Maintenance Officer - 6 Month FTC

Hamberley Care Homes; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury care home provider in England is seeking a Maintenance Officer to maintain a clean and well-maintained environment for residents. Responsibilities include overseeing repairs, ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation, and engaging with staff and residents. Ideal candidates should have proven maintenance experience, strong problem-solving abilities, and good communication skills. An excellent opportunity to join a passionate team dedicated to the well-being of older people.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

28 days holiday

Quality bonus scheme

Workplace pension

Professional development opportunities

Free onsite parking

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in maintenance and repair work.
• Ability to operate hand and power tools safely and effectively.
• Demonstrates Health and Safety awareness.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the home and grounds are maintained.
• Compliance with Health and Safety legislation.
• Carry out repairs and refurbishment activities.
• Engage with staff, relatives, and residents.
• Conduct regular safety checks on all equipment.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Problem-solving

Communication

Teamwork

Health and Safety awareness

Tools

Hand and power tools

Job description

Be all you can be with Hamberley

At Hamberley, we believe that our residents deserve something ‘Extra Special, Every Day’ and we're seeking a Maintenance Officer to help us achieve our goals.

Joining us at Verwood House, our luxury care home that provides residential, dementia, and nursing care for older people, you'll be part of a team that is genuinely passionate about the health and well-being of our residents.

Reporting to the Maintenance Officer, the maintenance team makes sure that we have a clean and well-maintained environment so that residents feel at home and staff can do their jobs well.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• 28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays)
• Quality bonus scheme linked to CQC rating
• Workplace pension
• A supportive and collaborative working environment
• Opportunities for professional development and training
• Access to high street discounts via our mobile friendly HapiApp benefits platform
• Free onsite parking available
• Unlimited Refer a Friend Bonus - up to £750 per referral - t&cs apply*
• Employee Assistance Programme, occupational health support and wellbeing services

Responsibilities

• Ensure the home and grounds are kept in a good state of repair and residents have access to all appropriate areas
• Compliance with Health and Safety legislation throughout the home, including reporting of H&S incidents
• Carry out day to day repairs and some refurbishment activity to maintain standards in the care home
• Actively engage with staff, relatives and families as part of the care home team and regularly engage with residents
• Ensuring that regular safety checks and servicing is carried out on all equipment and accurate records are kept.
• Having excellent communication with the Home Manager and also the Residents

About You

• Proven experience in maintenance and repair work
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Ability to operate hand and power tools safely and effectively
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
• Able to demonstrate Health and Safety awareness through discussion
• To share our values and demonstrate them at all times
• “Can-Do” flexible team worker, problem fixer, passion for what they do, ability to manage diverse and demanding workload, think out of the box, open to doing things differently

Could you be part of our team?

Join us at Dorset's most stunning care home

Location: Verwood House, Vewood, Dorset.