About the role
Working across King Power Stadium and the Club's training ground on Belvoir Drive, the Housekeeping Team Leader will support the stadium’s Housekeeping Manager in the planning, organising and development of the housekeeping operation, ensuring the highest degree of cleaning standards and customer care is delivered at all times.
The housekeeping team are constantly striving to deliver a world class experience to all its customers and users of our facilities. This role is integral to creating an experience that is beyond expectation, demonstrating a hands-on approach to drive high class standards while supporting the Housekeeping Manager with duties such as purchasing, maintaining stock levels and reducing waste.
Who we’re looking for
The ideal candidate will have significant housekeeping experience and will be able to demonstrate their supervisory experience.
Working as one team is central to who we are, we’re looking for somebody who isn’t afraid to get their hands dirty and work alongside the housekeeping team, but at the same time is organised and proactive in their contribution to developing the team.
The successful candidate will have the flexibility to support our varied operations each week – our corporate offices are within King Power Stadium in addition to the hosting of matchdays and events - while possessing the energy, drive and resilience to hold themselves and others to high standards.
About the Club
Knowing some of the history of Leicester City Football Club helps you appreciate the sense of community, spirit and family for which the Foxes are renowned for.
Formed in 1884, the Club has been in the Premier League since 2014 when the Foxes were promoted as Championship winners. In 2016, Leicester City became Premier League champions. This remarkable achievement qualified them for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the Club’s history, and the Foxes went on to reach the quarter finals of the competition.
Under the stewardship of King Power and the Club’s CEO Susan Whelan, Leicester City Football Club is deeply committed to the local community and its supporters and continually strives to ensure that every point of engagement with fans is truly world class including the experience on matchdays. Meanwhile, investment in the Club continues, with the recent opening of a new state-of-the-art Training Ground in north Leicestershire.
Ultimately, the Club’s vision is as exciting as it is simple: we believe that together, it’s possible. We value and respect individual difference and recognise that the diversity of our staff contributes to our success off the pitch. Our inclusive culture and approach is supported by our Stonewall Diversity Champions partnership, our Time to Change pledge and our status as a Disability Confident employer.
Benefits package
Leicester City Football Club offers a competitive salary and pension scheme with life assurance to all its permanent employees. Employees are able to benefit from free onsite parking as well as an onsite subsidised staff restaurant. Employees also benefit from up to 33 days’ annual leave including bank holidays.
Contract Type – One permanent and one maternity cover role
Hours Per Week – 37.5
Leicester City Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity or expression, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
Leicester City Football Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As such, you may be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service and prior to taking up any role.
Suitable candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply, the role will be shut down as soon as a suitable candidate has been sourced.
If you feel you have the qualities and experience we are looking for please apply by sending an application form, along with a covering letter, by email to recruitment@lcfc.co.uk. To progress your application, candidates must also complete an Equality Monitoring Form, this will be treated in confidence to your application and will aid the Club in our obligations and commitments to support diversity and inclusion.
A detailed job description can be found here.