Handyperson

TN United Kingdom; East Hertfordshire; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated maintenance worker to enhance the living environment for its residents. This role involves performing daily maintenance tasks, ensuring safety standards, and providing a welcoming atmosphere. The organization is committed to diversity and inclusion, offering a supportive workplace where every team member can thrive. With a focus on employee well-being, the company provides various benefits, including fitness discounts and flexible working options. Join a team that values respect and collaboration, making a real difference in the lives of older adults.

Benefits

Gym, fitness, and wellbeing discounts

Mental health support

Flexible working options

Pension plan with matching contributions

Savings and financial advice

Discounts on shopping and technology

Ongoing personal and professional development

Leadership Pathways online learning resources

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in gardening, building, or maintenance is desirable.
• Understanding of health & safety in the workplace.

Responsibilities

• Carry out day-to-day maintenance and repairs to a high standard.
• Ensure equipment is used safely and health and safety procedures are followed.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Customer focus

Ability to undertake diverse activities

Job description

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Reporting into the Location Manager, responsibilities will include:

1. Carrying out day-to-day minor maintenance and repairs to a high standard, contributing to a happy and comfortable environment for customers.
2. Differentiating between minor repairs and when more specialist skills are required.
3. Ensuring equipment is used safely, with instructions and health and safety procedures being followed at all times.

Required knowledge & experience:

• Previous gardening, building or maintenance experience is desirable.
• Range of practical skills including maintenance and gardening.
• Understanding of data protection, confidentiality, and safeguarding of vulnerable adults.
• Health & safety in the workplace.

Required skills:

• Well organized and able to plan workload.
• Strong interpersonal and empathy skills and a friendly personality.
• Able to work individually and as part of a team.
• Ability to undertake a wide range of activities.
• Customer focused at all times.

Anchoris proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to have an LGBT+ resident group, and also, LGBT+ and Disabled colleague networks. These work closely with the organisation to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice, and empower their members. We recruit, train, and promote without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex or gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other protected status. One of our values is ‘respect’, therefore we do not accept harassment or discrimination from any colleague, resident, or third party.

Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK.

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit provider of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re a not-for-profit, which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live, and the people who work here. That results in a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development, and improved facilities.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness, and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8%, and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology, and more
• Ongoing personal and professional development programmes
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated page.

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+, and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policies and practices, and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to promote diversity and support colleagues as allies.

We are a member of Inclusive Employers, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant and HouseProud Pledge schemes.