Facilities Maintenance Assistant

Extracare Charitable Trust; Larkhill; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave (FTE) pro-rata

Buy and sell holiday

Free life insurance

Cycle2work scheme

Free on-site gym

Up to 9% employer pension

Job summary

ExtraCare Charitable Trust in Lark Hill Village, England, seeks a hands-on Facilities Maintenance Assistant to join our friendly team. You will perform planned and reactive maintenance across a modern retirement village, carrying out basic plumbing, carpentry, electrical repairs, decorating, and safety checks to keep residents safe and comfortable.

The role requires practical problem-solving, reliability and a proactive attitude.

Qualifications

• Facilities background in a multi-dwelling building.
• Experience in carpentry and plumbing.
• Flexible to support emergencies and outside hours.
• Able to log maintenance requests using company systems.
• Strong communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs, and statutory compliance checks across the village.
• Perform health and safety inspections, life-critical system testing, and daily operational checks in line with legislation and company procedures.
• Prioritise repair requests and ensure they are completed within target timescales to a high standard.
• Support the management of void properties, including water safety checks and general repairs.
• Work alongside contractors to ensure safe working practices and quality workmanship.
• Provide general handyman support to residents, including minor repairs and furniture assembly where required.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, raise purchase orders, and report defects using company systems.
• Assist with staff induction, fire safety training, risk assessments, and resident queries or complaints.
• Conduct regular site inspections to identify hazards and maintain a safe, clean, and compliant environment.
• Support the Maintenance Supervisor and take responsibility for maintenance operations in their absence.

Skills

Carpentry

Plumbing

Electrical work

Health & safety

Maintenance planning

Teamwork on-site

Reliability

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Job description

The ExtraCare Charitable Trust are currently looking for a hands-on, reliable and skilled Facilities Maintenance Assistant to join our friendly team at Lark Hill Village. This is a great opportunity to use your practical maintenance skills in a modern retirement village, helping to keep our community safe, comfortable, well maintained and welcoming for residents, visitors and colleagues. You'll carry out a varied range of planned and reactive maintenance, including basic plumbing, electrical repairs, carpentry, painting and decorating, fault-finding, health & safety checks and general building maintenance. Every day brings something different, and your practical skills, problem-solving ability and commitment to high standards will make a real difference to the people who live and work here. If you're proactive, dependable and take pride in delivering excellent service, we'd love to hear from you. Join ExtraCare and help us deliver "better lives for older people"., What will you do as our Facilities Maintenance Assistant?

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs, and statutory compliance checks across the village.
• Perform health and safety inspections, life-critical system testing, and daily operational checks in line with legislation and company procedures.
• Ensure repair requests are prioritised, completed within target timescales, and delivered to a high standard.
• Support the management of void properties, including water safety checks, flushing routines, and general repairs.
• Work alongside contractors to ensure safe working practices, compliance with risk assessments, and quality workmanship.
• Provide general handyman support to residents, including minor repairs and furniture assembly where required.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, raise purchase orders, and report defects using company systems.
• Assist with staff induction, fire safety training, risk assessments, and resident queries or complaints.
• Conduct regular site inspections to identify hazards and maintain a safe, clean, and compliant environment.
• Support the Maintenance Supervisor and take responsibility for maintenance operations in their absence., ExtraCare strives to create a workplace that fully reflects society. We want our staff to feel empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work and be part of a safe and supportive community.

Extracare does not participate in the current "UK Visa Sponsorship" scheme, and would not be able to facilitate sponsorship.

• Closing date: Wednesday, 9th September 2026
• Proposed interview dates: 10th & 11th September 2026

ExtraCare is committed to making our recruitment practices as fair and inclusive as possible for all including making reasonable adjustments to support candidates throughout the recruitment process. ExtraCare reserves the right to close this advertisement early.

• Ideally, a facilities background in a multi-dwelling building.
• Skills in carpentry and plumbing.
• Flexible to support the village during emergency situations and outside of normal working hours as required on a rota basis.
• To take responsibility for the repairs and maintenance service with your team on-site.
• Have a working knowledge of MS Word and Excel to maintain a system for logging maintenance requests.
• Be reliable, punctual, and able to work unsupervised.
• Able to demonstrate strong communication skills including empathy.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Committed to health and safety. COSHH or IOSHH desirable.
• 33 days annual leave (FTE) pro-rata for part-time
• Buy and sell holiday
• Free life insurance
• Cycle2work scheme
• Attendance reward
• Free use of on-site gym
• Up to 9% employer pension contribution (5% employee)
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Enhanced maternity & paternity allowance