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GRUPO OXO; Guildford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a vibrant and supportive team as a Maintenance Assistant in a lively care home. Your role will involve assisting with repairs and maintenance, ensuring a safe and pleasant environment for residents. You'll proactively identify areas needing attention and interact daily with residents, making a positive impact in their lives. This position offers flexible part-time hours, paid breaks, and a friendly workplace culture. If you have a caring nature and enjoy working with people, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Paid Breaks

Paid Holiday

Pension Scheme

Staff Recognition Schemes

Refer a Friend Bonus

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Comprehensive Training

Career Development

Friendly Working Environment

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance roles, including painting and decorating.
• Ability to keep accurate records of checks and repairs.

Responsibilities

• Assist with repairs and maintenance across the home.
• Conduct regular safety checks on equipment.

Skills

Maintenance Experience

Painting and Decorating

Plumbing

Electrical Skills

Record Keeping

Job description

Why join us?

We’re proud of our happy home and are dedicated to creating a place where everyone enjoys coming to work each day.

As well as being part of a lively and supportive team, we are surrounded by fascinating residents who also bring so much to our lives every day.

Benefits of joining our team

• £13.50 per hour
• Paid breaks on 12-hour shifts
• Part-time shifts - 25 hours per week
• 5-hour shifts
• Alternate weekends
• Permanent part-time contract
• Paid holiday
• Pension scheme
• Staff recognition schemes
• Refer a Friend bonus of up to £1000
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Comprehensive Training and Career Development
• A friendly and supportive working environment
• Dedicated mental health champions

About the role

As our Maintenance Assistant, you will assist our Senior Maintenance person with repairs and maintenance across our home. You’ll walk the home daily to proactively identify areas needing attention and conduct regular safety checks on equipment. You will create a maintenance programme for the home alongside our Home Manager and interact with residents daily—so you should be friendly, caring, and respectful of residents’ dignity at all times.

Here are some other important details:

• Experience in similar maintenance roles, including painting and decorating. Plumbing and electrical experience are beneficial.
• You will keep accurate records of all checks and repairs completed and scheduled.

The Ideal Candidate

Exceptional people make an exceptional care home

We seek individuals with a caring nature who want to work as part of an amazing team, surrounded by kindness and fun! No specific qualifications or experience are required for most roles, as full training is provided.

We value those who share our sense of compassion, care about residents’ comfort and happiness, and want to make a positive difference in the lives of our residents and team members.