General Maintenance Person

3 weeks ago


Derby, United Kingdom Tynefield Care Ltd Full time

**RESPONSIBLE TO**: Registered Home Manager

**Purpose of Job**:
To undertake day to day maintenance on the building and grounds to ensure a high standard of general maintenance and decor within the care home and external grounds, as directed by the home manager.

**Skills, Knowledge, Qualifications**:

- Proven knowledge and experience of professional maintenance.
- Good communication skills, team player
- Clean driving licence with use of car or similar vehicle
- Willingness to participate in training courses and online training
- Satisfactory DBS check
- Ability to work on own initiative to prioritise workload
- Knowledge of current Health and Safety regulations

**Key results areas**:

- Be ‘on call’ for advice / action in any emergencies which may arise out of hours.
- Liaise with the Home Manager and team regarding maintenance work to be carried out.
- Ensure the home internally and externally is kept to a high standard of repair.
- Ensure the security of the home is maintained at all times.
- Adhere to all company policies and procedures within the defined timescales.
- Promote and ensure the good reputation of the Care Home and Tynefield Care Ltd.
- Ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times, that all information of a confidential nature gained in the course of duty is not divulged to third parties.
- Promote safe working practice in the care home.
- Understand and ensure the implementation of the Care Homes Health & Safety policy and Emergency and Fire procedures.
- Facilitate all visits to home from contractors and external maintenance staff and inform the Home Manager or Person in Charge of their visit. Ensuring the visit is conducted in an appropriate manner and in line with the Health and Safety Policy.

**General Maintenance**:

- General maintenance tasks to include minor electrical, plumbing and joinery tasks.
- Painting and decorating from touching up of existing decoration to full redecoration of rooms and communal to maintain a high standard of the home.
- Repair, fitting and laying of flooring.
- Repair and or fitting of fixtures and fittings around the home as needed. e.g. fitting curtain poles, shelves, repairing furniture and assembling flat-pack furniture, installing TV and sound system brackets
- To have an understanding of central heating systems and hot and cold water system in order to troubleshoot issues as they may arise.
- To ensure the maintenance of the home’s exterior, including waste storage area, signage, lighting is kept in a safe, clean and tidy manner.
- Test and record water temperatures to control risk of Legionella as specified in company procedures.
- Upkeep of maintenance documentation and files. Keep a maintenance book in which requests are recorded by staff members. Use this book daily to affect repairs / replacements.
- Undertake preventative maintenance and identifying when items need upgrading or replacing
- Ensuring all rooms are well maintained and fully equipped.
- Completing scheduled maintenance tasks within set timeframes.
- Liaising with contractors to ensure that projects are completed on time and to a high standard.
- Ensure that all existing stocks are kept in a safe and tidy environment and reorder as and when required.

**Potential Repair Tasks**:

- Provide reports and information on larger maintenance that may be required
- Report any known defect to appliances, furniture equipment to the Home Manger to gain advice on course of action.
- Where a ‘fault’ cannot be rectified, liaise with Home Manger or Person in charge as soon as possible to reduce potential disruption to service.

**Equipment Maintenance**:

- To ensure all electrical tools are used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and using a circuit breaker
- To ensure tools are kept in perfect working condition and those in need of repair are brought to the attention of the home manager
- To ensure that any chemicals (insecticides, weed killers, fertilisers etc.) are used and stored safely, giving due regard to the safety needs of the residents.
- Conducting preventative maintenance and identifying when items need upgrading or replacing.
- Where appropriate inspecting, fixing, and maintaining equipment and machinery.
- To troubleshoot and resolve problems with appliances i.e., laundry, kitchen, servery.
- Inspecting, fixing, and maintaining equipment and machinery where appropriate
- Following company procedure test the alarm system weekly and log results. Check call points, fire exits, door retaining devices and emergency lighting.
- Ensure all ventilation and lighting is kept clean and in working order. Replace any defective light bulbs / diffusers.

**Garden Maintenance**
- To ensure gardens and grounds are maintained to a high standard at all times
- To ensure lawns are regularly cut and edges maintained
- To prepare flowerbeds according to the annual season and weed them as necessary
- To possess a good knowledge of plants and shrubs, including their u



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