Job summary
Caretaker - Milton Hospice, CB24 6AB
Part Time, 22.5 hours per week
*A Full UK Driving License is essential for this role*
Working Pattern:
3 days per week, Monday to Friday (which 3 days per week is negotiable)
Permanent Contract
Salary £23,000 pro rata, per annum
* We have an exciting opportunity for a Caretaker with energy and enthusiasm to join our team and support the maintenance, repair and safety of our Milton Hospice *
Main duties of the job
Are you:
- You are a thorough, practical and an organised person who is able to work with minimal supervision?
Do you have:
- You have a strong understanding of construction and repair with competencies in carpentry, plumbing and electrical repairs?
- Knowledge of materials, methods and the tools involved in the construction or repair of buildings or other structures?
- Anunderstanding of the problems which may be found in older buildings?
Responsibilities include:
- General maintenance or building experience including carpentry, plumbing and electrical.
The Role
- As a Caretaker at EACH, youll be committed to providing a high standard of interior and exterior maintenance at the hospice. Working with our Facilities Site Manageryou will also be responsible for ensuring essential health and safety tasks are carried out.
About us
Comprehensive range of benefits:
- Free onsite parking
- Enhanced Annual leave Entitlement - 27 days + 8 UK Bank Holidays
- Subsidised meals
- Additional holiday purchase scheme
- AVIVA pension package up to 7% Employer Contribution
- NHS pension - continuation of if already contributing
- Free Eye Tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH)supports families and cares for children and young people with life threatening conditions across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are extremely proud to say all three of our hospice services were ratedOUTSTANDINGwhen last inspected by theCare Quality Commissionin January 2020. This fantastic achievement is due to the commitment and professionalism of our wonderfully dedicated employees and volunteers.
At EACH we are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community, in particular from eligible candidates from BAME backgrounds.
EACH is proud to beInvestors in People accredited.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
To provide co-ordination of identified site improvement programmes as well as to support and
facilitate the delivery of safe and efficient site maintenance. To implement improvement
requirements in line with identified responsibilities and goals.
Responsibilities:
- Identified portfolio of works as agreed with Site Facilities Manager which include planned
and preventative measures and incorporates future planning of life-cycled maintenance.
- Review site risk assessments and complete identified audit processes as appropriate.
- Monitor identified repeat issues that may occur and implement agreed plans to mitigate
further recurrence.
- Manage concurrent works requirements in order to ensure completion of tasks in a timely
and cost effective manner.
- Check the maintenance logbook and attend to items listed, reporting back to Site Facilities
Manager when completed.
- Attend to all remedial maintenance as discussed with the Site Facilities Manager.
- Undertake property inspections, identifying any issues, repairs or advisory works or
recommendations for the general upkeep of the property.
- Undertake minor plumbing repairs, carpentry, building work and general maintenance.
- Complete reactive maintenance works (e.g. Change light bulbs, check appliances etc) and
carry out such minor electrical repairs as are within the post holders limits and legislation.
- Undertake and assist with maintenance and caretaking tasks, such as painting and
decorating, gardens, fence panels, & gutters.
- Supervising of volunteers as required assisting with developing their skills and knowledge.
- Attending to contractors or tradespersons when necessary.
- Undertake administrative record-keeping as required.
- Order parts supplies and equipment as authorised by the Site Facilities Manager
- Assist with fire emergencies and evacuation procedures, conduct routine testing of
smoke/heat detectors/ Emergency lighting/fire extinguishers as required by legislation and
record in fire log book.
- Undertake any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job, the title of
the post and its grading, as requested by your line manager or his/her higher level of
authority.
This job description is not exhaustive and may be amended as necessary. It is intended as a guide
to the duties and responsibilities of the post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
To provide co-ordination of identified site improvement programmes as well as to support and
facilitate the delivery of safe and efficient site maintenance. To implement improvement
requirements in line with identified responsibilities and goals.
Responsibilities:
- Identified portfolio of works as agreed with Site Facilities Manager which include planned
and preventative measures and incorporates future planning of life-cycled maintenance.
- Review site risk assessments and complete identified audit processes as appropriate.
- Monitor identified repeat issues that may occur and implement agreed plans to mitigate
further recurrence.
- Manage concurrent works requirements in order to ensure completion of tasks in a timely
and cost effective manner.
- Check the maintenance logbook and attend to items listed, reporting back to Site Facilities
Manager when completed.
- Attend to all remedial maintenance as discussed with the Site Facilities Manager.
- Undertake property inspections, identifying any issues, repairs or advisory works or
recommendations for the general upkeep of the property.
- Undertake minor plumbing repairs, carpentry, building work and general maintenance.
- Complete reactive maintenance works (e.g. Change light bulbs, check appliances etc) and
carry out such minor electrical repairs as are within the post holders limits and legislation.
- Undertake and assist with maintenance and caretaking tasks, such as painting and
decorating, gardens, fence panels, & gutters.
- Supervising of volunteers as required assisting with developing their skills and knowledge.
- Attending to contractors or tradespersons when necessary.
- Undertake administrative record-keeping as required.
- Order parts supplies and equipment as authorised by the Site Facilities Manager
- Assist with fire emergencies and evacuation procedures, conduct routine testing of
smoke/heat detectors/ Emergency lighting/fire extinguishers as required by legislation and
record in fire log book.
- Undertake any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job, the title of
the post and its grading, as requested by your line manager or his/her higher level of
authority.
This job description is not exhaustive and may be amended as necessary. It is intended as a guide
to the duties and responsibilities of the post.
Person Specification
Other Requirements
Essential
- Full UK driving license & use of own car
Experience
Essential
- General maintenance or building
- experience including carpentry,
- plumbing and electrical.
- Knowledge of materials,
- methods and the tools involved
- in the construction or repair of
- buildings or other structures
- Understanding of the problems
- which may be found in older
- buildings.
- Knowledge of Health and
- Safety in terms of working at
- heights and regulations on
- COSHH.
- To be able to be able to plan
- own workload in conjunction
- with oversight from Facilities
- Manager.
- Good verbal and written
- communication skills
Desirable
- Working knowledge of relevant
- legislation.
- A qualification in a construction
- trade.
- To have completed or be
- working towards completion of
- a recognised H&S qualification
- (IOSH, NEBOSH, or equivalent).
- Demonstrable Project
- management skills.
- Demonstrable People
- management skills.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Good attention to detail
- Thorough & organised
- Team worker
- Ability to work with minimum
- supervision
- Flexible approach to work
- Good communication skills
Person Specification
Other Requirements
Essential
- Full UK driving license & use of own car
Experience
Essential
- General maintenance or building
- experience including carpentry,
- plumbing and electrical.
- Knowledge of materials,
- methods and the tools involved
- in the construction or repair of
- buildings or other structures
- Understanding of the problems
- which may be found in older
- buildings.
- Knowledge of Health and
- Safety in terms of working at
- heights and regulations on
- COSHH.
- To be able to be able to plan
- own workload in conjunction
- with oversight from Facilities
- Manager.
- Good verbal and written
- communication skills
Desirable
- Working knowledge of relevant
- legislation.
- A qualification in a construction
- trade.
- To have completed or be
- working towards completion of
- a recognised H&S qualification
- (IOSH, NEBOSH, or equivalent).
- Demonstrable Project
- management skills.
- Demonstrable People
- management skills.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Good attention to detail
- Thorough & organised
- Team worker
- Ability to work with minimum
- supervision
- Flexible approach to work
- Good communication skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
