Maintenance Assistant - Care Home

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a part-time Maintenance Assistant to keep the care home in top condition. The role involves general maintenance tasks and requires a caring nature to support residents, offering a rewarding experience in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Experience in property maintenance is required.
• No specific qualifications listed, but a caring nature is important.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the care home's building and grounds.
• Undertake general maintenance and repairs.
• Ensure areas are clean and presentable.

Skills

Property maintenance

Attention to detail

Caring nature

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 their residents. The role involves a range of tasks to ensure the building and grounds are well-maintained.

Main duties of the job

The Maintenance Assistant will undertake a variety of tasks to keep the care home building and grounds in top condition. This includes general maintenance, repairs, and ensuring all areas are clean and presentable. The role requires some 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, dedicated to delivering high-quality, person-centered care. The organization operates over 200 care homes across the country, employing thousands of staff to provide a wide range of care services to residents.

Job responsibilities

THIS IS A PART TIME ROLE OF 20 HOURS PER WEEK

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Some experience in property maintenance is required. No specific qualifications are listed, but the role emphasizes the need for a patient, caring nature and a genuine interest in supporting residents.

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.