As a Head of Maintenance at a Barchester care home, you'll be responsible for ensuring the care home has a clean and well-maintained environment, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere for residents. You'll undertake a variety of maintenance tasks, from fixing leaks to gardening, and will also manage a team and liaise with contractors as needed.
Main duties of the job
The Head of Maintenance role at Barchester care homes involves a range of maintenance and facilities management duties to maintain a clean, well-kept, and safe environment for residents. This includes hands-on maintenance work, leading a team, and supporting the General Manager with budget planning. The successful candidate will have experience in property maintenance, at least one trade skill, and the ability to work flexibly and sensitively to meet the needs of the residents.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, offering residential, nursing, and dementia care. The company is committed to providing high-quality care and support to its residents, with a focus on creating a warm, welcoming, and well-maintained environment.
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, a full UK driving license, IT literacy, and GCSEs in Maths and English (or equivalent).
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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