Maintenance Officer

Area Imoveis; Ashford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in neuro and mental healthcare is seeking a dedicated Maintenance Officer to join their supportive team. This role involves creating maintenance plans, conducting compliance checks, and providing essential repair services in a specialist rehabilitation center. The ideal candidate will have experience in maintenance, a relevant qualification, and the ability to work with individuals with disabilities. Join a compassionate organization that values your contributions and offers a range of benefits, including training opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Birthday off

Active Learning Hub access

Employee Assistance Programme

5% matched pension

Medicash Health Plan

Active Awards programme

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance or caretaking roles is essential.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage maintenance plans and undertake compliance checks.
• Provide general maintenance and repair work as needed.
• Transport and escort service users to appointments and activities.

Skills

General Maintenance Skills

Electrical Repair Skills

Plumbing Skills

Organizational Skills

Interpersonal Communication

Education

CIOB/CIH Housing Maintenance Qualification

Job description

Come and join the UK’s 4th largest independent provider in neuro and mental healthcare.

We have an amazing opportunity for Maintenance Officer to join our caring and support team at our Hothfield Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Neurological Care Centre, our specialist centre in Kent, we look after adults with a brain injury or other neurological condition.

Set within the 12 acre grounds of a manor house, we specialise in intensive rehabilitation for people in the early stages of recovery from a brain injury right through to residential care.

What you'll be working:

• Full time
• Driving licence and Drive is desirable
• 37.5 hours per week
• Monday to Friday with half hour unpaid break.

What you'll be doing:

• To create maintenance plans, making reference to audits, reports, proposals and finance projections.
• To undertake compliance PPM checks.
• To provide a general maintenance service and identify/ rectify building defects, including carrying out maintenance work in Units, as required, e.g. changing washers, decorating, putting up shelves.
• To undertake minor electrical and plumbing repair work.
• To undertake grounds maintenance work as required.
• To be responsible for the transportation and escorting of our service users.
• Working closely with the managers, ensuring that service users are transported to all timetabled events, including activities, therapies and hospital appointments.
• General weekly maintenance of company vehicle.
• To work at varying locations if required.
• To perform ad hoc duties when required, e.g. collecting and returning items to head office.

What you'll have:

• Previous experience in a similar maintenance/caretaking role.
• Relevant Qualification, eg CIOB/CIH Housing Maintenance qualification.
• Hold a full and clean current driving license.
• Experience in a general maintenance role, including carrying out minor building repairs.
• Ability to work with clients who have epilepsy and severe learning disability.
• Awareness of all Health and Safety regulations.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Organisational, time management and planning skills.
• Good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays.
• Birthday off.
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities.
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop.
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice.
• A salary sacrifice Aegon 5% matched pension.
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians.
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme.
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits.
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know.

……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group.