Head of Maintenance - Care Home

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join NHS as a Head of Maintenance at a care home where you will ensure a clean and well-maintained environment for residents. This dynamic role involves a variety of tasks from fixing leaky taps to gardening, emphasizing independence and team collaboration. Responsibilities include leading maintenance efforts, supporting budget planning, and maintaining a high standard of care for resident wellbeing.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts

'Refer a Friend' bonus scheme

Employee of the Month awards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Hands-on maintenance experience with at least one trade skill.
• Full UK driving licence.
• IT literacy.

Responsibilities

• Maintain care home building, gardens, and grounds to a high standard.
• Lead a team and support the General Manager with budget planning.
• Liaise with contractors for specialized jobs.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Reliability

Flexibility

Education

GCSEs in Maths and English or equivalent

Job description

As a Head of Maintenance at a Barchester care home, you'll be responsible for ensuring a clean and well-maintained environment so that residents feel at home and staff can do their jobs effectively. You'll be involved in a variety of tasks, from fixing leaky taps to gardening, and will need to work both independently and as part of a team. The wellbeing of the residents will be your top priority.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you'll be responsible for maintaining the care home building, gardens, and grounds to a high standard. You'll need to be comfortable working alone, leading a team, and supporting the General Manager with annual budget planning. You'll also need to liaise with contractors for jobs that fall outside of your team's expertise. The role requires hands-on maintenance experience, at least one trade skill, and the ability to undertake a wide range of maintenance tasks. You'll need to be reliable, flexible, and have a full UK driving licence, IT literacy, and GCSEs in Maths and English (or equivalent).

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, with a commitment to delivering first-class care and support to its residents. The organisation has a strong focus on creating a warm and welcoming environment for both residents and 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

• The role requires hands-on maintenance experience, at least one trade skill, and the ability to undertake a wide range of maintenance tasks. You'll need to 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.