Head of Maintenance - Care Home

Integrated Care System; Birtley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading care provider as a Head of Maintenance. This role involves ensuring a well-maintained environment for residents, leading a maintenance team, and performing various repair tasks. You'll need property maintenance experience, a trade skill, and a full UK driving licence. Enjoy a competitive pay package and excellent benefits while making a positive impact on residents' lives.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience of property maintenance.
• At least one trade skill is essential.
• Full UK driving licence and IT literacy required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a clean and well-maintained environment for residents.
• Liaise with contractors and support budget planning.
• Lead a maintenance team and undertake various tasks.

Skills

Property maintenance

Leadership

Teamwork

Education

GCSEs in Maths and English (or equivalent)

Job description

As a Head of Maintenance at a Barchester care home, you'll make sure the care home has a clean and well-maintained environment so that residents feel at home and staff can do their jobs well. You'll be responsible for a wide range of maintenance tasks, from fixing leaks to gardening, and will also lead a team and liaise with contractors.

Main duties of the job

You can expect plenty of variety as a Head of Maintenance with Barchester Healthcare. You'll turn your hand to all sorts of tasks within the care home building as well as in the gardens and grounds. That could mean fixing a leaky tap one minute and planting some new bulbs the next. You should be comfortable working alone, leading a team and supporting the General Manager with annual budget planning. You'll also need to liaise with contractors on jobs that fall outside the expertise of your team.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, committed to delivering first-class care and support to its residents. The company operates over 200 care homes across the country, employing thousands of dedicated and skilled staff.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Head of Maintenance at a Barchester care home, you'll make sure we have a clean and well-maintained environment so that residents feel at home and staff can do their jobs well. Creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere is part of our commitment to delivering first-class care and support.

You can expect plenty of variety as a Head of Maintenance with us. You'll turn your hand to all sorts of tasks within the care home building as well as in the gardens and grounds. That could mean fixing a leaky tap one minute and planting some new bulbs the next. You should be comfortable working alone, leading a team and supporting the General Manager with annual budget planning. We'll also need you to liaise with contractors on jobs that fall outside the expertise of your team.

ABOUT YOUThe wellbeing of our residents will be your number one priority as a Head of Maintenance at Barchester you'll make sure all work is carried out with sensitivity to their needs. With hands-on experience of property maintenance, you'll have at least one trade skill and, ideally, a proven ability to undertake a wide range of maintenance tasks. You should be reliable and flexible when it comes to your working hours. This role also calls for a full UK driving licence, IT literacy and GCSEs in Maths and English (or equivalent).

REWARDS PACKAGEIn return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including: Free training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'

And so much more!

If you'd like to use your maintenance and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You'll need hands-on experience of property maintenance, at least one trade skill and, ideally, a proven ability to undertake a wide range of maintenance tasks. You should also have a full UK driving licence, IT literacy and GCSEs in Maths and English (or equivalent).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.