Maintenance Operative

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading provider of elderly care homes in Sittingbourne is seeking a Maintenance Operative to ensure facilities are well maintained and functional. Responsibilities include routine maintenance, basic repairs, and supporting residents in arranging their rooms. The ideal candidate has experience in maintenance and knowledge of Health and Safety standards. This role offers the opportunity to make a positive impact in a caring and supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year's experience in a general maintenance or handyperson role.
• Full driving license required.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure building and grounds are well maintained.
• Carry out general maintenance tasks and basic repairs including electrical and plumbing.
• Provide out-of-hours emergency service.

Skills

General maintenance

Basic repairs

Knowledge of Health and Safety

Education

Professional qualification in a trade

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members, and believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other.

Main duties

As a Maintenance Operative at Avery Healthcare, your focus will be to ensure the building and grounds are well maintained, undertake a variety of routine maintenance tasks, service checks, and apply basic fixes to equipment and systems to ensure facilities are fully functional. You will also support new residents in arranging their rooms, carry out re-decoration as required, and provide an out-of-hours emergency service.

About us

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, with a vision of "creating meaningful lives together." They are committed to offering exceptional care and creating a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: 16 hours per week, spread over 2 days.

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we are here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you will be making a positive impact on residents’ lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We are committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. As part of our close-knit team, you will 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. If this sounds like the place for you, we would love to hear from you!

Job description

Job responsibilities

Package Description: 16 hours per week, spread over 2 days.

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we are here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you will be making a positive impact on residents’ lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We are committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. As part of our close-knit team, you will 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. If this sounds like the place for you, we would 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 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 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 are 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.

Please note this role will require:

• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 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, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments.

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.