As a Head of Maintenance at a Barchester care home, you'll ensure a clean and well-maintained environment so that residents feel at home and staff can do their jobs well. You'll have hands-on experience in property maintenance, with at least one trade skill and the ability to undertake a wide range of tasks. This role requires reliability, flexibility, a full UK driving licence, IT literacy, and GCSEs in Maths and English.
Main duties of the job
You can expect plenty of variety as a Head of Maintenance. You'll turn your hand to all sorts of tasks within the care home building, as well as in the gardens and grounds. This could include fixing a leaky tap one minute and planting new bulbs the next. You should be comfortable working alone, leading a team, and supporting the General Manager with annual budget planning. You'll also need to liaise with contractors on jobs that fall outside the expertise of your team. About us
Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK. They are committed to delivering first-class care and support to their residents, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The organisation values its employees and provides a range of competitive benefits and rewards. Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Head of Maintenance at a Barchester care home, you'll ensure 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
At least one trade skill, ideally with a proven ability to undertake a wide range of maintenance tasks. A full UK driving licence, 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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You can expect plenty of variety as a Head of Maintenance. You'll turn your hand to all sorts of tasks within the care home building, as well as in the gardens and grounds. This could include fixing a leaky tap one minute and planting new bulbs the next. You should be comfortable working alone, leading a team, and supporting the General Manager with annual budget planning. You'll also need to liaise with contractors on jobs that fall outside the expertise of your team. About us
Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK. They are committed to delivering first-class care and support to their residents, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The organisation values its employees and provides a range of competitive benefits and rewards. Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Head of Maintenance at a Barchester care home, you'll ensure 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
At least one trade skill, ideally with a proven ability to undertake a wide range of maintenance tasks. A full UK driving licence, 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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