Maintenance

Garden Maintenance

• To ensure gardens and grounds are maintained to a high standard at all times

• To ensure hedges are regularly cut and clippings removed

• To ensure lawns are regularly cut and edges maintained

• To prepare flowerbeds according to the annual season and weed them as necessary

• To possess good knowledge of plants and shrubs, including their uses and dangers

• To ensure paths are clean and safe to use

• To ensure all trees and shrubs are regularly pruned and treated as necessary

• To plan the content of the garden in consultation with the home manager

• To agree to the overall maintenance of garden planning with the home manager.

Potential Repair Tasks

• Fitting curtain poles, curtains and shelves

• Repairing furniture and assembling flat-pack furniture

• Painting and decorating

• Installing TV and sound system brackets

• Providing reports and information on larger maintenance that may be required

• Recording details of work completed and ensuring this is signed by a member of staff.

Equipment Maintenance

• To ensure all electrical tools are used following the manufacturer’s instructions and using a circuit breaker

• To ensure tools are kept in perfect working condition and those in need of repair are brought to the attention of the home manager

• To ensure that any chemicals (insecticides, weed killers, fertilisers etc.) are used and stored safely, giving due regard to the safety needs of the residents