Maintenance Manager in a Care Home Bridgewater Manor Care Centre Full time Permanent
New Opportunity, New You, New Career; New Care!
Our stunning new home Bridgewater Manor, a purpose-built care home facility in the popular location of Worsley Village, Salford. The home is registered to provide care to 71 residents who have a variety of care needs including residential and nursing. The home meets all CQC requirements and provides the highest of safety, comfort and care to residents. The home reflects the New Care vision of providing the highest standards of safety, comfort and care. We invest in the latest technology, and offer a purposeful programme of daily activity and gentle exercise to enhance the experience, care and wellbeing of our residents. All team members are hand selected for their warmth and passion, they have a full induction and ongoing training from our in house trainers in conjunction with the New Care Academy. The home is rated GOOD in all domains by CQC. New Care has had a 0 agency usage for over 5 years as we employ a permanent staff team to ensure continuity of care to residents from staff that know them and that residents know and trust. Across New Care all of our staff are paid the national minimum wage or above.
We are seeking to appoint a kind, organised and experienced Maintenance Manager to join our team. To ensure that the buildings, equipment and fixtures are maintained in good, safe working order, compliant with safety regulations and records updates. Responsible for the maintenance of the accommodation that it is in a constant clean and attractive condition. We have a 40 hours contract available with a competitive salary! Shift times are 0800-1630, Monday to Friday. Flexibility may be required to meet the needs of the business.
Role Responsibilities:
1. Carry out regular inspections throughout the Home, monitor and action plan any maintenance issues found.
2. Report defects requiring specialist attention in a timely manner.
3. Carry out domestic painting, decorating and wallpapering to a schedule defined by the Home Manager, and ensure bedrooms are of good standard for new admissions.
4. Carry out minor joinery work and minor plumbing.
5. Undertake regular inspections/room checks to identify any defects that need rectifying and enter into the maintenance log book to create a schedule for completion.
6. To undertake and prioritize other tasks as required by the Management team.
7. Ensure all compliance documents are up to date.
8. Carry out Health and Safety and Fire Safety drills and training as required.
9. Complete Legionella testing in liaison with consultants.
10. Take responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of adults that the post holder is responsible for or comes into contact with.
Skills and experience required:
11. Experience in basic plumbing, electrical, joinery or gardening work is essential.
12. Specialist skills in a building trade is preferable.
13. Ability to use basic tools and operate equipment.
14. Must have a full clean driving license.
15. Must be reliable and be able to communicate with residents and other members of staff.
16. Care home background is preferable.
The Benefits
Opportunities to progress through our career paths into more senior and management roles
17. Bank holiday and overtime enhancements
18. 5.6 weeks annual leave per annum
19. Paid DBS
20. Uniform provided
21. Paid training
22. Refer a friend referral scheme, for the following roles only – Registered Nurse, Team Leader / Senior Care Assistant and Care Assistant
23. Excellent induction programme for new starters
24. A rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress within the company
25. Ongoing support and training for nationally recognised qualifications
26. A competitive rate of pay
27. Cycle to work scheme
28. Wellbeing programmes
29. Recognition awards – employee of the month and golden tickets
30. Ongoing career development
31. Travel plan – walk or ride a bike and get a free meal that day
32. Christmas Bonuses
33. Pension scheme
34. Early Pay - access to your money as you earn (pay advance)