Job Description

General Maintenance Person
WCN Care is looking for a Part Time maintenance person, working 24 hours a week, for the 3 Care Homes in their Group: St Anne's Care Home, Southbourne, Stour Road Care Home in Christchurch and Chestnut Court Care Home in New Milton. This is a permanent role to become part of a small and dedicated team with opportunity to have more responsibility in the future.

Key Responsibilities include:

Maintaining the homes to a good standard; Keeping records, inspections and audits up to date and maintaining a schedule or maintenance; and Coordinating external contractors as part of this maintenance schedule.

The main tasks of the job are:

Undertake any DIY and maintenance jobs within all WCN Care homes and the grounds including odd jobs and maintenance duties e.g. sealing floors, changing washers, maintaining fences etc; Painting and maintaining the homes (interior and exterior); Ensure that all tools, materials and gardening equipment are stored safely where residents cannot access them; Inform managers if there is a delay in meeting any deadline or mending something that may cause a hazard, so the appropriate measures can be taken to protect the residents and staff; Ensure that all work being undertaken is done causing as little disruption as possible to staff and residents; Liaise with the manager to ensure that all premises and equipment is maintained appropriately to the needs of the residents and regulatory bodies; Liaise with the manager in order to appropriately prioritise work that is most urgent and act accordingly; Check Group repair lists on a regular basis to ensure that any urgent jobs are completed in good time; Complete maintenance audits for both Homes, ensuring they are safe and any issues raised are action planned and discussed with the Home Manager; Maintaining maintenance records and contracts, including those by external contractors for the health and safety of the home to meet regulatory standards; Carrying out Health & Safety checks; and Maintain the companies own high standards alongside abiding by an infection control and personal PPE requirements.
The ideal candidate would have:

Maintenance experience; Previous Care Home experience is desirable; A clear criminal record check; Be reliable and have good time keeping; Own their own tools (although there is a budget for initial outlay and specialist equipment may be provided if required); Must own a vehicle and licence to collect supplies for maintenance of the homes.
Please note, due to the nature of this role an Enhanced DBS check will be required before starting, this will be provided by WCN Care.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 13.20 per hour

Expected hours: 24 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Discounted or free food On-site parking
Experience:

maintenance: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person