Key details
Pay Rate
£16.01 per hour
Hours
full-time
Location
Penzance
About the role
£15.61 per hour | Full time | St Teresa's
“Shape exceptional spaces by the sea at St Teresa’s — where high-quality environments meet the stunning Cornish coastline. Take pride in creating safe, inspiring surroundings that support our community, all while enjoying coastal views that make every day meaningful. Join us in keeping St Teresa’s running smoothly under the sunshine of Mount’s Bay.”
A home, not just a service
Our St Teresa's Service is home to adults with physical disabilities. It’s a warm, friendly, and supportive environment where everyone works together to help each person live as independently as possible. Every day brings something different — new challenges, new achievements, and plenty of smiles.
Your working hours
35 hours per week, Monday to Friday - 8am to 4pm or 9am to 5pm
Working hours may include occasional evening, weekend, and on-call responsibilities.
Why you’ll love working here
As well as supporting your wellbeing and professional growth, we offer a fantastic benefits package, including:
• 28 days holiday per annum inclusive of bank holidays (+1 day every year up to 33 days)
• Stream: Access up to 40% of your pay before payday
• Free Blue Light Card for discounts and perks
• Contributory Pension Scheme with competitive life cover
• Health Cash Plan for affordable healthcare when you need it
• Career development through apprenticeships and recognised qualifications
• Free DBS check
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
What you’ll do
As Facilities Manager, you’ll be responsible for the smooth running of the ancillary team, you will oversee catering, maintenance, transport, domestic services and activities within our Leonard Cheshire care home.
With effective line management of a great team, you will meet regulatory and procedural requirements, ensuring a safe, well-maintained environment with high quality social/recreational activities for our customers.
This is a varied role, ensuring the catering team deliver a high quality and cost-effective service within budget. You will also undertake risk assessments and use the HACCP analysis system for Health and Safety compliance. Implementing an effective maintenance schedule, you will be responsible for ongoing safety checks within required timeframes.
You will also ensure the provision of sufficient trained drivers and escorts to meet transportation needs of the service. Cleaning and laundry requirements will also be a requirement of this role, ensuring that required cleanliness and health and safety standards are met.
Your key responsibilities will include:
• Leading, coaching, and developing staff across multiple service areas.
• Managing budgets and ensuring cost-effective, compliant delivery.
• Overseeing health & safety, maintenance, and regulatory compliance.
• Ensuring high standards in catering, domestic, and transport services.
• Supporting the delivery of engaging, inclusive activities for residents.
• Overseeing rostering, recruitment, and performance management.
• Building positive relationships with residents, families, and external partners.
• Promoting Leonard Cheshire’s values of positivity, pride, and pioneering spirit in all you do.
About Leonard Cheshire
We’re one of the UK’s highest-rated providers of care and supported living services – with 87% of our services rated Good or Outstanding by regulators.
For over 75 years, we’ve supported disabled people to live, learn, and work as independently as possible. We create welcoming, safe, and empowering spaces that feel like home — giving people real choice and control over their lives.
Ready to apply?
Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with disabilities and will support your requirements for reasonable adjustments wherever possible.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post, and references will be obtained for all roles.
“Shape exceptional spaces by the sea at St Teresa’s — where high-quality environments meet the stunning Cornish coastline. Take pride in creating safe, inspiring surroundings that support our community, all while enjoying coastal views that make every day meaningful. Join us in keeping St Teresa’s running smoothly under the sunshine of Mount’s Bay.”
A home, not just a service
Our St Teresa's Service is home to adults with physical disabilities. It’s a warm, friendly, and supportive environment where everyone works together to help each person live as independently as possible. Every day brings something different — new challenges, new achievements, and plenty of smiles.
Your working hours
35 hours per week, Monday to Friday - 8am to 4pm or 9am to 5pm
Working hours may include occasional evening, weekend, and on-call responsibilities.
