Head of Maintenance - Care Home

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

Job summary

Join a leading care home provider as a Head of Maintenance, where you will be vital in ensuring a welcoming environment for residents and staff. Your varied tasks include repairing facilities, gardening, and collaborating with contractors, all while prioritizing resident wellbeing. This role requires strong maintenance skills, flexibility, and leadership.

Benefits

Free training and development

Retail discounts

Employee of the Month rewards

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in property maintenance with at least one trade skill.
• Full UK driving licence required.
• IT literacy is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the care home building, grounds, and equipment.
• Repair leaks and plant new flowers.
• Support budget planning and liaise with contractors.

Skills

Property maintenance

Team leadership

Flexibility

Education

GCSEs in Maths and English

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. This role involves a variety of tasks, from fixing plumbing issues to gardening, and requires strong maintenance skills, flexibility, and a commitment to providing high-quality care.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you'll be responsible for maintaining the care home building, grounds, and equipment. You'll undertake a wide range of maintenance tasks, from repairing leaks to planting new flowers. You'll also work closely with contractors and support the General Manager with budget planning. Ensuring the wellbeing of residents is your top priority, and you'll need to be sensitive to their needs while carrying out your duties.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes and services in the UK. They are committed to delivering high-quality care and creating a warm, welcoming environment for their residents. The company has a strong focus on staff development and offers a range of benefits and rewards.

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

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.