The Head of Maintenance role at Iverley View Care Home offers an opportunity to ensure the care home environment is well-maintained and comfortable for residents. The successful candidate will have a hands-on approach to property maintenance, leading a team and working closely with the General Manager to manage the annual budget. This is a varied role that requires reliability, flexibility, and a focus on the wellbeing of the residents.
Main duties of the job
As a Head of Maintenance at a Barchester care home, you'll make sure we have a clean and well-maintained environment so that residents feel at home and staff can do their jobs well. You can expect plenty of variety as a Head of Maintenance, from fixing a leaky tap to planting new bulbs. You should be comfortable working alone, leading a team, and supporting the General Manager with annual budget planning. Liaising with contractors on jobs that fall outside your team's expertise is also part of the role.
Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLE As a Head of Maintenance at a Barchester care home, you'll make sure we have a clean and well-maintained environment so that residents feel at home and staff can do their jobs well. Creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere is part of our commitment to delivering first-class care and support.
You can expect plenty of variety as a Head of Maintenance with us. You'll turn your hand to all sorts of tasks within the care home building as well as in the gardens and grounds. That could mean fixing a leaky tap one minute and planting some new bulbs the next. You should be comfortable working alone, leading a team and supporting the General Manager with annual budget planning. We'll also need you to liaise with contractors on jobs that fall outside the expertise of your team.
ABOUT YOU The wellbeing of our residents will be your number one priority as a Head of Maintenance at Barchester you'll make sure all work is carried out with sensitivity to their needs. With hands-on experience of property maintenance, you'll have at least one trade skill and, ideally, a proven ability to undertake a wide range of maintenance tasks. You should be reliable and flexible when it comes to your working hours. This role also calls for a full UK driving licence, IT literacy and GCSEs in Maths and English (or equivalent).
Person Specification
Qualifications
* The role requires at least one trade skill, IT literacy, and GCSEs in Maths and English (or equivalent). A full UK driving licence is also essential.
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.
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