimer Estate know how to have fun at work whilst working hard to put our guests at the heart of everything they do. So we regularly say thank you to our colleagues: ice creams in hot weather, afternoon tea treats and Easter family parties are just some of the ways we show our appreciation.
Your commute: we're just 5 minutes from J18 of the M25, but we also offer subsidised transport to the surrounding area, including Chalfont and Latimer station, making us accessible from Hemel Hempstead, Watford and High Wycombe.
At De Vere, we warmly welcome everyone and foster a sense of belonging, where each person is valued and appreciated. Join our team and become part of a passionate group of individuals who genuinely care about the experiences we create for our guests and colleagues.
Executive Housekeeper
What is the main purpose of the role?
In this senior role, participate in the preparation of the Hotel’s strategic business plan and compile the Housekeeping departmental budget. Alongside HR, you will agree the Housekeeping manpower plan to ensure the effectiveness of the department and plan work schedules for all members of the team to achieve maximum productivity levels.
It will be your responsibility to ensure the Housekeeping team maintain quality standards, adhering to the agreed Housekeeping standards of performance and KPI’s. You will monitor and control inventories for operating equipment and linen to ensure par stocks are maintained and costs are controlled. You will also maintain a positive approach to sales opportunities in order to maximise sales revenue to meet and exceed budgeted sales targets for the department.
In addition you will act at Duty Manager as and when required.
The Ideal Candidate
You will have previous experience in hotels; ideally already in a similar role whereby you are managing a diverse team and in the similar sized property.
To be successful in this position, planning and organisation skills are key as you will need to translate long/mid-term objectives into clear realistic actions for your team
The ideal candidate will have some commercial awareness with the ability to understand and apply commercial and financial principles to their work as well as having strong communication skills.
The following qualifications are not essential, but would be beneficial:
o First Aid
o Level 2 Food Hygiene
o Level 2 H&S
o Level 3 ILM
o Personal License Holder
Benefits:
The Pay & Benefits:
At De Vere we pay attention to the thoughtful details that inspire the loyalty of our permanent colleagues.
That’s why we are proud to offer the following benefits for the role of Executive Housekeeper.
- [Exact salary/hourly rate] per year/hour plus a share of the Restaurant service charge
- [for Head Chefs] Bonus Incentive Scheme with the opportunity to earn up to X% of salary based on business performance
- Opportunity to earn up to and in excess of £X per year, including fully-paid overtime opportunities
- [If applicable] Warm Welcome Bonus of £X, paid in two payments of £X
- 28/31/33 days holiday each year (increasing annually up to 33 days)
- We believe in celebrating your special moments too, which is why we offer an extra paid day off for your birthday, along with a £20 love to shop voucher.
- As a token of our gratitude for your loyalty, we'll treat you to an annual complimentary 2-night stay with dinner in a De Vere property of your choice, plus additional monetary rewards for reaching long service milestones.
- Discover exclusive perks with our £50 colleague rates for overnight stays at De Vere properties, accompanied by a fantastic 50% discount on Food & Beverage.
- Explore our Exclusively Yours Benefits portal, unlocking hundreds of discounts on retail, travel, and leisure activities.
- We are committed to your growth and offer excellent career progression opportunities, including access to our Apprenticeship programmes and study support.
- Take advantage of our Employee Assistance Programme, Hospitality Action, providing 24/7 health and wellbeing support, including free counselling.
- Gain peace of mind with our Company Life Assurance scheme, ensuring financial security for your loved ones.
- We value your hard work and recognise your achievements through our monthly colleague recognition programme, You Are De Vere, culminating in an exciting annual colleague recognition event.
- Join a supportive team that knows how to have fun with regular team appreciation events, including memorable Christmas and Summer parties.
