Maintenance Assistant - Care Home

Barchester-Healthcare; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free training

Wellbeing tools

Retail discounts

Refer a Friend bonus

Employee of the Month awards

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare is seeking a Maintenance Assistant for one of its care homes in the Salisbury area. You will help keep the building and grounds well-maintained, ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for residents.

The role offers varied tasks, from basic repairs to janitorial duties, with training and development on offer. You should be reliable, patient, and keen to contribute to high standards of care. A positive attitude and flexibility will help you thrive in a busy care home.

Qualifications

• Experience in property maintenance.
• Patient, caring nature and genuine interest in residents.
• Reliable and flexible to handle a range of maintenance tasks.

Responsibilities

• Maintain building and grounds to high standards.
• Assist with a variety of maintenance tasks daily.
• Ensure safety and cleanliness of the care home environment.

Skills

Property maintenance experience

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

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. 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 YOU

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.

REWARDS PACKAGE

In 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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