Maintenance Person, Building Maintenance

* Please note we do not offer Sponsorship*

Dovehaven Care Homes are recruiting for a Maintenance Person to join our team at Callands Care Home in Warrington - working Monday
- Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm, 40hr Contract available.

Callands is a welcoming home in the heart of Warrington, offering tailored care across five smaller households, each designed to feel calm, personal, and familiar. We support up to 120 residents with a wide range of needs, offering personalised care in an environment where your loved one can feel safe, comfortable and understood.

To create a true sense of belonging and connection, our home is thoughtfully divided into five households, each named after a beautiful body of water from the Lake District.

Callands Care Home | Dementa | Nursing | Residential | Specialist | Warrington | Cheshire & Merseyside

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the general maintenance of the care home, ultimately ensuring the safety of all residents, visitors and employees.

• General Internal Maintenance: furniture, fixtures and fittings, equipment basic heating faults
• General Exterior:
  Maintain grounds & gardens, fences and furniture, clear snow and grit paths, clean all signs & lighting.
• Safety:
  Identify hazards and risks, testing of fire alarm, liaise with contractors onsite, maintain a maintenance book. Ensure paints & varnishes are stored correctly, test and record water temps
• Moving & Handling: assisting receiving deliveries and storage
• General duties as requested by the home manager or maintenance manager*

Our ideal Maintenance Person will have the following:

• Essential Experience of DIY and decorating
• Caring nature
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and individually
• Flexibility and be able to adapt to the needs of Residents
• Full clean driving licence
• A Health & Safety or Maintenance qualification is desirable
• Previous experience within a Care or Nursing Home setting or similar

All applicants will be subject to satisfactory references and all employees are checked against the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

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