Driver/ Maintenance

Shaftesbury group; Edgware; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

30+ days annual leave (including bank)

Pension scheme

Employee assistance program

Training package

Job summary

Brookside House in Edgware is seeking a General Maintenance Person to perform routine maintenance tasks and minor repairs. The role is permanent, part-time (20 hours per week) with duties including painting, basic carpentry, lighting, and garden work, plus health-and-safety support within the service.

Salary is £12.75 per hour, and the post offers community-focused care with a supportive team. This role does not qualify for visa sponsorship; DBS checks apply where required.

Qualifications

• Experience in general maintenance tasks such as minor repairs, painting, furniture building, lighting and plumbing basics.
• Ability to log, inspect and report maintenance items for specialist teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform general maintenance/repairs for assigned equipment and facilities.
• Regularly inspect, log and report items for specialist maintenance.
• Carry out minor repairs (painting, furniture, bulbs), unblocking toilets, gardening.
• Support health and safety within the service to mitigate hazards.

Skills

General maintenance

Health & safety compliance

Job description

Driver/ Maintenance

Location: Brookside House, Edgware

Salary: £12.75 per hour

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Part Time (20 hours per week)

Are you the candidate we are looking for? At Shaftesbury Brookside House we are recruiting for a General Maintenance Person.

Please note this role does not qualify for visa sponsorship, as the salary requirements set by the Home Office are not satisfied.

We are looking for people with the passion, talent, skills and experience that all add up to a caring and community-minded workforce.

We believe that the people we support have the right to a full and flourishing life. They deserve the very best in delivery. Driven by our core values, Shaftesbury strives to be Open, Enabling, Inclusive and Courageous in all that we do.

Our disability services across adult care, children’s care and education are all focused on inclusion and support. Committed to professional, flexible and personalised care, we are passionate about going the extra mile in providing opportunities for people to thrive and live well.

At Shaftesbury, we know that our people are our greatest asset. We’re proud to have some of the best and most committed staff in the sector – and we want to attract more people like you to work with Shaftesbury. We’re now offering even more great benefits to reward the work of our wonderful staff in adult care:

About the role

As a Maintenance person you will be required to perform general maintenance or repairs for assigned equipment/facilities. You will also be required to regularly inspect, log and report items for specialist maintenance.

Examples of general duties will include minor repairs, painting, building furniture, changing light bulbs, unblocking toilets and gardening.

You will also need to support with the Health and Safety within the service, ensuring that there are no hazards in place.

Brookside is a modern residential care home for adults with disabilities, set in a leafy area of Edgware, north London.

The service takes a person-centred, flexible approach to ensure residents have control and choice over their care. We know that everyone’s needs and aspirations are different – that all sorts of things add up to a flourishing life.

Residents are actively involved in their community, enjoying regular fitness classes, sports, healthy eating support and much more. Independent living is an area of speciality, in addition to nursing care provided onsite.

Benefits of working at Shaftesbury

• Great CQC, great reward. If your service is rated good or equivalent by CQCin all domains, all staff will receive a £30 gift voucher. If rated outstanding, all staff will receive a £50 gift voucher.
• We want to reward staff in a range of ways for their hard work. You can be nominated for a recognition letter from a member of the Executive Leadership Team and you may also be nominated to receive a gift voucher up to £50 for going above and beyond within your role.
• Excellent training package provided for all staff.
• Generous Annual Leave entitlement of 25 days + 8 days bank holiday for the first 5 years. Increasing to 28 days + 8 days bank holiday after 5 years.
• Pension Scheme.
• Access to our employee assistance program.

Shaftesbury is the disability charity that’s committed to enabling children, young people and adults to live a life that adds up for them.

What makes life liveable is never down to just one thing - it’s the sum of many things. From friendship to fun; from companionship to community; from a great chat to a challenge overcome, it all adds up – to Shaftesbury.

Through a wide range of disability care, special education, and rehabilitation services we promote inclusion and wellbeing for all. Together, we work to see people take part, contribute and be valued. We put the elements in place that all add up to connected lives.

Shaftesbury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS/Access NI check.

Shaftesbury is committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and to equal opportunities therefore we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.