Caretaker in Belfast

All successful applicants will also be required to provide documentary evidence of their right to work in the UK. Please note Abbeyfield & Wesley Housing Association do not hold a license to sponsor Working Visa's. Applicants who have applied within the last 6 months need not apply on this occasion.

Position: Caretaker

Location: Palmerston Residential Care Home, Belfast

Hours: 25 hrs per week

Rate of Pay: £13.14 per hour

Closing date: 3rd September 2026

Responsible to: The Home Manager

Key objectives:

• Ensure that all relevant compliancy checks are completed within the home.
• Ensure that all areas of the property and grounds are well maintained and tidy.
• Ensure that all day-to-day repairs and maintenance are carried out quickly and efficiently.
• Working as part of a team within the residential home, that all residents' needs are fully met.

Main Tasks

Maintenance duties

• To complete maintenance tasks including day to day repairs to the Home and its environment. This will include painting and decoration of residents' rooms and communal areas.
• To keep the grounds and garden tidy.
• To request work orders for repairs and equipment as required.
• Check all lighting, including residents' rooms, and lighting inside and outside the Home.
• Replace bulbs and report any electrical faults to the nominated contractors for repairs and servicing.
• PAT test residents' electrical appliances when a move in occurs.
• To be point of contact for nominated contractors for repairs and servicing as agreed with the Home Manager & Property Manager.

Compliancy duties

• Complete checks to all specified equipment on a regular basis.
• To undertake routine compliancy testing/checks within policy and procedure for water, fire and relevant health & safety policies.
• To ensure all relevant documentation is kept up to date and completed for audit purposes and visits from regulatory bodies.

General duties

• Understand and observe all relevant regulations and Abbeyfield & Wesley policies and procedures.
• To follow appropriate procedures in the event of accidents/emergencies.
• Provide support to Housing/Property Team for neighbouring sheltered schemes.

General Requirements:

• To attend staff meetings when appropriate and to be available for one-to-one sessions as agreed.
• To attend appropriate training and development sessions as agreed with the Home Manager & Property Manager.
• To maintain confidentiality at all times.
• To carry out any reasonable duties as requested by the Home Manager & Property Manager.
• To be aware of and comply with safe working practices as stipulated by the Health and Safety at Work Act.
• To be flexible about working hours.

Candidate profile

Essential Requirements:

• Ability to carry out all aspects of the role to a high standard at all times.
• Proven general DIY skills / experience.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety and ability to identify risks.
• Ability to communicate and interact well with people.
• To be able to complete daily, weekly, monthly and ad hoc paperwork.
• Ability to work well as part of a team.
• Demonstrate an empathy and understanding of the needs of older people.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Own transport or willingness to travel.
• Flexible approach to work.

Desirable Requirements:

• Relevant qualifications relating to property maintenance.

This job description is not exhaustive, nor does it cover every issue that may arise within this role at various times. It is not designed to be rigid or inflexible but does provide guidelines as to the expected duties undertaken whilst in post.

Abbeyfield & Wesley are unable to provide sponsorship for Visa applicants for this post, as such applicants must hold the right to work in the UK to be eligible. Abbeyfield & Wesley welcomes applications from all sectors of the community irrespective of age, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or disability.

The information requested in this form is to enable us to obtain a rounded picture of you. Personal information will not of itself be used to disqualify your application.

This post involves substantial access to vulnerable adults, therefore, as part of the selection process, Abbeyfield & Wesley requires an Enhanced Disclosure Check to be carried out through Access NI. Following interview, the preferred candidate will be offered the post subject to satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure Check. This will include verification of identity and a report on the preferred candidate's full criminal history (including spent and unspent convictions), cautions, disqualifications from regulated or care positions, and any other material considered by the police to be relevant to the position applied for. A criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position (if you require further information, please request a copy of the Abbeyfield & Wesley Policy on Recruitment of those with a Criminal Record.

Abbeyfield & Wesley have a policy on the secure handling, use, storage, retention & disposal of data, which is available upon request. We adhere to the AccessNI Code of Practice, a copy of which is available upon request.