Facilities Officer

Orders of St. John Care Trust; Melksham; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Weekend pay premium

Free uniform

Free DBS

Employee assistance programme

Refer a Friend £1000

Blue Light Card

My Rewards

Job summary

Orders of St. John Care Trust in Melksham is seeking a Handy Person to maintain and keep the home in excellent condition. This role involves caring for the building, surroundings, and residents with a focus on safety and comfort.

You will work in our brand-new 80-bed Melksham Gardens opening in 2027, contributing to a warm, supportive team and helping create a welcoming environment for residents and their families.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar maintenance role with strong practical skills.
• Able to maintain heating, lighting, and building fabric safely and effectively.
• Good communication and customer service with residents and families.

Responsibilities

• Maintain heating and lighting systems and building fabric.
• Carry out health and safety checks and routine servicing.
• Support a brand-new care home team with a proactive approach to upkeep.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Practical skills

Communication skills

Education

NVQ in Facilities Services (Level 2/3)

Job description

We’re one of the largest not for profit care provider in the UK, specialising in providing high quality, person-centred care for older people, in care homes and extra care housing nationwide. At OSJCT we care about our residents and we care about each other. That means you’ll enjoy great career development working for an expanding organisation. Because we’re a not for profit trust, we invest every penny we make in the people who live in our homes and the people who work here too. This means better quality care and lovely homes for our residents, along with competitive wages and great training and development for our people. We provide outstanding care, working closely with leading experts on dementia and elderly care. And we’re currently modernising our portfolio of care homes – refurbishing our existing homes and moving into new, inspiring, contemporary care homes too. As we expand nationwide, we need more people with the right mix of skills, passion and ambition to help us grow even more.

Facilities Officer

Pay rate: £15.00 per hour

MELKSHAM GARDENS – A BRAND-NEW CARE HOME OPENING IN 2027

Be part of something from the very beginning.

We’re looking for Housekeepers to join the team at Melksham Gardens, our brand-new 80-bed care home in Melksham.

RECRUITMENT OPEN DAY

Come and meet the team and find out more:

Wednesday 21st October
10am – 3pm
Melksham Town Hall – Council Chamber

Come along to find out more about Melksham Gardens, the Housekeeper role and what it’s like to be part of a brand-new care home team. We’d love to meet you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our property estate is a mixture of sizes, ages and services. As we modernise our portfolio of homes; we are refurbishing some with others being brand new, contemporary care homes. With this investment into our property, we need more people with the right mix of skills and passion to ensure that our homes are kept well maintained and safe.

As the Handy Person you’ll take pride in the Home that you maintain, including the surrounding gardens. You’ll soon get to know our residents and their families and will let them get involved in helping you to maintain their home. You’ll be responsible for key tasks such as the maintenance of heating and lighting, the overall fabric of the building, regular checks on the boiler and water systems and completing all relevant health and safety checks.

In joining us, you’ll also become part of our extended family. You’ll work alongside other team members who are passionate about providing a safe environment, as well as warmth and kindness to all those who live and work in our homes.

ABOUT MELKSHAM GARDENS

Melksham Gardens is a brand-new, purpose-built 80-bed care home on Longleaze Lane, due to open in 2027. The home will provide residential, dementia and nursing care, alongside respite and day care services.

Designed around residents’ comfort, wellbeing and independence, the home will offer luxury en-suite bedrooms, including suites for couples, alongside private dining spaces, a cinema, gym, activities room, hair salon, wellness spa and dedicated family suite.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team at the beginning of the home’s journey. Depending on the progress of the home, you may join us during the preparation and mobilisation period or as we welcome our first residents. Your exact start date may therefore be subject to change and could be later than initially anticipated.

The early stages will be different to working in an established care home as the team comes together and the home prepares to welcome its first residents. You’ll play an important part in helping establish the high standards and welcoming environment that Melksham Gardens will be known for.

AND IN RETURN

The Trust is a great place to work; we’ve been providing care for almost 1,000 years and we’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK. Not-for-profit means that we reinvest every penny we make into our residents, colleagues and the care homes we live and work in. Therefore, we offer a great range of benefits, including a competitive salary, training and development. Alongside keeping our colleagues safe with PPE and daily testing

Here are some of the other benefits you’ll enjoy as a valued member of our team:

• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Higher rates of pay at weekends
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us
• Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more

ABOUT YOU

You’ll have experience in a similar maintenance role with strong practical skills. You may also have a Level 2 or 3 NVQ in Facilities Services (or equivalent) but this is not essential. You’ll be comfortable in an elderly care setting, with the ability to relate to our residents in a caring and sensitive manner.

Confident working on your own initiative, and with a positive attitude and good communication skills, you’ll prioritise your work schedules to meet the needs of the Home and its residents and be committed to providing a well-maintained environment for everyone who lives and works in the home.