The Head of Maintenance role at a Barchester care home involves ensuring a clean, well-maintained environment for both residents and staff. You'll be responsible for a wide range of maintenance tasks, from fixing leaks to gardening, and will also manage a team and liaise with contractors. This is a varied and rewarding role that requires hands-on maintenance experience, trade skills, and the ability to work sensitively with elderly residents.
Main duties of the job
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 perform 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, 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. You'll also need to liaise with contractors on jobs that fall outside the expertise of your team. Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Head of Maintenance at a Barchester care home, you'll ensure a clean and well-maintained environment for residents and staff. You can expect plenty of variety, turning your hand to various tasks within the care home and gardens. This includes fixing a leaky tap and planting new bulbs. You should be comfortable working alone, leading a team, and supporting the General Manager with annual budget planning. Additionally, you will liaise with contractors on jobs that exceed your team's expertise. ABOUT YOU
The wellbeing of our residents will be your number one priority as a Head of Maintenance at Barchester. You'll ensure all work is carried out with sensitivity to their needs. With hands-on experience in 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 regarding your working hours. This role requires a full UK driving licence, IT literacy, and GCSEs in Maths and English (or equivalent). Rewards Package
In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package, including: Free training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our 'Refer a Friend' bonus scheme 'Employee of the Month' rewards Long Service Awards And so much more! If you'd like to use your maintenance and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be. Person Specification
Qualifications
The role requires hands-on experience of property maintenance, at least one trade skill, and ideally a proven ability to undertake a wide range of maintenance tasks. You should also have 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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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 perform 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, 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. You'll also need to liaise with contractors on jobs that fall outside the expertise of your team. Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Head of Maintenance at a Barchester care home, you'll ensure a clean and well-maintained environment for residents and staff. You can expect plenty of variety, turning your hand to various tasks within the care home and gardens. This includes fixing a leaky tap and planting new bulbs. You should be comfortable working alone, leading a team, and supporting the General Manager with annual budget planning. Additionally, you will liaise with contractors on jobs that exceed your team's expertise. ABOUT YOU
The wellbeing of our residents will be your number one priority as a Head of Maintenance at Barchester. You'll ensure all work is carried out with sensitivity to their needs. With hands-on experience in 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 regarding your working hours. This role requires a full UK driving licence, IT literacy, and GCSEs in Maths and English (or equivalent). Rewards Package
In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package, including: Free training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our 'Refer a Friend' bonus scheme 'Employee of the Month' rewards Long Service Awards And so much more! If you'd like to use your maintenance and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be. Person Specification
Qualifications
The role requires hands-on experience of property maintenance, at least one trade skill, and ideally a proven ability to undertake a wide range of maintenance tasks. You should also have 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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