Maintenance and Grounds Manager

at  Home From Home Care

JOB SUMMARY

This is a newly created role designed to bring innovation and oversight to a growing team of skilled trades’ specialists providing internal and external maintenance works within a care setting.
The role is designed to provide support and development to existing teams, and their leaders, who specialise in remedial repairs and proactive renovation works as well as external grounds works, ensuring that our colleagues and customers live and work in a safe and aesthetically pleasing environment.
As part of our role vision, we are looking for an applicant who will help empower and support the development of current staff; someone who will use their knowledge and experience to bring new techniques and harness innovative ways of efficient and safe working within the wider team.
The ideal candidate will ideally have a strong background in maintenance with excellent knowledge in assessing works required and associated timeframes. They will also possess an excellent working knowledge of Health and Safety related practices, as well as the ability to constructively audit and provide feedback on works undertaken.
The organisation also features a specialist IT systems design and support team who work to provide easy to use but high quality IT infrastructure which is specific to the organisation needs. The successful post holder will be comfortable in the use of IT and be willing to embrace IT in the delivery of their role.
Working with our customer base means providing customers and their families and friends a sense of comfort by ensuring that we provide a beautiful and fully functioning setting which supports them, their requirements and their needs. Like many colleagues you may come from a different type of industry where you have undertaken similar tasks, but you are looking for a more rewarding role. Equally, as a platinum award winning Investor in People Company, you may be seeking a role within an organisation that really cares as much about its workforce as it does its customers.
The organisation also puts a strong emphasis on supporting individuals in striving to achieve and in providing opportunities to talented individuals looking to make the next career step, therefore if you believe that this opportunity represents your next career step we are interested in hearing from you.

QUALIFICATIONS & KEY SKILLS

• Proven experience as a Maintenance Manager or similar role which would indicate the successful undertaking of tasks required
• Strong knowledge of building systems, maintenance procedures, and safety regulations
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership and team management skills
• Ability to develop job costs based on resources and products required. Strong problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Relevant certifications (e.g., HVAC, Gas, Electrical, IOSH, NEEBOSH) are an advantage

ABOUT US

We are a family run company making a real difference in the world of care. Over the past 20 years we have developed specialist integration homes for adults with learning disabilities and complex special needs. Combining our family perspective with our ONE TEAM Working approach, we create dynamic and therapeutic services around each individual in exceptional environments. We are rated Outstanding by CQC and Platinum by Investors in People.