About Outlook Care:

Outlook Care is a specialist provider of learning disability services across London and Essex. We also specialise in dementia elderly care end of life and mental health. Outlook Care started in 1990 and has now been running for over 30 years. We pride ourselves on our strong values:

• Listen always with interest concern and action
• Inspire through every interaction so people can achieve their ambitions
• Kind genuine care and compassion
• Excellence by striving to be the best we can
• Integrity acting ethically and being accountable
• Trusting rely upon us to do what we say we will do

Benefits at Outlook Care:

We understand how important our employees are and to support you in making a difference to peoples lives we have a fantastic range of benefits:

• Flexible hours & a competitive salary
• 33 days of annual leave increasing with length of service (inc bank holidays)
• Preferential dental / health contributory rates
• Comprehensive induction / training & development opportunities
• Reward Opportunities including Refer a Friend
• Empathy/ wellbeing program
• Sick leave / maternity & paternity
• Disability friendly
• Early Pay - access to your pay before payday
• Workplace pension through NEST or option to join SHPS Pension membership including life assurance

About you:

• Solution focussed with ability to work with diverse stakeholders to deliver outcomes for customers in line with Outlook Care values and mission
• Project management experience with ability to deliver quality outcomes on time and in budget
• Excellent knowledge of Health & Safety practices within Adult Social Care
• Excellent understanding of facilities maintenance procurement and contract management Adult Social Care regulations and best practice Construction/Trade Industry Health and Safety and Statutory responsibilities for Estates & Facilities management
• Multi-site management preferably in Health and Social Care/Supported Housing Sectors
• Hold a relevant H&S Qualification or working towards
• Experience of supporting with the management and supervision of maintenance staff
• Good communication and negotiating skills
• Good interpersonal skills with ability to engage with Tenants and Staff on site
• Effective in managing Customer and Supplier relationships
• Ability to produce reports using software packages in particular Microsoft Office
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use or demonstrable ability to travel to and work across multiple sites in Essex & London

Job Role:

The Estates and Facilities Manager carries senior and professional responsibility for the development and delivery of all estates and facilities services across Nursing and Older Persons Services both buildings and grounds. The Estates and Facilities Manager will provide expertise to support the development of Outlook Care and be the principal advisor on all land property estates and facilities matters working closely with the Director of Commercial Services and Operations teams reporting to the Board through the Director of Commercial Services.

The Estates and Facilities Manager will be responsible for delivering all aspects of planned reactive and cyclical maintenance. Leading on works projects working within agreed budgets to ensure the existing homes are maintained efficiently and effectively; whilst also ensuring we are compliant with all statutory obligations and company objectives.

The Estates and Facilities Manager will manage all aspects of the maintenance function throughout the Nursing and Older Persons estates portfolio for both current and future properties. The Estates and Facilities Manager will be responsible for Health & Safety within all Nursing and Older Persons services managing and planning of works and the execution of projects and supervising external contractors when required. Alongside the Home Managers your role will be to lead mentor and motivate the onsite maintenance staff to achieve a high service delivery across our homes.

Please see the full role profile here: Information:

• This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.
• We strongly recommend you are vaccinated against Covid-19.
• Right to work documentation will need to be provided.
• Certificate of sponsorship is unavailable at this time (Skilled worker route).

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