About the company
Kingsley Healthcare isn't just a care home group, we are a family where our passionate individuals are changing lives every day. Winners of the 2024 Health Investors Residential Elderly Care Provider of the Year, we are ranked – for the eighth year running! - among the top 20 large UK care home groups (carehome.co.uk) for our exceptional care, and proudly support over 1,500 residents to live in a safe, welcoming and nurturing environment.
We are proud to be ranked No.1 in the UK for our commitment to wellbeing at work (Indeed's Better Work Awards 2023) and our sector-leading 4.7 Glassdoor rating, we are also a Real Living Wage employer, ensuring that we reward and value dedication.
We welcome passionate individuals who want to make a difference to our growing family which puts our people and our residents first.
About the role
As a Property & Facilities Compliance Support Manager, you will oversee the maintenance of our buildings and grounds in the North West, each care home has a maintenance person in post and they report directly to the home manager.
The quality and appearance of our care homes and their grounds create the first impression for our visitors and are a source of enjoyment and pleasure for our residents and their families. Our Maintenance Teams take great pride in maintaining our buildings and grounds to the highest possible standards
Reports to: Regional Property and Facilities Compliance Manager
Key duties and responsibilities
* You will ensure that buildings, grounds and all equipment are maintained to a high standard of repair and aesthetic condition.
* Liaise with contractors ensuring their safe conduct on site, high quality workmanship and a value for money service.
* Support, train and develop a team of maintenance employees such as home maintenance persons and the central team multi-trade workers.
* Cover the duties of the members of the home’s maintenance team in their absence due to illness, annual leave or vacancies.
* Physically assist members of the home and central maintenance team in carrying out repairs and maintenance tasks when required, this is a dual role of management and physical hands on.
Ensure compliance with all statutory health and safety.
Skills and attributes
* Good organisational and interpersonal skills are also important as you will need to manage, train and develop maintenance employees in your team.
* Hands-on experience of property maintenance including areas such as plumbing, legionella management, carpentry painting and decorating.
* Practical experience of planned maintenance systems, record keeping, project and budget management.
* Sound knowledge of statutory Health & Safety requirements and compliance, especially in the following areas: Legionella Management, Fire Protection, Gas Safety, Electrical Safety, Air Conditioning and Internal Auditing.
* Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills, and ability to work well within a team
* Ability to travel so a full driving licence is essential
* Ideally you will hold a building/electrical/plumbing qualification (BTEC, City & Guilds, ONC, HNC, etc.) and health and safety qualification (IOSH or NEBOSH) – Desirable but not essential
* The role of Property & Facilities Compliance Support Manager affords a great deal of autonomy so self-motivation is essential.
* The region covers Liverpool, Manchester, Northwich, Birmingham.
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