Maintenance

Wood Care Group; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run care organization in Huddersfield is seeking a maintenance person to ensure standards are maintained in a busy care home. The ideal candidate should have basic skills in plumbing and painting, along with a caring approach to support residents. Flexibility to work shifts is essential. In return, the organization offers competitive pay, exceptional training, and various employee benefits, including an employee recognition scheme and wellbeing support.

Benefits

Competitive pay rates

Exceptional training and career development

Employee recognition scheme

Uniform provided

Free onsite car parking

Discount club membership

Refer a friend scheme

Access to Wage Stream

Qualifications

• Experience working in a Care Home environment is desirable but not essential.
• Flexible to work shifts.
• A committed and organised approach to ensure timely completion of checks.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the standards of the care home are maintained.
• Attend staff meetings and partake in professional development.
• Comply with safeguarding, health and safety legislation.

Skills

Basic plumbing

Painting

Verbal communication

Written communication

DIY skills

Job description

As a maintenance person, you will work in a busy care home ensuring the standards of the home are maintained. Applicants should have experience in basic plumbing, painting, and all aspects of DIY. You may be required to travel around our other homes in the area.

We are a part of family run business part of the Wood Care Group and our Employee’s are important to us.

Hourly rate - TBC on interview

"Become a key worker and make a difference"

About You

Above all, we’re looking for kind and caring people who want a job where they can really make a difference to people’s lives. You’ll also need:

• Previous experience working in a Care Home environment is desirable but not essential.
• Experience of basic DIY skills such as plumbing, painting and decorating.
• A committed and organised approach, to ensure that checks are completed on time.
• A confident communicator with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Flexible to work shifts.

Other Duties

• To Attend Staff Meetings.
• Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing needs, demands of the home and participate in appropriate training and encourage and support staff in their development and training.
• Employee's need to ensure they fully understand their safeguarding responsibility, develop their understanding and skills to reduce the risk of abuse or neglect to adults who need care and support. Employee's need to ensure that adults are safeguarded in a way that recognises their choice and control. Ensure that the safeguarding and whistle blowing policies are adhered to at all time.
• Provide evidence of any untaken training.
• Comply with fire procedures and health and safety legislation and work in a safe environment.
• Complete all training as determined by the home.

Your Benefits

In return for your hard work, dedication and commitment, Wood Care Group provides:

• Competitive pay rates
• Exceptional training and career development
• Proud to Care - Our in-house employee recognition scheme
• Uniform provided
• Free onsite car parking and close to local transport links
• First-rate working environment
• Additional shifts available
• Discount club membership across categories such as holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones and many other items!
• Employee of the month
• Long service awards
• Refer a friend scheme - up to £100 per referral
• Overtime rates
• Access to Wage Stream - cash out up to 50% of your earnt wages each week!
• Overtime raffle - chance to win £100 per month!
• Wellbeing support
• Employee Assistance Program
• My Healthy Advantage App - comprehensive library of resources to help you and support you in life
• Opportunity to take part in exciting trips and activities with our residents

"Wood Care Group’s main priority is the welfare and wellbeing of its residents and staff. We also understand the vital importance of having the best staff in place to support this vision. As a Company we have great communication, and we are always looking for ways to improve our Employee’s work life balance." Michelle – HR Manager

Please see our website for videos of what our home is like to work at! www.woodcaregroup.com