Maintenance Operative

Gold Care Homes; Kemp Town Estate; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee of the Month

Long term service awards

Blue Light Card

Professional Development

Refer a Friend

Job summary

Gold Care Homes is seeking aMaintenance Assistant for Sycamore Court in Brighton. The role focuses on maintaining the building, grounds and equipment to ensure safety for residents and staff. You will perform routine system checks, respond to alarms, and help manage stock and purchasing.

The position involves training and development, supporting new staff, and upholding health and safety and confidentiality standards within the home.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining the building and equipment.
• Carry out routine checks weekly, monthly, and annually on systems in the home and ensuring external checks are carried out within the agreed timeframe e.g. Loler testing.
• Monitor and respond to the fire alarm call, boilers and lift.
• Make effective and efficient use of resources in maintenance or repair.
• To conduct banking and purchase of small items for the home.
• Maintain the building, grounds and equipment to ensure safety of residents, staff and visitors.
• Maintain awareness of Home policies and procedures, especially Fire Policy.
• Participate in Training and Development and inductions for new staff on layout and fire policies.
• Maintain client and business confidentiality at all times.
• Control and ordering of stock and deliveries.
• Observe Health and Safety requirements and maintain high levels of communication within teams.
• Undertake any additional duties as requested.

Job description

Based in the Bear Road area of Brighton, just a short drive from Brighton town centre, our home is also easily accessible to the nearby towns of Eastbourne and Worthing making it an ideal choice for those requiring care services in the county of East Sussex. Sycamore Court provides support for people living with a range of differing health needs, including residential, nursing and dementia care and offers care on a long-term, or short-term and respite basis.,

• Maintaining the building and equipment
• Carry out routine checks weekly, monthly, and annually on systems in the home and ensuring that external checks are carried out within the agreed timeframe - e.g Loler testing
• Monitor and respond to the fire alarm call, boilers and lift.
• Make effective and efficient use of resources in any maintenance or repair.
• To conduct Banking and purchase of small items for the home.
• Maintain the building, grounds and equipment to ensure the safety of residents, staff and visitors to the House including decoration and repair, minor plumbing works and maintaining the garden areas.
• Maintain good communication and relationships with other teams and colleagues at the House.
• Maintain awareness of the Home's policies and procedures especially the Fire Policy.
• Participate in Training and Development as an individual and as part of the team.
• Get involved in the induction of new staff by training them on the building layout and fire policies and procedures.
• Maintain client and business confidentiality at all times.
• Control and ordering of stock and acceptance and checking of deliveries.
• Maintain an awareness of the Health and Safety requirements.
• Observe and maintain high levels of communication within the teams of staff, individual colleagues and residents.
• Maintain client and business confidentiality at all times.
• To carry out any additional duties as requested.
• To undertake any additional training and development programmes the Home may consider appropriate to enhance your contribution to the work at this home.
• To review on a regular basis the job description for your post and to agree on any changes.£15.50 Per Hour
• Employee of the Month
• Long term service awards
• Blue Light Card
• Professional Development
• Refer a Friend