Maintenance Manager in a Care Home

Job summary

Charlotte House is a beautiful care home located in Bebington, The Wirral. Acquired by Lovett Care Group in 2020, Charlotte House offers Residential, Respite, Dementia, Nursing, Palliative, and Day Care for adults in bright, comfortable surroundings. High-quality, person-centred care forms the foundation of everything we do at Charlotte House. Our highly trained and experienced team of professional carers are dedicated to ensuring the physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing of residents. They do this through robust, personalised care plans that take into consideration individual interests, hobbies, dietary preferences and health needs.

At Charlotte House, you’ll discover beautifully furnished ensuite bedrooms and state-of-the-art shared spaces to encourage a vibrant, social atmosphere. Day-to-day life includes a schedule of engaging activities formed in collaboration with residents, a daily menu of restaurant-style meals prepared by our on-site chefs, and a whole lot of community spirit and laughter.

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 30 hours contract available with a competitive salary! Shift times are 0800-1600, Monday to Friday. Flexibility may be required to meet the needs of the business.

Role Responsibilities:

Carry out regular inspections throughout the Home, monitor and action plan any maintenance issues found.
Report defects requiring specialist attention in a timely manner.
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.
Carry out minor joinery work and minor plumbing.
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.
To undertake and prioritize other tasks as required by the Management team.
Ensure all compliance documents are up to date.
Carry out Health and Safety and Fire Safety drills and training as required.
Complete Legionella testing in liaison with consultants.
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:

Experience in basic plumbing, electrical, joinery or gardening work is essential.
Specialist skills in a building trade is preferable.
Ability to use basic tools and operate equipment.
Must have a full clean driving license.?
Must be reliable and be able to communicate with residents and other members of staff.
Care home background is preferable.

The Benefits?

Opportunities to progress through our career paths into more senior and management roles

5.6 weeks of annual leave per annum
Paid DBS
Uniform provided
Paid training
Refer a friend referral scheme, for the following roles only – Registered Nurse, Team Leader / Senior Care Assistant and Care Assistant
Excellent induction programme for new starters
A rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress within the company
Ongoing support and training for nationally recognised qualifications
A competitive rate of pay
Wellbeing programmes
Recognition awards – employee of the month and golden tickets
Ongoing career development
Pension scheme
Early Pay - access to your money as you earn (pay advance)

Who Are We?
At Lovett Care, we’ve been delivering exceptional care since 2009, with homes across England and in Wales. With a solid reputation in the care industry, we take pride in creating a 'home from home' environment where residents can live life to the fullest, no matter their age or condition. Our values guide everything we do, and we believe our people are our greatest asset.

Our Mission and Vision:
To be recognised as a passionate and committed provider offering quality person-centred care in a safe, comfortable ‘home from home’ environment. Our Vision is through the professionalism and collaboration of our team members, we achieve an excellent standard of person-centred care where everyone has the freedom of choice, privacy, dignity and is treated with the upmost respect.

Join us and be part of something special at Lovett Care.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

This position is subject to a DBS check