Maintenance Operative

Caretech; Colchester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working Monday to Friday

Holiday: 25 days holiday

Progression: Leadership programme

Wellbeing tools and employee support

Stunning working environments

Refer a friend scheme

Job summary

CareTech in Colchester is seeking a Maintenance Operative to carry out domestic repairs and general upkeep across our residential care sites for children, young people and adults.

You will ensure safety, cleanliness and high repair standards, maintain accurate records, and assist with audits. You will coordinate with the Regional Facilities Manager on larger projects and identify improvements to site functionality and environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with compliance and record keeping.
• Trade background preferred but not essential.
• Building and maintenance knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Carry the responsibility for domestic repairs and maintenance of the premises.
• Ensure the environment is safe, welcoming, clean and in good repair.
• Provide high standards of record keeping and reports.
• Participate in regular audits of quality systems.
• Address works from contractors to required standards.
• Ensure compliance with current national regulations and inspection standards.
• Manage maintenance workload and proactive works.
• Liaise with Regional Facilities Manager on larger projects.
• Identify facility projects to improve efficiency and image.
• Ensure areas with contractors are left in good condition.
• Manage upkeep of the grounds.

Job description

Our services include modern outward looking residential care for children, young people and adults and we operate a significant range of supported living schemes that include individual flats, houses and grouped accommodation arrangements. The portfolio of services we offer includes an acute brain injury rehabilitation centre, specialist services hospitals, residential children's homes and specialist education schools teaching hundreds of students.

What will you benefit from

As a maintenance operative, you will, of course, achieve greatness, and for your hard work and commitment, we will reward you!

Benefits

• Flexible working Monday to Friday
• Holiday: 25 days holiday
• Progression: If career development is your thing, most of our managers have been promoted from within our group through our leadership programme
• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice, including employee assistance
• Stunning working environments in beautiful houses and locations, with the very best facilities for our teams
• Refer a friend scheme that offers a bonus every time you refer a friend or family that joins us

The Role of a Maintenance Operative

• A maintenance operative carries the responsibility for the domestic repairs & maintenance upkeep of the premises, minor projects within the site complex and all compliance needed for the running of the site.
• The Maintenance Operative to ensure that all parts of the environment are safe, welcoming, clean, hygienic, in good repair and sensitive to the needs of the students being looked after
• To provide high professional standards of record keeping and reports related to the site.
• To participate in and undertake regular audits of the quality systems as necessary.
• To undertake regular inspections and address works from contractors which fall below the required standard.
• To ensure compliance with all current and prevailing national regulations and inspection standards relevant to core functions for this type of establishment.
• To ensure compliance with all current and prevailing national regulations for Environmental Health and the standards of the regulatory body for inspections
• To take responsibility and manage Maintenance of your workload, to provide effective and pro-active works
• To liaise closely with the Regional Facilities Manager on larger projects and seek the Facilities Manager's regular assistance with technical matters on repair, maintenance or improvement projects.
• To identify projects around the facility that will improve the image, functionality, operational or educational efficiency, or use of the facility for staff, students or visitors.
• To ensure that projects are completed within the programme and that areas occupied by contractors/suppliers are left in good condition.
• To manage the upkeep of the grounds

What you will bring

• The Maintenance Operative will have Building and Maintenance knowledge
• Experience with compliance and record keeping
• A trade background preferred but not essential

All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. We will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who is not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. Employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation or any other perceived difference.

CareTech supports adults with complex needs and care for children and young people, offering carefully designed programmes in specialist services, many of which have schools and residential services attached.