Deborah Gadd
Head of Housekeeping
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About
Working closely with the home management team to maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness throughout the facility.
Experience
Head of Housekeeping - Admiralty Care Home
(2024-12 - 2026-05)
Working closely with the home management team to maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness throughout the facility.
- Plan and organise monthly schedules and weekly staff rotas to ensure efficient operations
- Monitor and replenish cleaning supplies and products across all departments
- Build positive relationships with residents, ensuring their comfort and satisfaction with their living environment
Domestic/ Laundry Assistant - Pembroke House
(2013-05 - 2022-12)
Maintaining cleanliness of a home for veterans and their spouses. Working in the laundry room to make sure the residents' clothes and bedding were cleaned daily.
Mid-day Meal Supervisor - Barnsole Junior School
(2001-09 - 2002-02)
- Keeping children safe and happy
- First Aid with minor accidents
- Logging children's incidents with other children so that parents can see matter has been dealt with
Telephonist - British Telecom
(1996-11 - 1997-06)
- Looking up Business and Residential Telephone numbers for customers
Operator Assistant/ Telephonist - M.O.D Main Building Switchboard
(1992-12 - 1993-09)
- Good telephone manner to all callers whilst connecting them to different departments
Operator Assistant/Telephonist - British Telecom
(1988-09 - 1992-12)
- Answering Switchboard 100 operator Services
- Helping to connect customers through to problem
- Numbers and Reverse charge calls
- Worked on Faulty Number Section, went through to engineers for them to check numbers, then called customers back
- Answering 999 emergency, put callers through to services they require and had to take details down of emergency
Cashier/Clerk - Diamond Tool Hire
(1986-07 - 1988-09)
- Invoicing
- Over phone sales/Tool Hire, Dealing with Customers
- Stock Taking
- Answering Phone
- Cashing Up end of day
Education
L2 Diploma in Housekeeping - Housekeeping - HM Government Apprenticeships (2019-01)
BTEC Certificate in the Principles of Housekeeping - Housekeeping
Functional Skills Maths and English Level 1 - Maths and English
CSE Results - General Education - Stockwell Park Secondary School (1980 - 1984-07)
Youth Training Scheme - Healthcare and Administration - UKCC for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (1984-09 - 1986-07)
RSA1 Typing Test - Typing - Kingsway Princeton College
100% Pass Certificate - Word Processing - Diamond Word Processing College (1989)