Maintenance Assistant

Cygnet Health Care; North East; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated mental health service provider in North East England is seeking a skilled Maintenance Assistant. In this role, you'll manage facilities to ensure a safe and healthy environment for individuals in our care, support statutory compliance, and be part of a team committed to mental health. The ideal candidate will have facilities management experience and strong communication skills. This position offers career progression and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Strong career progression opportunities

Expert supervision & support

Pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discount saving

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities management and maintenance.
• Ability to communicate at all levels and maintain accurate records.
• Willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Manage external contractors for hard and soft facilities management.
• Support the Hospital Manager with statutory returns.
• Ensure compliance with legal duties and regulations.
• Develop and coordinate major incident and emergency planning.

Skills

Management of Facilities and services

Communication skills

Team management experience

Full valid driving licence

Job description

We are looking for a skilled Maintenance Assistant with a passion for making a difference to others.Youll be working 37.5 hours a week (Monday Friday from 9am 5pm) at Cygnet Victoria House, helping provide a safe and healthy environment for the people in our care.Cygnet Victoria House is a 26 bed mental health inpatient service for men. The service, split across two wards, provides a safe and stabilising environment for men who are experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and require an emergency admission.The ethos of our service is about assessing and treating service users in the least restrictive environment and planning for discharge in a robust and timely fashion. With a focus on stabilisation, we will support service users to manage their mental health, reinforce daily living skills and prepare for independent life back in the community.

Main duties of the job

At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up.Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.

About us

Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK.We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care.Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.

Job responsibilities

Helping others improve and turn their lives around theres no better feeling. Its what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.

We are looking for a skilledMaintenanceAssistantwith a passion for making a difference to others.

Youll be working37.5hours a week (Monday Friday from 9am 5pm) at Cygnet Victoria House, helping provide a safe and healthy environment for the people in our care.

Cygnet Victoria House is a 26 bed mental health inpatient service for men. The service, split across two wards, provides a safe and stabilising environment for men who are experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and require an emergency admission.

The ethos of our service is about assessing and treating service users in the least restrictive environment and planning for discharge in a robust and timely fashion. With a focus on stabilisation, we will support service users to manage their mental health, reinforce daily living skills and prepare for independent life back in the community.

Your Day-to-Day... Effectively manage the performance of the external contractors providing hard and soft facilities management services (Including Planned preventative maintenance, small works & capital projects, security, pest control, grounds and garden maintenance, window cleaning, waste management) to Victoria House. To support the Hospital Manager with collation of information for all statutory returns such as Controls assurance stand ards and H&S risk assessment audits. Prepare briefs, specification of works, environmental reports and local operational manuals to ensure adequate training for stakeholders in the operation of the building. Ensure compliance with the Companys legal duties under Construction & Design Management Act 1994, Fire precautions Act, Health and Safety at work act, RIDDOR, COSHH, Water regulations, Workplaces (health and safety and welfare) regulations 1992, Control of asbestos regulations, Electricity at work, Lifts and other The post holder will support the Hospital manager in his/ her role as lead Emergency planning liaison officer in the development and co-ordination of all aspects of major incident and emergency planning for the Hospital. The post holder will also facilitate and support the Companys response to major incidents and emergencies. Ensure that the facilities function is managed within agreed delegated budgets, ensuring efficient and effective systems and procedures to enable close monitoring.You are... Experienced in the management of Facilities and services Willing to travel & hold a full valid driving licence Able to communicate at all levels & record detailed, accurate maintenance information Experienced in the management of teams.Why Cygnet? Well offer you Strong career progression opportunities Expert supervision & support Pension scheme Cycle to work scheme & employee discount savingPlease note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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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.