Head of Maintenance - Care Home

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

Job summary

A leading care home provider seeks a Head of Maintenance to ensure a high-quality environment for residents. The successful candidate will lead a team, manage maintenance tasks, and liaise with contractors, requiring hands-on experience and a trade skill. A full UK driving licence and GCSEs in Maths and English are essential.

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 in property maintenance.
• At least one trade skill required.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a clean and well-maintained environment for residents and staff.
• Lead a maintenance team and liaise with contractors.
• Handle a variety of maintenance tasks.

Skills

Property Maintenance

Team Leadership

Flexibility

IT Literacy

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 for residents and staff. You'll handle a variety of maintenance tasks, from fixing a leaky tap to gardening, and also lead a team and liaise with contractors. Your priority will be the wellbeing of the residents, and you'll need hands-on maintenance experience, at least one trade skill, and the ability to work flexibly.

Main duties of the job

As 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 us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, with a focus on delivering high-quality, personalized care to residents. They operate over 200 care homes across the country, employing thousands of dedicated staff. Barchester is committed to creating a warm, welcoming, and well-maintained environment for their residents, and the Head of Maintenance role is crucial in achieving this.

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 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).

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.