Maintenance Officer

Liaise; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A care service provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a dedicated Facilities Maintenance Worker to ensure safe and efficient operation in care homes. Your role will involve addressing planned and emergency maintenance tasks, supporting both staff and residents in a compassionate environment. Ideal candidates will have experience in plumbing and electrical systems and a valid UK driving license. You will enjoy competitive pay, flexible scheduling, and various employee benefits, including a fully funded Blue Light Discount Card.

Benefits

Market leading pay rates

Length of service leave (up to five extra days holiday)

Fully funded Blue Light Discount Card

Employee Assistance Programme

Free compliance training

NEST Pension Scheme

Flexibility in creating your own rota

Free enhanced DBS check

Life Assurance (2 x salary)

Qualifications

• Must be willing to travel to different locations in London.
• Ability to perform preventive maintenance on equipment.
• Knowledge of COSHH requirements is essential.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and evaluate contract services in the care home environment.
• Respond to emergency repair situations promptly.
• Perform skilled maintenance duties on buildings and grounds.

Skills

UK driving license

Knowledge of electrical systems

Plumbing maintenance skills

Carpentry skills

Compassion and empathy

Job description

About the role.

To carry out planned and reactive maintenance to all services, grounds and vehicles ensuring that all Health & Safety, regulatory and company standards are met.

At Liaise, you will work with extraordinary people who achieve fantastic successes. Your main responsibilities will be to inspect and evaluate contract services, coordinate with managers, instructors, and others to provide equipment and materials needed within the care home environment, source and purchase good quality supplies and materials whilst being cost effective.

You will be working in an environment, which supports service users with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and associated complex health needs, to live the life they want to within our services. You will support the managers of these services by ensuring a safe environment for the service users, scheduling repairs and maintenance so there is minimal disruption the service users.

You will respond to emergency repair situations immediately considering health and safety requirements and solutions for repairs or replacements. You will need to perform skilled duties in the operations, maintenance, and repair of buildings and grounds areas.

Role Requirements

Willing to travel as needed to visit all homes based in London and outer London.

Must hold UK driving License.

About You

• You will be kind, compassionate, empathetic and comfortable to work in a care home environment.
• You will ideally have knowledge of maintaining and repairing electrical and plumbing systems.
• You will ideally be comfortable to assist with painting and decorating, plumbing and carpentry work, maintaining electrical equipment and fire alarm testing as required.
• You will be able to perform preventive maintenance on equipment and building facility systems.
• You will undertake regular checks for leaks within the water and for proper operation of boiler, water heater, furnace and refrigeration.
• You will report any potential hazards to the Registered Manager.
• You will maintain gardens in line with health and safety regulations.
• You will be willing to take on any additional responsibilities on behalf of the service as instructed by the facilities manager.
• You will have knowledge of COSHH requirements.

Package.

• Market leading pay rates.
• Length of service leave (up to five extra days holiday).
• Fully funded Blue Light Discount Card.
• Access to Wagesteam – our financial wellbeing app that lets you access your pay as and when you earn it, get discounts at supermarkets and helps you save.
• Employee Assistance Programme (access to free telephone counselling and legal advice).
• Free compliance training, and opportunities to develop.
• NEST Pension Scheme.
• Flexibility in creating your own rota to suit your life.
• Free enhanced DBS check.
• Life Assurance (2 x salary).

The successful applicant will need to pass an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory referencing prior to commencing employment.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome, and encourage, applications from all backgrounds – we are happy to discuss any possible reasonable adjustments. Please note the Support Worker role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.