Maintenance Person

Dovehaven Care Homes; Accrington; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Dovehaven Care Homes are recruiting for a Maintenance Person to join Pennine View Care Home in Accrington. The role runs Monday to Friday, 8.30am–4.30pm, on a 40-hour contract, with duties covering general maintenance and safety. A driving licence is desirable to support moving and handling tasks.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will help keep the home in excellent condition and contribute to a secure, welcoming environment for residents and staff.

Qualifications

• Essential experience of DIY and decorating.
• Strong communication skills.
• Full clean driving licence.

Responsibilities

• General Internal Maintenance: furniture, fixtures and fittings, equipment basic heating faults.
• General Exterior: Maintain grounds & gardens, fences and furniture, clear snow and grit paths, clean all signs & lighting.
• Safety: Identify hazards and risks, testing of fire alarm, liaise with contractors onsite, maintain a maintenance book.
• Moving & Handling: assisting receiving deliveries and storage.
• General duties as requested by the home manager or maintenance manager

Skills

DIY

Decorating

Communication

Teamwork

Driving licence

Health & Safety

Education

Maintenance qualification

Health & Safety qualification

Job description

Please note we do not offer Sponsorship

Dovehaven Care Homes are recruiting for a Maintenance Person to join our team at Pennine View Care Home in Accrington - working Monday- Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm, 40hr Contract avalible.

About Pennine View

Pennine View is a residential care home catering for up to 50 residents. The home specialises in dementia care. The home is to be maintained to very high standard and our team will provide a secure, happy and welcoming atmosphere for all residents and visitors.

Take a look at the home: Pennine View | Dementia | Residential | Accrington | Lancashire

About The Role

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the general maintenance of the care home, ultimately ensuring the safety of all residents, visitors and employees.

• General Internal Maintenance: furniture, fixtures and fittings, equipment basic heating faults
• General Exterior: Maintain grounds & gardens, fences and furniture, clear snow and grit paths, clean all signs & lighting.
• Safety: Identify hazards and risks, testing of fire alarm, liaise with contractors onsite, maintain a maintenance book. Ensure paints & varnishes are stored correctly, test and record water temps
• Moving & Handling: assisting receiving deliveries and storage
• General duties as requested by the home manager or maintenance manager*

About You

Our ideal Maintenance Person will have the following:

• Essential Experience of DIY and decorating
• Caring nature
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and individually
• Flexibility and be able to adapt to the needs of Residents
• Full clean driving licence
• A Health & Safety or Maintenance qualification is desirable
• Previous experience within a Care or Nursing Home setting or similar

All applicants will be subject to satisfactory references and all employees are checked against the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

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