Maintenance Assistant - Care Home

NHS; Filton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Filton is seeking a part-time Maintenance Assistant to maintain the care home's property and grounds. This role requires experience in property maintenance, a caring demeanor, and reliability. The ideal candidate will undertake various tasks to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for residents, working approximately 18 hours over 3 days per week. A competitive pay rate and sector-leading benefits are included, making this a rewarding position for those dedicated to quality care.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Some experience of property maintenance is required.
• Must have a patient, caring nature and a genuine interest in supporting residents.
• Reliability and readiness to undertake various tasks focused on home maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Undertake maintenance and repair work to ensure the property is safe and well-presented.
• Keep the care home building and grounds in top condition.
• Create safe and attractive surroundings for residents.

Skills

Property maintenance experience

Patient and caring nature

Reliability

Job description

As a Maintenance Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create the safe and attractive surroundings that enable us to give our residents the quality care and support they deserve. This role offers a variety of tasks to ensure the building and grounds are well-maintained, providing a positive first impression and a comfortable environment for the residents.

Main duties of the job

The Maintenance Assistant will undertake a range of tasks to keep the care home building and grounds in top condition. This includes maintenance and repair work, ensuring the property is safe and well-presented at all times. The role requires experience in property maintenance, a patient and caring nature, and a genuine interest in supporting the residents.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, committed to delivering high-quality care and support to its residents. The company operates over 200 care homes across the country, employing a dedicated team of professionals to create comfortable, safe, and welcoming environments for the people in their care.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Maintenance Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create the safe and attractive surroundings that enable us to give our residents the quality care and support they deserve. It's important that our homes give the right first impression and that every area is always well-maintained. The role of Maintenance Assistant offers plenty of variety as you'll undertake a range of tasks to make sure our building and grounds are at their best all day, every day.

This position is part time, 18 hours per week over 3 days (6hrs shift, Mon-Friday)

ABOUT YOUYou'll need some experience of property maintenance to join us as a Maintenance Assistant. We'll also want to see a patient, caring nature and a genuine interest in our residents. As well as that, you should be reliable and ready to turn your hand to a range of tasks all focused on keeping the home maintained to the highest standards.

REWARDS PACKAGEIn return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including: free training and development for all roles, access to wellbeing and support tools, a range of retail discounts and savings, unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme, Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards.

And so much more!

If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You'll need some experience of property maintenance to join us as a Maintenance Assistant. We'll also want to see a patient, caring nature and a genuine interest in our residents. As well as that, you should be reliable and ready to turn your hand to a range of tasks all focused on keeping the home maintained to the highest standards.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.