Maintenance Operative

NHS; Blyth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Akari Care is seeking a passionate Maintenance Operative to ensure high maintenance standards at one of their award-winning care homes. The role involves various maintenance tasks, engaging with residents, and creating a comfortable living environment while demonstrating a flexible approach to individual needs.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension contribution of 5%

Uniform provided

DBS check costs paid

28 days annual leave

Fully funded training

Support for personal development

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar maintenance environment.
• Solid maintenance skills in building, DIY, and housekeeping.
• Approachable and engaging personality.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintenance tasks including decoration, grounds maintenance, and repairs.
• Work closely with the home manager to uphold high maintenance standards.
• Help create a supportive environment for residents.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Building repairs

Cleaning

Flexible and adaptable

Engaging persona

Job description

Akari Care is seeking a passionate Maintenance Operative to play a vital role in engaging with, supporting, and improving the quality of lives for their residents in one of their award-winning homes. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring high standards are continuously met with regards to maintenance in and around the home, including internal decoration, grounds maintenance and safety, building repairs, supplies, and utilities.

Main duties of the job

As a Maintenance Operative at Akari Care, you will be responsible for carrying out a wide range of maintenance tasks to ensure the home is well-maintained and comfortable for the residents. This will involve internal decoration, grounds maintenance and safety, building repairs, supplies, and utilities. You will work closely with the home manager and the wider maintenance team to systematically ensure the home meets high standards. The role requires a hands-on, practical approach, as well as being mindful and conscientious to individual needs and backgrounds of the residents. You will need to be flexible, adaptable, and able to work well under pressure without negatively impacting those around you.

About us

Akari Care is an award-winning provider of residential care homes for the elderly. Their aim is to create an environment where residents are valued, respected, and offered personalized care to enable them to live a fulfilled and comfortable life with a sense of security, dignity, and self-respect.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

If you are passionate about caring for the elderly and want to build a long-term career in one of our award-winning homes, then look no further than Akari Care. Our aim is to create an environment where our residents are valued, respected, and are offered the personalised care they deserve.

We now seek a Maintenance Operative who is passionate about, and thrives on, making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people.

Whilst this position is a very hands-on, practical role, it is hugely important to us that you be mindful of and conscientious to individual needs and backgrounds. As part of our home team, you will play a vital role in engaging with, supporting, and improving the quality of lives for our residents. You will carry out your tasks in a way that also promotes an approachable and respectful relationship with our residents to enable them to live a fulfilled and comfortable life with a sense of security, dignity, and self-respect.

Working in collaboration and unison with the home Manager and the wider maintenance team you will be responsible for ensuring that high standards are continually met with regards to maintenance in and around the home. This will include but is not limited to: internal decoration; grounds maintenance and safety; building repairs; supplies; and utilities. Each day will present you with challenges which must be unreservedly embraced whilst being respectful and supportive of individual and differing needs of both residents and colleagues. You will continually assess all areas of the home and provide dedicated attention if / when required. Systematically ensuring that the home is well maintained alongside imparting your knowledge to all other colleagues to ensure they adhere to the same high standards.

By showing us you can match our values with the right desire for personalised excellence, community spirit and a kind, caring and compassionate nature, we, in return, can offer you a career developing your knowledge, skills and abilities to support vulnerable adults with the care their individual needs require.

What we require from you:

Experience of working within similar environment

Solid maintenance experience, building, DIY, cleaning, and housekeeping

An all-round attitude to maintenance and repairs, with an innovative solution-based approach

Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice

Work well under pressure without negative impact to those around you

Warm, approachable, and engaging persona

Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated

Resilient and adaptable to differing needs of colleagues and residents

Whats in it for you:

A competitive salary of £13.78 Per Hour

Pension contribution of 5%

Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes

Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid

28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)

Fully funded training and development

Support with personal development plans

The opportunity to grow and develop both personally and professionally

An engaging community environment where everyone is respected and included

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a similar environment, solid maintenance experience in building, DIY, cleaning, and housekeeping, an all-round attitude to maintenance and repairs with an innovative solution-based approach, and a warm, approachable, and engaging persona.

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.