Maintenance Operative

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Kirkstall; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Kirkstall, Australia, seeks a dedicated Maintenance Operative to maintain the grounds and facilities. The ideal candidate will have at least one year of experience in maintenance and a passion for creating a supportive environment. Responsibilities include general repairs and supporting residents in room arrangements. Join a team where your contributions make a difference in residents' lives.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year’s experience in a general maintenance or handyperson role.
• Full driving licence required.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques.

Responsibilities

• Maintain building and grounds through routine tasks and checks.
• Carry out general maintenance tasks including electrical and plumbing.
• Provide out-of-hours emergency service.

Skills

General maintenance experience

Knowledge of Health and Safety

Flexible and adaptive to tasks

Education

Professional qualification in a trade

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together'. They offer exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. This role as a Maintenance Operative is an opportunity to join their award‑winning team and make a positive impact on the lives of their residents.

Main duties of the job

As a Maintenance Operative, your focus will be to ensure the building and grounds are well maintained, undertaking a variety of routine maintenance tasks, checks to services, and applying basic fixes to equipment and systems while ensuring facilities are fully functional. You will be responsible for carrying out general maintenance tasks and basic repairs, including electrical, plumbing, joinery, and building tasks both inside and outside the home. Additionally, you will support new residents to arrange their rooms, ensure routine re‑decoration is undertaken, and provide an out‑of‑hours emergency service.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we’re here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on residents’ lives every day. Your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We’re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close‑knit team, you’ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We’re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award‑winning team as a Maintenance Operative. If this sounds like the place for you, we’d love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as a Maintenance Operative will be to ensure the building and grounds are well maintained, undertaking a variety of routine maintenance tasks, checks to services, applying basic fixes to equipment and systems while ensuring facilities are fully functional.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out all general maintenance tasks and basic repairs including all electrical, plumbing, joinery and building tasks both inside and outside the home.
• Supporting new residents to arrange their room as they wish.
• Ensuring routine re‑decoration is undertaken as required to maintain the standards in the home.
• Advising on the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring the timely and appropriate ordering of replacement goods.
• Providing out‑of‑hours emergency service, participating in the on‑call rota.

About you

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have a minimum of one year’s experience in a general maintenance or handyperson role and/ or hold a professional qualification in a trade.
• Hold a full driving licence.
• Have knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

About Avery

At Avery, we’re not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes – we’re a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we’re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Please note this role will require:

• ADBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you will need a minimum of one year’s experience in a general maintenance or handyperson role and/or hold a professional qualification in a trade. You must also hold a full driving licence and have knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.