Facilities Supervisor
At Prospect Hospice, we’re looking for a Facilities Supervisor who can bring their skills and dedication to deliver excellence across our sites. This is more than just a job—it’s a chance to join a compassionate team working to make a meaningful difference every day.
At Prospect Hospice, we are committed to providing specialist end of life care to patients, carers and families when it matters most. You will be responsible for keeping our sites operational, fit for purpose, safe and welcoming. The quality and appearance of the Hospice, our charity shops and our distribution centre help to create a great first impression to our patients and those important to them. We are immensely proud of the high standards that we set and achieve in all areas including the maintenance of our buildings. You could be part of it.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
What is the role?
As the Facilities Supervisor you will deliver the full range of property maintenance activities and support any development activity that is required. Supervising one team member, contractors and volunteers, ensuring that standards are kept high and that the team understand and strive for the same exceptional results. The utmost sensitivity to all of our service users with be required.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Delivering a comprehensive facilities maintenance service across all Prospect Hospice sites.
• Managing relationships with external contractors to deliver timely, budget-conscious outcomes.
• Leading and motivating a team of facilities staff and volunteers.
• Supporting Planned Preventative Maintenance programs.
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety policies and maintaining high standards of operational safety.
• Contributing to refurbishments, events support and disaster recovery plans.
This role requires flexibility, including occasional work during evenings and weekends, as well as being on call to meet urgent facilities’ needs.
About you:
• Proven experience in building and grounds maintenance and general practical skills
• Committed, enthusiastic, and able to use own initiative
• Strong organisation skills and the ability to prioritise and manage own workload with competing demands
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Flexibility and a strong ‘can do’ attitude and a willingness to work collaboratively with others.
• Full UK driving licence and the access to a vehicle to be able to travel across our sites
We offer a great range of benefits, including:
• 27 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (rising with length of service)
• Membership of the NHS pension scheme is available for existing members
• Generous contributory pension scheme for all other staff
• A commitment to supporting your professional development
• Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders
• Supportive induction. Training and development
• Free parking
Interviews will be held on Friday 20 December 2024.
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.
Equality & Diversity
Prospect Hospice is committed to encouraging a diverse and inclusive working environment. We recognise that promoting diversity and eliminating discrimination in our workplace will bring benefits for our people, our business and the communities we serve. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those we support. As part of our SAFER recruitment process, offers of employment will be subject to thorough checks, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, satisfactory references, online and social media checks and verification of qualifications. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to adhere to our safeguarding policies and procedures at all times.
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
We will review applications as they come in and therefore we may close the vacancy before the closing date. Candidates are therefore advised to apply early.