The Maintenance Coordinator role at Avery Healthcare's Winchester Heights Care Home is responsible for maintaining a safe and comfortable environment for residents and staff. The role involves resolving maintenance concerns, engaging with contractors, and managing the Maintenance Assistant. The successful candidate will have a solid understanding of building systems and the ability to make responsible decisions in the best interest of residents.
Main duties of the job
As a Maintenance Coordinator, your focus will be to maintain a safe and comfortable environment for residents and team members, ensure the smooth running of the facilities, and maintain a good standard of general upkeep for the building. Other responsibilities include resolving any home maintenance concerns promptly, engaging with approved contractors, and covering all emergencies relating to the fabric of the home or systems contained within the building. Where applicable, the Maintenance Coordinator will have direct line management of the Maintenance Assistant, which includes day‑to‑day supervision, objective setting, annual reviews, approval of hours, absence management and holiday authorisation.
About us
Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of "creating meaningful lives together." The company is passionate about creating meaningful experiences for its residents and team members, offering exceptional care across its growing network of over 100 homes and building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.
Job responsibilities
We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award‑winning team as a Maintenance Coordinator at Winchester Heights Care Home. If this sounds like the place for you, we’d love to hear from you!
Your focus as a Maintenance Coordinator will be to maintain a safe and comfortable environment for residents and team members, ensure the smooth running of the facilities, and maintain a good standard of general upkeep for the building.
Other responsibilities will include:
* Resolving any home maintenance concerns promptly. This is accomplished with a working knowledge of building systems and related regulatory requirements. These systems include plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electrical, equipment repairs, and interior/exterior finishes (ex, redecorating rooms, conducting fire training, water checks, fire testing, compliance checks, health and safety checks).
* Engaging with approved contractors when required and sourcing alternative suppliers as and when needed.
* Covering all emergencies relating to the fabric of the home or systems contained within the building.
* Where applicable, the Maintenance Coordinator will have direct line management of the Maintenance Assistant, which includes day‑to‑day supervision, objective setting and annual reviews, approval of hours, absence management and holiday authorisation.
About you
To succeed in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all you do.
Our ideal candidate must:
* Possess a solid understanding of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems.
* Possess an understanding of safety and fire safety systems.
* Have the ability to make responsible choices and decisions and act in a resident's best interest.
About Avery
At Avery, we’re not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we’re a place where people love to work. We believe the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we’re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.
Please note this role will require:
* ADBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
* Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* The ideal candidate must possess a solid understanding of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems, as well as an understanding of safety and fire safety systems. They must also have the ability to make responsible choices and decisions and act in a resident's best interest.
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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