Maintenance Barnston Court Nursing Home

**Job Title**: Maintenance Person

**Reports to**: Manager

**Hours**: 18hrs per week

**Pay**: £11.55 per hour

**Location**:Barnston Court Nursing Home 21 Barnston Lane, Moreton, Greasby, Wirral, CH46 7TN _(As part of We Care Group, you may be required to work from other locations at the discretion of the company and with appropriate notice)_

**Company**

**Benefits**
- DBS costs are covered and uniforms provided by Employer
- Employer Contributory Pension of 3%
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Company Events (such as Care Awards)
- Buddy System (£200)
- Employee of the Month (£100)
- Employee Competitions with Love2Shop Vouchers
- Option to join the Blue Light Card Scheme
- Free Tea/Coffee and Soup/Sandwiches
- Free On-Site Parking

We Care Group are a family owned company. Founded on the tradition of healthcare excellence, we bring a combination of the highest quality health care services and experienced, compassionate and dedicated staff to all of our nursing and care homes

We offer a warm, supportive and uplifting environment, where our residents are able to maintain their own individuality and feel at home. We take pride in being both small enough to care and large enough to be able to care. After all, we believe in ‘caring for our loved ones, like they cared for us’

Are you looking for a fresh challenge? Then look no further

**About you**

Ideally, you’ll have an understanding of the care industry. What’s essential, though, is your brilliant positive energy and natural ability to get along with people You’ll know what good record keeping looks like and be able to manage your time effectively. And, whenever you communicate with a resident or co-worker, you’ll be truly considerate and kind. Well, after all, it’s just in your nature.

**Job Overview**

You will be responsible for ensuring that the home, the plant, and the equipment within, are maintained to a high standard. Remain fully functional thereby ensuring the comfort, safety, and well-being of residents, visitors, and staff. This requires the person to undertake everyday repairs as well as ensure planned maintenance and checks are completed either in-house or by specialist contractors.

**Job Requirements**
- Previous experience in a similar role is desirable.
- Must possess a positive attitude and be passionate about working with vulnerable adults

**Responsibilities and Duties of the Job**
- Attend statutory training and any other training as directed by the management.
- Report any concerns about health and safety to the General Manager.
- Report irreparable defects which are compromising residents’ comfort or resident/visitor/staff safety to the Home Manager to seek agreement for specialist repair external contractors.
- Ensure the Home Manager is briefed on any matters in the home or grounds that may pose an H&S risk of noncompliance with legislation.
- Ensure 3-day staff and 4-night staff fire drills are carried out per year.
- When off duty, be prepared to give advice over the telephone and/or be called out to the Home in emergencies.
- Maintain workshop, stores, ancillary, and plant rooms in an orderly and clean condition and ensure that all tools and equipment are well maintained and tidily and safely always secured.
- Conduct and record all checks as prescribed in the Fire Safety Logbook and manage the file.
- Flexibility is an essential requirement of this post and the post holder is expected to be available for home communal duties as and when required, e.g. driving, cleaning, resident activities, supporting other departments, and other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time.
- Develop effective working relationships with other employees within the service.
- Use of external contractors must always be agreed upon with the home Manager in advance, save for emergencies when the home’s preferred contractors may be used to carry out emergency repairs.
- Ensure Contractors sign in the signing-in book and are given any permits to work and are aware of the fire procedure.
- Liaise with contractors ensuring, their safe conduct whilst on site, high-quality workmanship, and a value-for-money service.
- Assist with the induction of staff about fire safety and evacuation procedures. Keep a record of all instructions given as required by the Home Manager.
- Ensure that any work undertaken within the home either by yourself or outside contractors is in accord with good health and safety practices and that the welfare of staff, residents, and visitors are seen as the highest priority.
- Undertake necessary reactive maintenance and repair tasks and where they are not competent to undertake a repair or maintenance task agree with their manager when to call in a contractor to undertake the work.
- To implement and manage the Maintenance Manual ensuring that all checks are conducted and recorded as prescribed in the manual bringing to the attention of the Home Manager any concerns with plant, equipment, or