Maintenance Assistant/Gardener - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Southampton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing support

Retail discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare is looking for a Maintenance Assistant/Gardener in Southampton to ensure a safe and attractive environment for residents. Your responsibilities will include maintaining buildings and gardens to high standards, enhancing the quality of care. Prior experience in maintenance and gardening is essential, along with a caring nature. We offer a competitive pay and a robust benefits package, including free training and retail discounts. Join us in making a difference in residents' lives.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance and gardening essential.
• Caring, patient nature required.
• Willingness to learn and develop skills through training.

Responsibilities

• Maintain buildings and gardens to the highest standards.
• Create positive first impressions for residents and visitors.
• Make a difference in the lives of residents.

Skills

Previous experience of maintenance

Gardening experience

Caring nature

Attention to detail

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Maintenance Assistant/Gardener 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. We take real pride in the quality and appearance of our homes. We also know that our grounds can be a source of great enjoyment for our residents and their visitors. That’s why your contribution as a Maintenance Assistant/Gardener will be so important. You’ll maintain our buildings and gardens to the highest possible standards, creating positive first impressions and making a difference to the lives of our residents in this varied and fulfilling role.

ABOUT YOU

To join us as a Maintenance Assistant/Gardener, you’ll need previous experience of maintenance and gardening. We’ll also look for a caring, patient nature and a genuine interest in the people we support. At Barchester, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your career and your skills further on our training programmes – all of which are designed to ensure that you feel confident in all aspects of your role.

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.