REPORTING TO: Home Manager

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• General maintenance knowledge / experience e.g. minor electrical, decorating, plumbing, joinery work etc.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Good communication skills
• Confident team player
• Ability to manage pressure and conflicting demands, and prioritise tasks
• Clean driving licence
• Use of a car or similar vehicle
• Ability to organise own time and workload
• Willingness to receive training on current Health & Safety / EHO issues
• Satisfactory Police Check and check against the POVA List (where applicable)

Desired:

• Understanding of central heating systems, laundry equipment and hot and cold water systems
• Knowledge of current Health and Safety regulations

JOB PURPOSE:

As a Maintenance / Handyperson, you are responsible for assisting in the maintenance of the interior and the exterior of the Home and grounds. Your duties will include:

General Maintenance:

• Reporting any known defects to appliances, damaged furniture / equipment and any other potential hazards to the Home Manager, who will advise accordingly.
• Assisting in the general repair and maintenance of the Home both externally and internally to promote effective operation and service.

• Maintaining grounds and assisting in the maintenance of the gardens to an acceptable standard in order to promote a pleasant and safe environment for Clients, Staff and Visitors, including :

  • Keeping any sheds, outbuildings and areas in which waste is stored in a clean and tidy condition
  • Clearing snow and grit the drive, paths and any areas to which Clients, Visitors or Staff Members have access.
  • Where applicable, tending to any flowerbeds, hanging baskets etc.
• Cleaning all signs / lighting outside the Home.
• Carrying out decoration as and when required in order to maintain standard of Home.
• Testing the fire alarm system, and log results, weekly. Checking call points, fire exits, door retaining devices and fire emergency lights, as specified in Company procedures.
• Ensuring all ventilation units and lights are kept clean. Replace any defective light bulbs / diffusers.
• Responsibility for the general oversight of the heating, lighting and use of water at the Home. 
• Testing water temperatures as specified in Company procedures.
• Maintaining a “Maintenance Book” in which defects are recorded by Staff Members. Use this book to effect repairs / replacements daily.
• Responsibility for maintaining stores (including workshop), equipment and tools.
• Assisting / supervising with deliveries to the Home. Monitoring delivered goods closely.

Communication:

• Liaising with the Home Manager, or a delegated Staff Member, regarding maintenance work to be carried out.
• Participating in Staff and Client meetings as required.

Training and Development:

• Attending mandatory training days / courses, on or off site, as and when required.
• Maintaining professional knowledge and competence.

Health and Safety:

• Making sure that chemicals / equipment are used correctly and safety procedures adhered to at all times.
• Ensuring that paints and varnishes are used and stored only in accordance with manufacturers’ instructions.
• Ensuring areas in which any painting / varnishing work is being done is well ventilated and safe for Clients, Visitors and Staff Members.
• Reporting immediately to the Home Manager, or Person in Charge, any illness of an infectious nature or accident incurred by a Client, colleague, self or another.
• Understanding and ensuring the implementation of the Home’s Health and Safety, Infection Control and hygiene policies, and Emergency and Fire procedures.
• Promoting safe working practice in the Home.

General:

• Contributing to the safeguarding of adults by ensuring you are aware of your role in relation to the Home’s Safeguarding Adult’s Policy, taking steps to protects Residents from any form of abuse or neglect and use the appropriate reporting mechanisms to inform the Home’s Management of any concerns.
• Adhering to all new, and changes in Local and Central Government initiatives as and when they are implemented.
• Informing the Home Manager or Person in Charge of any visit to the Home by Contractors. Record the visit in appropriate file.
• Undertaking driving duties if required.
• Promoting and ensuring the good reputation of the Home.
• Ensuring that all information of a confidential nature gained in the course of duty is not divulged to third parties.
• Notifying the Home Manager, or the Person in Charge, as soon as possible of your inability to report for duty, and also on your return to work from all periods of absence.
• Ensuring the security of the Home is maintained at all times.
• Adhering to all Company policies and procedures within the defined timescales.
• Ensuring all equipment used is clean and well maintained.
• Carrying out any other tasks that may be reasonably assigned to you.
• Be ‘on-call’ for advice / action in any emergencies which may arise out of hours.
• Where a ‘fault’ cannot be rectified, providing details of the fault to the Home Manager / Person in Charge as soon as possible so that services are not disrupted for lengthy periods and appropriate instructions can be given regarding action to take.

This Job Description indicates only the main duties and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended as an exhaustive list.