Job summary
Job Title: Property Maintenance
Hours: 37.5 per week (Monday to Friday, 8-4 PM)
Location: Birmingham (Regional Role)
Options For Care Ltd. is hiring an experienced, reliable Maintenance person to join our team.
Reporting to our team lead, the successful applicant will be responsible for interior and exterior repair,
maintenance, and upgrade projects in our care Units across Birmingham.
Main duties of the job
Job responsibilities:
Perform walk-through assessments and prepare job sheets.
Perform basic repairs (e.g., broken locks, handles, furniture, doors etc)
Complete general maintenance work in plumbing, heating and lighting
Move heavy furniture, appliances, and equipment.
Assist trades with electrical, plumbing, and HVAC repair work.
Clean shower heads, Vents, Gutters, and other exterior surfaces
Installing new taps, sinks and toilets, and repairing leaks.
Decorating: painting walls and ceilings, touching up skirting boards and door frames, sanding
floors and other wooden surfaces.
Take on other installation, repair, and maintenance duties as needed and legally permitted.
Follow workplace health and safety rules.
Carpentry: installing cabinets, doors, countertops and flooring including tiles, carpets or other
hardwood and laminate coverings
Coordinate service with contractors and managers and handle complaints professionally.
Accurately log billable hours using a time sheet.
Manage job details, review daily tasks, and follow up with managers using our spread sheet.
Attend out of hours call outs. Mon -Sun
About us
Dartmouth House is a 16-bed male long-term complex care mental health inpatient unit based in
Handsworth Wood, Birmingham.
Montague Court is an 18-bed male long-term complex care mental health inpatient unit based in
Edgbaston, Birmingham.
Orchard House is an 8-bed residential step-down service based in Erdington, Birmingham, which
allows for the extension of the long-term complex care pathway.
Stanford Court will be a 23-bed male mental health inpatient unit based in Highgate, Birmingham.
This will consist of a 19-bed enhanced care service and four self-contained recovery flats to enable
assessment of daily living skills in preparation for discharge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Relevant Skills:
Carpentry skills required.
Experience in working as a handyman.
Valid clean drivers license, and own van.
Basic plumbing, electrical, and HVAC knowledge
Basic carpentry, fitting doors and locks, building bookshelves, and installing cabinets and
furniture,painting and decorating.
Confident using hand tools and power tools.
Able to perform basic mathematical calculations and convert measurements.
Strong organisational, multi-tasking, and problem-solving skills
Attention to detail, positive attitude, and strong work ethic.
Can reliably work alone and as part of a team.
Great communication skills
Able to follow written and verbal instructions.
Friendly with good interpersonal skill
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Valid clean drivers license, and own van.
Qualifications
Essential
- Carpentry skills required.
- Experience in working as a handyman.
- Valid clean drivers license, and own van.
- Basic plumbing, electrical, and HVAC knowledge
- Basic carpentry, fitting doors and locks, building bookshelves, and installing cabinets and furniture, painting and decorating.
- Confident using hand tools and power tools.
- Able to perform basic mathematical calculations and convert measurements
Desirable
- Strong organisational, multi-tasking, and problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail, positive attitude, and strong work ethic.
- Can reliably work alone and as part of a team.
- Great communication skills
- Able to follow written and verbal instructions.
- Friendly with good interpersonal 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.
Employer details
Employer name
Options for Care
Address
106 Moseley Road
Balsall Heath
B12 0HG