Maintenance Operative

NHS; Monkston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading elderly care provider in the UK is seeking a dedicated Maintenance Operative to ensure their facilities are well maintained. The ideal candidate will have at least one year of maintenance experience, a full driving license, and knowledge of health and safety practices. This role includes a variety of routine maintenance tasks and responsibilities in a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year's experience in general maintenance or handyperson role.
• Full driving license required.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety practices, particularly Moving and Handling techniques and Fire Safety.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the building and grounds are well maintained.
• Undertake routine maintenance tasks and basic repairs.
• Provide out-of-hours emergency service.

Skills

General maintenance

Health and Safety knowledge

Flexibility and adaptability

Education

Professional qualification in a trade

Job description

Overview

This role as a Maintenance Operative at Avery Healthcare in Kents Hill will focus on ensuring the building and grounds are well maintained, undertaking a variety of routine maintenance tasks, checks to services, and basic fixes to equipment and systems to keep the facilities fully functional. The role requires at least one year of experience in a general maintenance or handyperson role, a full driving license, and knowledge of health and safety practices.

Main duties

As a Maintenance Operative, your primary focus will be to ensure the building and grounds are well maintained, undertaking a variety of routine maintenance tasks, checks to services, and applying basic fixes to equipment and systems to ensure facilities are fully functional. Other responsibilities will include carrying out general maintenance and repairs, supporting new residents to arrange their rooms, undertaking routine re-decoration, advising on supply and quality of items, and providing out-of-hours emergency service.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK\'s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of \'creating meaningful lives together\'. They are passionate about creating enriching experiences for both residents and employees, offering exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes and building a supportive and inspiring environment where team members feel valued and empowered.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Maintenance Operative. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as a Maintenance Operative will be to ensure the building and grounds are well maintained, undertaking a variety of routine maintenance tasks, checks to services applying basic fixes to equipment and systems whilst ensuring facilities are fully functional.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out all general maintenance tasks and basic repairs including all electrical, plumbing, joinery and building tasks both inside and outside the Home.
• Supporting new residents to arrange their room as they wish.
• Ensuring routine re-decoration is undertaken as required to maintain the standards in the home.
• Advising on the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring the timely and appropriate ordering of replacement goods.
• Providing out of hours emergency service, participating in the on-call rota.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have a minimum of one year\'s experience in a general maintenance or handy person role and/or hold a professional qualification in a trade.
• Hold a full driving licence.
• Have knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

About Avery

At Avery, we are not just one of the UK\'s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we are a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we\'re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Qualifications

• To be successful, you should have a minimum of one year\'s experience in a general maintenance or handyperson role and/or hold a professional qualification in a trade. You must also hold a full driving license and have knowledge of health and safety practices, particularly in areas like moving and handling, fire safety, and COSHH assessments.

Disclosure and screening

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.

Please note this role will require:

• ADBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.