Who We Are
Loveday & Co. offers over 100 years of combined experience in elderly care, healthcare and hospitality. Loveday is recognised as the premier provider of luxury care services in London.
About the Property
Main Building
37 bed luxury hospitality driven residential nursing care set within a Grade II listed building in 16 acres of landscaped grounds catering to residential nursing care, memory care, respite and rehab/recovery.
20 bed luxury hospitality driven post operative rehabilitation set 16 acres of landscaped grounds. Set over two floors, the property will provide residential and day patient rehabilitation as well as drop in fitness programmes.
The Mission
We are passionately devoted to enhancing the lives of our members and their families. We blend our expertise in providing tailored, compassionate care, with world-class hospitality, to create an unrivalled culture of uncompromising excellence in everything we do. Based on the success of our award winning first home in Chelsea Loveday, we are expanding across London with both additional properties and innovative new services for seniors.
Scope
Loveday & Co. offers care services in both traditional care homes and specialised rehabilitation facilities.
Reward Package
* Company pension plan
* Health Care Cash Plan
* Access to Perkbox, discounts platform
* Opportunities for Training & Development
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
* Discretionary bonus
* Employee Recognition Programmes
* Death in Service benefit
* Scope for progression and promotion within the company as we grow from one Care Home to the development and subsequent opening of four new homes in London.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* Follow a work schedule carrying out planned and reactive maintenance activities across Loveday homes.
* Groundswork (misc fencing, labouring etc)
* Periodic inspection of condition of evacuation chairs in stairwells
* Periodic inspection of condition of fire extinguishers
* Water temperature testing
* Emergency lighting testing
* PAT Testing of portable appliances
* Cleaning and maintaining entry/exit points (such as sweeping leaves, general touching up, polishing of ironmongery and signs)
* Changing water filters on filtered water taps
* Changing filters on air conditioning systems
* Clearing gutters and drains (where accessible)
* Receiving and inventorying deliveries, unpacking and storage
* Moving/Handling heavy items
* Assembly and Disassembly of furniture
* Re-sealing joints (such as shower trays, skirting board/floor junctions)
* Minor plumbing (such as fixing running WCs and dripping taps)
* Light joinery (such as replacing/repairing ironmongery, filling and sanding, oiling hinges etc)
* Light electrical (such as changing light bulbs)
* Decoration (painting, decorating, wallpaper hanging)
* Patching and re-grouting of tiled surfaces
* Safe handling of COSHH
* Work in accordance with safety rules and procedures in line with H&S requirements and industry standard Regulations
* Carry out remedial repair works in accordance with quoted works
* Reviewing of risk assessment and method statements
* Supervision and management of subcontractor activities carried out at Loveday homes.
* Carrying out any other task that may be reasonably assigned to you.
Eligibility
In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must either be eligible to live and work in the UK or must obtain permits to work in the UK prior to application. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.
Loveday & Co is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Working variable hours (on a rota basis) to suit business needs, including evenings and weekends. The ideal candidate will be punctual, hardworking and quick to learn, with a high attention to detail. Excellent communication skills and an outgoing personality and a positive work ethic is ideal for this role as well as good physical stamina & mobility.
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