Care Home Maintenance Technician — Development & Perks

Gold Care Homes; Hungerford; Remote; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee of the Month

Long term service awards

Blue Light Card

Professional Development

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Job summary

Gold Care Homes in Hungerford is seeking a hands-on maintenance role to uphold the building, grounds and equipment of the care home. You will perform routine checks, manage stock and respond to alarms, ensuring safety for residents and staff.

The role involves training others, liaising with teams, and adhering to health and safety policies, with opportunities for professional development and recognition like Employee of the Month.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining the building and equipment.
• Carry out routine checks weekly, monthly, and annually on systems in the home and ensuring that external checks are carried out within the agreed timeframe – Loler testing.
• Monitor and respond to the fire alarm call, boilers and lift.
• Make effective and efficient use of resources in any maintenance or repair.
• To conduct Banking and purchase of small items for the home.
• Maintain the building, grounds and equipment to ensure the safety of residents, staff and visitors to the House including decoration and repair, minor plumbing works and maintaining the garden areas.
• Maintain good communication and relationships with other teams and colleagues at the House.
• Maintain awareness of the Home’s policies and procedures especially the Fire Policy.
• Participate in Training and Development as an individual and as part of the team.
• Get involved in the induction of new staff by training them on the building layout and fire policies and procedures.
• Maintain client and business confidentiality at all times.
• Control and ordering of stock and acceptance and checking of deliveries.
• Maintain an awareness of the Health and Safety requirements.
• Observe and maintain high levels of communication within the teams of staff, individual colleagues and residents.
• Maintain client and business confidentiality at all times.
• To carry out any additional duties as requested.
• To undertake any additional training and development programmes the Home may consider appropriate to enhance your contribution to the work at this home.
• To review on a regular basis the job description for your post and to agree on any changes.

Job description

Gold Care Homes in Hungerford is seeking a hands-on maintenance role to uphold the building, grounds and equipment of the care home. You will perform routine checks, manage stock and respond to alarms, ensuring safety for residents and staff.

The role involves training others, liaising with teams, and adhering to health and safety policies, with opportunities for professional development and recognition like Employee of the Month.