Maintenance Officer

Harbour Healthcare; Consett; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on shopping

Earned wage access (Flex Earn)

Counselling for you and family

Employee recognition awards

Pension scheme

Job summary

Harbour Healthcare is hiring a Maintenance Officer for Abigail Lodge Care Home in Consett. The role focuses on keeping the care home fabric, services and grounds in safe, efficient order with day-to-day maintenance tasks and on-call for emergencies.

Key duties include legal documentation, exterior maintenance, safety checks, and co-ordination with the Home Manager. Requires driving licence, basic trades skills, and willingness to train on H&S/EHO issues.

Qualifications

• General maintenance knowledge/experience (electrical, plumbing, joinery)
• Good communication skills
• Confident team player
• Clean driving licence
• Use of a car or similar vehicle
• Willingness to receive training on Health & Safety/EHO issues
• Satisfactory Police check and POVA List check (where applicable)

Responsibilities

• Ensure all legal documentation is completed on time
• Report and action defects to appliances, furniture/equipment, hazards to Home Manager
• Maintain exterior areas, gardens, sheds and waste areas
• Clear snow and grit drive, paths and access areas for Clients/Staff
• Test fire alarm system weekly and log results
• Maintain ventilation units and lighting, replace bulbs
• Test portable appliances and water temperatures
• Maintain a Maintenance Book and log repairs/replacements
• Assist/supervise deliveries to the Care Centre
• Liaise with Home Manager on maintenance work and attend meetings
• Attend mandatory training days and maintain professional knowledge
• Promote safe working practices and Health & Safety procedures

Skills

General maintenance

Communication

Team player

Driving licence

Car/Vehicle use

Health & Safety training

POVA check

Tools

None

Job description

£13.78 Per Hour

30 hours per week

Harbour Healthcare

Abigail Lodge Care Home

Consett DH8 7NJ

£13.78 Per Hour

Harbour Healthcare are recruiting for a Maintenance Officer in Consett, you primary aim is to ensure our care home is well maintained.. Your role will include ensuring all legal documents are completed, to carry out day to day maintenance on the fabric of the building, its services and grounds in order to ensure that the Care Centre is maintained in a safe and efficient functional order. You will also be required to be on call but only for Emergencies.

Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications

Required:

• General maintenance knowledge / experience e.g. minor electrical, plumbing, joinery work etc.
• Good communication skills
• Confident team player
• Clean driving licence
• Use of a car or similar vehicle
• Willingness to receive training on current Health & Safety / EHO issues
• Satisfactory Police check and check against the POVA List (where applicable)

Desired:

• Understanding of central heating systems, laundry equipment and hot & cold water systems
• Knowledge of current Health & Safety regulations

Main Responsibilities

General Maintenance:

• Ensure ALL Legal documentation is completed on time.
• Report and action any known defects to appliances, damaged furniture / equipment and any other potential hazards to the Home Manager, who will advise accordingly.
• Ensure the maintenance of the Care Centre’s exterior, including:
• Keep any sheds, outbuildings and areas in which waste is stored in a clean and tidy condition.
• Clear snow and grit the drive, paths and any areas to which Clients, Visitors or Staff Members have access.
• Ensure all external gardens, flower beds, & hanging baskets etc are maintained to a high standard.
• Clean all signs / lighting outside the Care Centre.
• Carry out any patching up or touching up of decoration as and when required in order to maintain the standard of Care Centre.
• Test the fire alarm system, and log results, weekly. Check call points, fire exits, door retaining devices and fire emergency lights, as specified in Company procedures.
• Ensure all ventilation units and lights are kept clean. Replace any defective light bulbs / diffusers.
• Test all portable appliances as specified in Company procedures.
• Test, and record, water temperatures as specified in Company procedures.
• Maintain a “Maintenance Book” in which defects are recorded by Staff Members. Use this book to effect repairs/replacements daily.
• Assist/supervise with deliveries to the Care Centre. Monitor delivered goods closely.

Communication:

• Liaise with Home Manager, or delegated Staff Member, regarding maintenance work to be carried out.
• Participate in Staff and Client meetings as required.

Training & Development:

• Attend mandatory training days/courses, on or off site, as and when required.
• Maintain professional knowledge and competence.

Health & Safety:

• Ensure that paints and varnishes are used and stored only in accordance with manufacturers’ instructions.
• Ensure areas in which any painting / varnishing work is being done is well ventilated and safe for Clients, Visitors and Staff Members.
• Report immediately to the Home Manager, or Person in Charge, any illness of an infectious nature or accident incurred by a Client, colleague, self or another.
• Understand and ensure the implementation of the Care Centre’s Health and Safety policy, and Emergency and Fire procedures.
• Promote safe working practice in the Care Centre.

What are the Tangible benefits for working for Harbour?

• Discounts on Shopping, Fashion, Days out, Travel, Entertainment and lots more!
• Flex Earn - Earned wage access.
• FREE face-to-face counselling, for you and your family!
• Staff recognition award ceremonies
• £30 voucher available every month for the nominated ‘Employee of the month’
• Opportunities for training and career progression
• Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme
• Blue Light Card - up to 50% discount across 100’s of retailers
• Access to a FREE eye test and discounted glasses
• Cashback card - save up to £500 annually, can be used at over 80 big brands
• Wellbeing portal:
• FREE meditation series
• FREE wellbeing podcasts & live virtual events
• FREE mental health support programmes
• FREE workout plans
• FREE Live digital gym classes
• FREE mindset and wellbeing series
• Seasonal Company events, competitions and incentives
• On-site parking

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