Maintenance Person - Welshpool, United Kingdom - Amberleigh Care

Amberleigh Care

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Welshpool, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Amberleigh Care is a privately owned, specialist therapeutic child care and education service.

We are not the same as other residential child care settings in that we have a very defined profile of young people - we do one thing - and we are experts in that field.

This means that we do not offer emergency placements, we have very carefully matched and long-term stable placements.

Our working model informs the way staff and trained and supported and our multidisciplinary teams are diverse in age, gender, experiences and backgrounds.

It works - for children, for staff and for placing local authorities.

This role is based in Welshpool, Powys

Job Purpose

To provide routine maintenance services, safety checks and repairs to the site, leading on the buildings and premises under the direction of the Facilities Manager.

To provide secondary resource to support wider grounds maintenance for specific tasks under the direction of the Facilities Manager.

This ensures the maintenance of a safe and conducive home and school environment for boys and workplace for staff.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

Note:
This is a very visible role with staff and boys in our service.

The post holder should liaise with staff and departmental managers to seek any guidance on the style of interaction with the boys.

This role is not part of the core staffing levels in care or education, but it is likely that boys will form a bond with maintenance staff due to proximity and familiarity.

We seek to gain the benefits of this whilst offering protection to all parties.

Undertake all routine property and premises maintenance tasks and minor general repair work as requested
Undertake Appointed Person Health and Safety Training and any additional skills training as necessary for the carrying out of duties.
Undertake Monthly Health and Safety Audit/ inspection of the site (indoors and outside) and produce proforma report
Take immediate action/ report immediate Health and Safety concerns to the Facilities Manager
To take delegated responsibility for emergency lighting checks and fire alarm tests
On a monthly basis undertake delegated responsibilities for the visual check of the firefighting apparatus eg. Extinguishers and Hydrants
On a weekly basis undertake the fire alarm test and routine check of the fire doors security doors, and window restrictors
Be responsible for the health and safety of self, other staff, residents and visitors under the Health and Safety regulations. Report any hazards or potential hazards to the person in charge or take other appropriate action
Provide supervision and guidance to apprentice maintenance person (when they are allocated) and schedule their tasks and work accordingly.
To provide any necessary day to day guidance and oversight to the Maintenance Person (Grounds)
Liaise with departmental managers if there are any suitable opportunities or requests for boys to assist with minor tasks as life lessons.
Liaise with departmental managers and Facilities Manager to identify larger projects to be undertaken and/or to inform the commissioning of specific external contractors.
To check the maintenance request book for tasks to be completed. Set priorities with Managers and liaise with the groundsman as necessary dependent on jobs.
Change light bulbs and clean shades as required.
Able to be called upon during out of normal working hours on occasion.
Adhere to all Amberleigh Care's policies & procedures.
Act as a role model and responsible adult in any dealings with the boys
Adhere to the Whistle Blowing Policy
Undertake any other duties or training consistent with the role.

Person Specification
Qualified tradesman (e.g. carpentry, plumbing, plastering) - essential

5 yrs experience (min) in property maintenance, building works or trades - essential

Full clean driving licence - essential

Qualified in Health and Safety ISOH - desirable

Ability to work independently or as part of a team, flexibly as tasks demand - essential

Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.

Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.

This job description may be reviewed on an annual basis, or earlier if necessary. In addition, it may be amended at any time after consultation with you._

Salary:
£31,000.00-£33,500.00 per year

Benefits: