Head Housekeeper

Andrew Brownsword hotels Bath, England Posted Apr 13, 2026

Full Time
GBP 2,000 per month
Onsite
Senior

Job description

Location: The Bath Priory (part of the Brownsword family of hotels) has a great location in Bath, just a short walk from the city centre, with a bus stop right outside. The hotel is stunning, a Georgian house with 33 bedrooms built in honey- coloured Bath stone and is surrounded by four acres of multi- award-winning gardens. We are proud to have won awards at 5-star level for over ten years and we are seeking sparkling new personalities to join our family.

SERVICE CHARGE-We pay our team service charge each month! This service charge all goes into one pot, and 100% of that service charge is then shared amongst all the team at the hotel-every penny received is paid out to the team.
Service charge can be in the region of £160 a month (close to £2000 per year) over and above base pay, for a full time employee.

Send us a Whatsapp message with FAMILYFIRST to +44 7782 822774 to find out more, chat to us and apply (or apply the normal way, whichever works best for you!)

Come and join our team as a Head Housekeeper and let your passion and personality shine

Our culture is important to us, and we encourage everyone in our teams to show thoughtfulness towards each other and our guests.

As a Head Housekeeper you and your fabulous team will keep all front of house areas and guest bedrooms gleaming, ready to welcome our wonderful guests.

Experience in a similar role is essential.

Check out some of the key points about the role:

  • From cleaning rooms, to cleaning the lounge, you’ll play a massive part in making our beautiful hotel look and feel welcoming.
  • Leading by example, and teaching your wonderful team to have standards as high as your own.
  • Sadly, from time to time people leave, but don't worry when they do, you will get to hire some brand new talent.
  • We want you to be safe, it’s important to keep up to date on all COSHH training.
  • You'll know which rooms are checking in and out, and be allocate them to yourself and the team to get ready for the next arrival.
  • We are one team, so we will all muck in from time to time, helping each other across departments.

    • Work/life, or as it should be called life/work balance is important to us all, so we will always try to be fair with our rotas. We just ask that you can be flexible with us, so we can be flexible with you in return.

     To say thank you, we have many perks:

  • Competitive pay – We are proud that everyone who joins our group gets a competitive a rate of pay, irrespective of age, plus you get service charge and tips on top.
  • Treat yourself once in a while with lots of retail and hospitality perks through our Perkbox platform.
  • Excellent discounts across our family of hotels – you will be entitled to 25% off food & beverage in our hotels plus we offer an amazing staff rate of £25 B&B per person across the group & your friends and family get special rates too.
  • We understand it’s OK not to be OK, so we offer an externally run confidential helpline for any support you require about anything you might need as part of our Employee Assistance Programme.
  • We sustain you physically too, meals when you are on duty are free.
  • To be the best version of yourself, we encourage our teams to be curious. Everyone can learn and develop - our development pathways are unique to us and are the best in the business.
  • We provide lots of opportunity to progress and move up – we have made hundreds of internal promotions, including to General Manager level.
  • We like to say a special thank you for every year you are with us - our milestone awards include Champagne, afternoon tea, or dinner for you and someone special. When you reach the big milestones, you receive extra special gifts on top like longer hotel stays, extra days off and a unique gift especially chosen for you. 
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