Care Home Deputy Maintenance Manager

Charing Gardens Ltd; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider is seeking a Deputy Maintenance Manager based in Gillingham. The successful candidate will manage maintenance teams across multiple care homes, ensuring all staff receive adequate training and support. Candidates must possess plumbing and electrical skills, along with team leadership capabilities. The position offers a 40-hour work week with a competitive hourly rate and various benefits including ongoing training and a workplace pension.

Benefits

Ongoing training provided for personal development

Paid holiday

Work Place Pension (NEST)

Qualifications

• Knowledge in plumbing, electrical, and general DIY skills is essential.
• Ability to lead a team of maintenance personnel required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage maintenance teams across various homes.
• Ensure smooth handover/induction of maintenance employees.
• Follow job responsibilities in the absence of a maintenance manager.
• Discretion needed for after-hours calls.

Skills

Knowledge in plumbing

Knowledge in electrical work

General DIY skills

Team leadership

Job description

Job Vacancy: Deputy Maintenance Manager

Location: Charing Healthcare, Canterbury Street, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 5AY

Contracted hours: 40 Hour Contract

Salary: £17.00 per hour

Contact Number: 01634 584600

Online Application form Link: www.charinghealthcare.co.uk/working-for-us

Charing Healthcare

Charing Healthcare has been providing care since 1998. We are a proactive company with family origins and now have 10 care homes across Kent and Medway. We work in partnership with Kent and Medway council together with the local NHS for some services that we offer.

Other Benefits

• Ongoing training provided for personal development
• Paid holiday
• Work Place Pension (NEST)

Responsibilities

• To work in conjunction with the respective Home Managers in providing the monitoring and management of a team of maintenance people across the homes within the Group.
• You will support the maintenance manager to ensure that all maintenance employees have received a good handover/induction of the home they are aligned to in order they can adequately undertake all that is required of them without too much input from yourself; you will pay particular attention to Risk Assessments/H&S and the location of stop cocks/gas/electric switches.
• In the absence of a permanent Maintenance Person/Manager at any given home you will follow the JD of that job role until a replacement can be found.
• You may be called out of hours; it is at your discretion how important the call out to gauge next actions. You will use your discretion as to whether or not you consider you are competent and confident to carry out such a task if called out.

Requirements

• Must have knowledge in plumbing, electrical and general DIY skills.
• The ability to lead a team of people.

How to Apply

Please apply below with CV including (Phone and Email details) and our Recruitment Manager will be in touch as soon as possible as we are looking for a quick hire.