Handyperson

Anchor Hanover; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading not-for-profit provider of care and housing for older people. As a maintenance operative, you will carry out essential repairs and maintenance tasks, ensuring a comfortable environment for residents. This role calls for strong practical skills, a customer-focused approach, and a commitment to health and safety.

Benefits

Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts

Mental health support

Flexible working options

Pension plan with contributions matched

Ongoing personal and professional development programme

Career progression and promotion opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous gardening, building, or maintenance experience.
• A range of practical skills including maintenance and gardening.
• Understanding of health and safety in the workplace.

Responsibilities

• Carry out day to day minor maintenance and repairs.
• Ensure equipment is used safely according to health and safety procedures.
• Differentiate between minor repairs and the need for specialist skills.

Skills

Organizational skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Customer focus

Job description

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Reporting into the Location Manager, responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out day to day minor maintenance and repairs, to a high standard, contributing to a happy and comfortable environment for customers.
• Differentiating between minor repairs and when more specialist skills are required.
• 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 and confidentiality and the 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 time.

Anchor is 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 providers 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 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 means 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 programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities