About Our Home:
Lynwood Care Centre is a warm and welcoming purpose-built nursing home offering a spacious and comfortable environment and 24-hour care and support for older adults. Our home is divided into several smaller ‘houses,' where our staff really get know their residents, allowing for a more personalised approach to the care we provide.
We are currently in search of an experienced Maintenance Operative to support our care home based in Ascot.
Responsibilities
* Maintaining the building and equipment
* Carry out routine checks weekly, monthly, annually on systems in the home and ensuring that external checks are carried out within the agreed timeframe – e.g Loler testing
* Monitor and respond to the fire alarm call, boilers and lift.
* Make effective and efficient use of resources in any maintenance or repair.
* To conduct Banking and purchase of small items for the home.
* Maintain the building, grounds and equipment to ensure the safety of residents, staff and visitors to the House including decoration and repair, minor plumbing works and maintaining the garden areas.
* Maintain good communication and relationships with other teams and colleagues at the House.
* Maintain awareness of the Home's policies and procedures especially the Fire Policy.
* Participate in Training and Development as an individual and as part of the team.
* Get involved in the induction of new staff by training them on the building layout and fire policies and procedures.
* Maintain client and business confidentiality at all times.
* Control and ordering of stock and acceptance and checking of deliveries.
* Maintain an awareness of the Health and Safety requirements.
* Observe and maintain high levels of communication within the teams of staff, individual colleagues and residents.
* Maintain client and business confidentiality at all times.
* To carry out any additional duties as requested.
* To undertake any additional training and development programmes the Home may consider appropriate to enhance your contribution to the work at this home.
* To review on a regular basis the job description for your post and to agree any changes.
Benefits:
* £14.00 per hour
* Employee of the Month
* Long term service awards
* Blue Light Card
* Professional Development
* Refer a Friend