Maintenance Assistant - Care Home

NHS; Northampton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading provider of care services in the UK as a Maintenance Assistant at a care home in Northampton. You will play a vital role in ensuring the safety and attractiveness of the environment for residents. A varied role awaits, along with competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Free training and development

Wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Some experience in property maintenance is required.
• A patient and caring nature is essential.
• Genuine interest in supporting residents.

Responsibilities

• Undertake general maintenance and repairs in the care home.
• Ensure the property and grounds are safe and well-maintained.
• Address any issues to help maintain high standards.

Skills

Attention to detail

General maintenance

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 the organization to provide quality care and support to its residents. The role involves a range of tasks to ensure the building and grounds are well-maintained and presentable at all times.

Main duties of the job

The Maintenance Assistant role at Barchester Healthcare's care home in Northampton offers a varied workload, as you'll undertake a range of tasks to keep the property and grounds in excellent condition. This includes general maintenance, repairs, and attending to any issues that arise to ensure the home is safe and welcoming for residents. You'll need some experience in property maintenance, as well as a patient, caring nature and a genuine interest in supporting the residents.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care home services in the UK, operating over 200 care homes across the country. The organization is committed to delivering high-quality care and support to its residents, and the Maintenance Assistant role is crucial in maintaining the physical environment to the highest standards.

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.

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.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Some experience in property maintenance is required for this role. A patient, caring nature and a genuine interest in supporting the residents are also essential.

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.