Why you’ll love working here
As well as supporting your wellbeing and professional growth, we offer a fantastic benefits package, including:
• 28 days holiday per annum inclusive of bank holidays (+1 day every year up to 33 days)
• Stream: Access up to 40% of your pay before payday
• Free Blue Light Card for discounts and perks
• Contributory Pension Scheme with competitive life cover
• Health Cash Plan for affordable healthcare when you need it
• Career development through apprenticeships and recognised qualifications
• Free DBS check
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
What you’ll do
As Facilities Manager, you’ll be responsible for the smooth running of the ancillary team, you will oversee catering, maintenance, transport, domestic services and activities within our Leonard Cheshire care home.
With effective line management of a great team, you will meet regulatory and procedural requirements, ensuring a safe, well-maintained environment with high quality social/recreational activities for our customers.
This is a varied role, ensuring the catering team deliver a high quality and cost-effective service within budget. You will also undertake risk assessments and use the HACCP analysis system for Health and Safety compliance. Implementing an effective maintenance schedule, you will be responsible for ongoing safety checks within required timeframes.
You will also ensure the provision of sufficient trained drivers and escorts to meet transportation needs of the service. Cleaning and laundry requirements will also be a requirement of this role, ensuring that required cleanliness and health and safety standards are met.
Your key responsibilities will include:
• Leading, coaching, and developing staff across multiple service areas.
• Managing budgets and ensuring cost-effective, compliant delivery.
• Overseeing health & safety, maintenance, and regulatory compliance.
• Ensuring high standards in catering, domestic, and transport services.
• Supporting the delivery of engaging, inclusive activities for residents.
• Overseeing rostering, recruitment, and performance management.
• Building positive relationships with residents, families, and external partners.
• Promoting Leonard Cheshire’s values of positivity, pride, and pioneering spirit in all you do.
About Leonard Cheshire
We’re one of the UK’s highest-rated providers of care and supported living services – with 87% of our services rated Good or Outstanding by regulators.
For over 75 years, we’ve supported disabled people to live, learn, and work as independently as possible. We create welcoming, safe, and empowering spaces that feel like home — giving people real choice and control over their lives.
Ready to apply?
Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with disabilities and will support your requirements for reasonable adjustments wherever possible.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post, and references will be obtained for all roles.
What we offer our staff
As well as supporting your wellbeing and professional growth, we offer a fantastic benefits package, including:
• 28 days holiday per annum inclusive of bank holidays (+1 day every year up to 33 days)
• Stream: Access up to 40% of your pay before payday
• Free Blue Light Card for discounts and perks
• Contributory Pension Scheme with competitive life cover
• Health Cash Plan for affordable healthcare when you need it
• Career development through apprenticeships and recognised qualifications
• Free DBS check
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
About Leonard Cheshire
Supporting people for over 65 years, Leonard Cheshire Disability is a leading charitable provider of care and support for disabled people in the UK. Our mission is to help disabled people across the country, live the way they want to live and reach their full potential.
It is Leonard Cheshire’s belief that every person should be equally valued in society, have the opportunity and support to live independently and feel free to contribute and join in with the community in which they live. This belief is central to everything that we do and forms of the heart of our charitable organisation.
As part of the international, Global Alliance of Leonard Cheshire charities, we join together to improve the lives of people with a disability not only in the UK but in over 54 countries worldwide. Standing united with disabled people, we campaign to bring about positive change and to challenge societies perception of disabled people, putting an end to ignorance and discrimination.
It is Leonard Cheshire’s belief that every person should be equally valued in society, have the opportunity and support to live independently and feel free to contribute and join in with the community in which they live. This belief is central to everything that we do and forms of the heart of our charitable organisation.
As part of the international, Global Alliance of Leonard Cheshire charities, we join together to improve the lives of people with a disability not only in the UK but in over 54 countries worldwide. Standing united with disabled people, we campaign to bring about positive change and to challenge societies perception of disabled people, putting an end to ignorance and discrimination.
