Maintenance Operative

Cambian Group Plc; Wisbech; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

CareTech Community Services is seeking a Maintenance Operative for Wisbech School, Wisbech. This full-time, permanent role involves hands-on maintenance to keep spaces safe, functional and welcoming for students and staff.

The position focuses on general repairs, compliance checks, and coordinating with contractors, with a proactive, can-do attitude and pride in workmanship. DBS and safeguarding checks are part of the recruitment process.

Qualifications

• Solid knowledge of building maintenance.
• Experience with compliance and record keeping.
• A trade background is a bonus, but not essential.
• A proactive, can-do attitude and pride in your work.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out general repairs and maintenance.
• Ensuring buildings and grounds are clean, safe, and welcoming.
• Managing compliance checks and maintaining accurate records.
• Liaising with contractors and supporting larger projects.
• Identifying improvement opportunities that enhance our spaces.
• Working closely with the Regional Facilities Manager.

Skills

Building maintenance

Compliance & records

Trade background bonus

Proactive attitude

Job description

Maintenance Operative – Wisbech School, Wisbech

Mon–Fri, Full time, Permanent role

Salary- £26,436.80 per annum

We are looking for a hands‑on Maintenance Operative to keep our spaces safe, functional, and welcoming.

About Us:

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.

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.

Your day-to-day will include:

• Carrying out general repairs and maintenance.
• Ensuring buildings and grounds are clean, safe, and welcoming.
• Managing compliance checks and maintaining accurate records.
• Liaising with contractors and supporting larger projects.
• Identifying improvement opportunities that enhance our spaces.
• Working closely with the Regional Facilities Manager.

What You Will Bring:

• Solid knowledge of building maintenance.
• Experience with compliance and record keeping.
• A trade background is a bonus, but not essential.
• A proactive, can-do attitude and pride in your work.

We pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunities Employer and we are committed to safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check and reference checks.

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 will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

CareTech Community Services are proud to inform you that they are a Disability Confident Leader.