Head of Maintenance - Care Home

As a Head of Maintenance at a Barchester care home, you'll be responsible for ensuring the care home environment is clean, well-maintained, and welcoming for residents and staff. You will oversee a team of maintenance staff and coordinate a range of tasks, from fixing leaky taps to gardening, to create a comfortable and safe living space.

Main duties of the job

The Head of Maintenance role at Barchester Healthcare involves a wide variety of maintenance tasks within the care home building, as well as in the gardens and grounds. You will be responsible for leading a team, supporting the General Manager with budget planning, and liaising with external contractors. The role requires hands-on experience in property maintenance, at least one trade skill, and the ability to undertake a range of maintenance tasks.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes in the UK. They are committed to delivering first-class care and support to their residents, and the Head of Maintenance role is crucial in ensuring a clean, well-maintained, and welcoming environment for both residents and staff.

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, IT literacy, and GCSEs in Maths and English (or equivalent). A full UK driving licence is also essential.

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.