Handyperson, Lansdowne Secure Children's Home

East Sussex County Council; Hailsham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading council is seeking a Handyperson for the Lansdowne Secure Children's Home. The role involves various maintenance tasks to ensure safety and security for children. Candidates should have repair experience and a positive attitude. The position requires travel to other homes within the county.

Benefits

Extensive training library

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Ability to undertake a range of handyperson duties.
• Experience working around children.

Responsibilities

• Carry out security procedures for buildings and grounds.
• Undertake minor building and equipment repairs.
• Inspect and maintain certain equipment.

Skills

Repair experience

Initiative

Respect for residents

Job description

Handyperson, Lansdowne Secure Children's Home

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Do you have experience working as a handyperson and can confidently put your hand to multiple varied tasks? Then we have an opportunity for a handy person to work in our state of the art Children’s secure home.

Lansdowne Secure Children’s home is one of only 14 in the UK and is a modern, state of the art building with excellent and diverse facilities. There is an opportunity for a handyperson to work here on a variety of tasks that ensures the job always remains interesting and every day is different.

The postholder will be responsible for several aspects of helping to maintain the home, undertaking general maintenance activities as directed by The Buildings Manager. It is vital that all works are carried out to a very high standard for the safety and security of the children we look after. We need someone with a positive, can-do attitude.

Some Core duties are listed below, but for a full list, please read the Job description:

• Carry out security procedures for Lansdowne buildings and grounds in accordance with East Sussex County Council Policy. Contact the appropriate services in the event of an emergency.
• Undertake minor building / equipment repairs as well as some light decorating work and should be able to work under own initiative as well as responding to requests from staff.
• Undertake floor treatment work i.e. preparation, application of polishes and seals and carpet shampooing, based on consultations between the caretaker and a nominated officer. Inspect and maintain certain equipment, effect minor repairs and report defects

We are looking for someone who:

• Treat residents at Lansdowne and other residential homes with dignity and respect and maintain confidentiality as in line with departmental policies.
• Ability to undertake a range of handyperson duties.
• Ability to act on own initiative, dealing with any unexpected problems that arise
• Have general repair experience & able to undertake minor redecoration tasks.
• Has experience working around children.

The role will primarily be based at Lansdowne Secure Children’s home in Hailsham, but there is a need for someone who can also travel to other open homes within the county to assist with handyperson duties. Travel costs to the other homes will be covered, but you must be able to demonstrate the ability to travel to these homes.

Interviews will take place face to face at Lansdowne Secure Unit within two weeks of the closing date.

To apply for this role please follow the ‘Apply Now’ button above. When completing your application be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification drawing on any relevant work/life experience.

East Sussex County Council are dedicated to giving our staff the opportunity to train and develop and we offer an extensive training library and actively encourage this opportunity to all our staff.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Mahendra Parmar
Email:

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our

Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

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DBS

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure and Barring Services. For further information about what is required in this process please go to

We may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System. Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.

If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.

Reasonable adjustments include things like an offline application form. If you would like to discuss your requirements further, please get in touch.

East Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit.

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