Maintenance Assistant

Athena Care Homes (UK) Ltd; March; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days of holiday per year

Free Blue Light Card

Refer a friend scheme

Job summary

Aria Court Care Home in March, Cambridgeshire, is seeking a Maintenance Assistant to help ensure a safe, well-maintained environment for residents, staff and visitors. You will work with the Maintenance Operative to carry out checks and respond to repair requests with care and professionalism.

The role offers a 40-hour week on a rota, £12.71 per hour, and a range of benefits including a thorough induction, 28 days' holiday, and access to the Blue Light discount platform.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar maintenance role is essential.
• Competent in Microsoft Office packages.
• Excellent written, non-verbal and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry out maintenance checks and keep the home safe and well-presented.
• Carry out minor repairs and plumbing in a timely manner.
• Maintain the refuse area and manage removal of clinical waste and rubbish.
• Ensure electrical equipment and boiler house are serviced and repaired when needed.
• Perform weekly, monthly and annual tests of equipment and systems.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Job description

As a Maintenance Assistant at Aria Court Care Home, you will be responsible for ensuring all checks are complete and a safe environment for residents, team members and visitors whilst maintaining a high quality of service within the home.

About Aria Court Care Home

After a recent refurbishment, Aria Court is now a sparkling 92-bedroom care home with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.

Located in a quiet residential nook in March, Cambridgeshire, our home boasts a cinema, hair salon, multiple dining rooms. Beautiful gardens provide a bounty of home-grown fruit and veg.

The kitchen team at Aria Court are award-winning and have even created their own cookbook full of their best recipes. As one of the leading residential care homes in March, Cambridgeshire, Aria Court offers nothing less than the best care for your loved one in a safe and comfortable environment.

About The Role

The Maintenance Assistant will work closely with the Maintenance Operative to manage and ensure the safe and pleasant environment for all residents and employees, working closely with wider teams to provide strong leadership and inspiration ensuring the highest service standards are achieved.

Salary

£12.71 per hour.

Shift Pattern

40 hours per week, worked on a rota basis from Monday to Sunday.

Home Location:

Coronation Close, March, England, PE15 9PP.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure that the decoration of the home is to the highest standard and snagging items dealt with in a timely manner.
• Ensure that all minor repairs and plumbing are fixed within a timely manner.
• Responsibly for the maintenance of the refuse area and the removal of clinical waste and rubbish from the home.
• Ensure that all electrical equipment and boiler house is maintained and repaired if required.
• Overall responsibility for carrying our weekly, monthly and annual tests of the equipment and systems within the home.

Training, Skills & Experience Required

• Experience in a similar maintenance role is essential.
• Competent in Microsoft Office packages.
• Excellent written, non-verbal and verbal communication skills.

What We Can Offer

• Fully comprehensive induction.
• Competitive salary.
• 28 days of holiday per year.
• Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform.
• Refer a friend scheme.

About Athena

Athena Care Homes are a family run business with seven homes across East Anglia. We have care homes in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Kings Lynn (West Norfolk) & Ipswich (Suffolk).

We want to be the first choice for high quality residential, nursing and dementia care, leaving a positive legacy within our communities.

Our care homes are managed by amazing and passionate people, including strong leadership by our home managers with dedicated care, clinical, hospitality and activities teams to provide exceptional care and experience, achieving brilliant outcomes for people in our care.

We hold our values close to our hearts and ensure that team members throughout each of our residential and nursing homes understand them and what importance they hold. We approach everything we do with thought, and we deliver with passion.