Maintenance Manager

About the role

Job Role:          Maintenance Manager

Hours:               37.5hrs per week

Pay Rate:         £35,136pa, hourly rate £18.01per hour 

Location:         Fernley Resource Centre, Blundell Ave, Freshfield, L37 1PH

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Maintenance Manager to take responsibility for the safety, compliance, and physical integrity of our properties across the site. This is a hands-on leadership role that combines strategic planning with practical maintenance support.

You will lead and support the maintenance team while working closely with the Senior Leadership Team and Service Managers to ensure all buildings, equipment, and grounds are maintained to a high standard. Safety, compliance, and quality will be at the heart of everything you do, ensuring full adherence to CQC, health & safety, and environmental requirements.

The role involves overseeing planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance, managing contractors and budgets, and ensuring statutory compliance across all properties. You will also play a key role in inspections, audits, refurbishment projects, and maintaining accurate records through the Nourish system.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing leadership responsibilities with practical, on-the-ground maintenance work and who takes pride in creating safe, well-maintained environments

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for a confident, organised, and safety-focused professional with strong technical knowledge and proven leadership experience.

You will have:

• At least 3 years’ experience in a senior maintenance or facilities management role, ideally within health and social care or a regulated environment
• Relevant trade qualifications (e.g. City & Guilds, NVQ, or equivalent)
• A strong working knowledge of building maintenance, statutory compliance, and health & safety requirements
• Experience leading, supervising, and motivating a small team
• The ability to manage contractors, multiple projects, and competing priorities effectively
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to work collaboratively with senior colleagues
• A hands-on, proactive approach, with flexibility to respond to operational needs, including occasional out-of-hours support

A Health & Safety qualification (such as NEBOSH or equivalent) is desirable, along with experience of working within CQC-regulated services.

If you are passionate about safety, quality, and high standards—and enjoy leading by example—this is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact.

About Us:

The Frances Taylor Foundation has a long history of providing personalised, person-centred care. We operate across Liverpool, Merseyside, Brighton & Hove, and Greater London. We pride ourselves on our innovative services and our commitment to improving the lives of those we support. If you share our values, we’d love to have you on board.

At St Joseph’s Care Home and Fernley Resource Centre, we support people with a wide range of learning disabilities, including individuals with complex care needs. The services are based in the heart of the Pinewoods along with the Prayer Centre.

Why Join Us? We truly care about our staff and offer a range of excellent benefits:

• Comprehensive training and development opportunities.
• £750 recommend-a-friend bonus.
• Comprehensive company sick pay scheme
• Pension contributions.
• 28 days annual leave + paid lunch breaks.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

“I have worked with the Frances Taylor Foundation for over three years and can honestly say this is the best organisation I have worked for.” – Current Employee