Maintenance

Exemplar Health Care; Brown Edge; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular supervision

Peer support

Learning opportunities

Career prospects

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a part-time Maintenance Technician at Scotia Heights care home in Stoke-on-Trent to keep the home safe, welcoming and well-maintained. You will perform general maintenance, decorating, gardening, plumbing and tiling, and carry out regular risk assessments to ensure a high standard of care environment.

A full UK driving licence is required as you will drive the home's vehicles, and there is potential to utilise an 18th-edition Electrical Certificate.

Qualifications

• Broad maintenance capabilities across various trades.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations applicable to care homes.
• Clear communication, both written and verbal, with residents and staff.
• Comfort with basic IT and digital booking/systems.
• Team-oriented approach and caring attitude.

Responsibilities

• General maintenance across the home to ensure safety and appearance.
• Decorating, gardening, plumbing and tiling tasks as needed.
• Carry out regular risk assessments, audits and checks.
• Support a welcoming, well-maintained environment for residents, staff and visitors.

Skills

Maintenance skills

Health and safety

Communication

Digital skills

Team player

Education

18th-edition Electrical Certificate

Job description

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Position: Maintenance Technician

Care home: Scotia Heights

Location: Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4HA

Contract type: Part time, 20 hours per week, Must hold a full, valid UK driving licence, as driving the home's vehicles will form part of the role and must be over the age of 25 (for insurance purposes).

Rate: £13.77

Care home CQC rating: Rated ‘Good’ by CQC

This is an exciting opportunity to use your skills to make a real difference every day.

Join us as our new Maintenance Technician at Scotia Heights care home in Stoke-on-Trent.

If you’re looking for a rewarding maintenance role with a difference, we have the job for you.

At Scotia Heights, our Maintenance Technicians ensure a safe and welcoming home for the people we support.

In the role, you’ll ensure that everything works well and looks its best for everyone who lives, works and visits here.

About Exemplar Health Care

Scotia Heights is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of specialist nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.

We support adults living with complex mental health needs, dementia, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About The Role

Our Maintenance Technician plays a key role in ensuring that the fabrics, fittings, fixtures and equipment in the home are in good condition.

No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• general maintenance
• decorating
• gardening
• plumbing
• tiling
• carrying out regular risk assessments, audits and checks.

You’ll put our people at the heart of everything you do – whether that’s painting bedrooms, building planters in the garden or putting pictures on people’s walls. We can guarantee that whatever you bring to the role, you’ll see great rewards.

If you haven’t worked in the care sector before, we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy and ongoing training programmes.

About You

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

You’re Also

• able to demonstrate a broad range of maintenance skills
• knowledgeable about, and experienced in, health and safety legislation and regulations
• a great communicator, both verbally and in writing
• someone with digital skills and an understanding of how IT works
• a team player
• kind, caring and understanding.
• Must hold a full, valid UK driving licence, as driving the home's vehicles will form part of the role and must be over the age of 25 (for insurance purposes).

To apply for this role, it may be helpful if you have, or are willing to work towards, a 18th-edition Electrical Certificate.

What we offer

We Offer Great Rewards And Perks Including

• regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• access to wages before payday
• retail and lifestyle discounts
• free DBS check
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility.

Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.