Maintenance Operative

Avery Healthcare Group; Northampton; Vor Ort; GBP 21.000 - 27.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Avery Park Care Home in Kettering is seeking a warm, capable Maintenance Operative to keep the building and grounds well maintained. You’ll carry out routine maintenance, simple repairs and ensure facilities are fully functional inside and outside the home.

You’ll work across electrical, plumbing, joinery and decorating tasks, support residents with room setups, and participate in the on-call rota to provide out-of-hours service. We value caring, supportive and accountable team members.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 1 year in general maintenance or handy person role.
• Hold a full driving licence.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, including Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH.
• Flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Aufgaben

• Carry out general maintenance tasks and basic repairs (electrical, plumbing, joinery and building tasks inside and outside the Home).
• Support new residents to arrange their room as they wish.
• Ensure routine re-decoration is undertaken to maintain the standards in the home.
• Advise on the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring the timely and appropriate ordering of replacement goods.
• Provide out of hours emergency service, participating in the on-call rota.

Kenntnisse

General maintenance

Trade qualification

Driving licence

Health and safety knowledge

Jobbeschreibung

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.
  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 years' 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.
  At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we're here to celebrate and support you every step of the way.

When you join us, you'll be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day - your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We're 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, you'll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We're now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Maintenance Operative at Avery Park Care Home in Kettering.

At Avery, we're not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes - we're 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.