Maintenance Operative- Field Based

Esland; Bedford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van & fuel card

Overtime rate

Tools supplied

Monthly recognition awards

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee discounts via E-together

Free parking

Birthday day off

Job summary

Esland is seeking a competent Maintenance Operative to join a multi-skilled team. You will perform maintenance and repair work across our care homes, including carpentry, plastering, painting, basic plumbing and electrics, and gardening, ensuring high standards of service.

You will work in the Bedford area with the wider maintenance team, handling planned and reactive tasks, and complying with safety regulations. A full driving licence and willingness to travel are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in all aspects of general maintenance to a high standard.
• Proficient in plastering, carpentry and decorating to support home maintenance services.
• Able to perform basic plumbing and electrical tasks safely and effectively.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills to liaise across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and complete general maintenance and repair in our homes.
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance tasks with the team.
• Adhere to health and safety regulations and report issues to management.
• Be willing to work one Saturday every 6 weeks.

Skills

General maintenance

Carpentry

Plastering

Decorating

Basic plumbing

Electrical basics

Communication

Teamwork

Driving license

Travel flexibility

IT systems

Tools

Jira

Job description

Are you a competent and multiskilled Maintenance professional looking for a new challenge?

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Operative to be part of a multi-skilled team, providing property maintenance and repair to our care homes plus other areas of the business. You will work as a part of an integral team, carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance and repair procedures such as carpentry, plumbing, plastering, painting, basic electrics and gardening skills.

We are looking for someone who is happy and confident to carry out a range of works, maintenance and property upkeep across the Bedford area.

Who we are?

At Esland, we have a clear mission of providing high quality residential care, education and other wrap around services which offers a bespoke specialist service to Local Authorities ensuring that they get the best outcomes for their young people.

We are proud of the quality services that we offer both Local Authorities, children and our staff. We are a provider of choice, offering long term placement stability and through our Road to Resilience.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordination and completion of all aspects of general maintenance and repair in our homes.
• Completion of any other maintenance tasks as and when required, working with the wider maintenance team across our homes.
• Adhering to all health and safety regulations and reporting any issues to management.
• The successful candidate must be willing to work one Saturday every 6 weeks.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

You will have experience in all aspects of general maintenance and the ability to carry out this work to a high standard.

• You will have experience in all aspects of plastering, carpentry and decorating, in order to provide an efficient and comprehensive maintenance service to our homes.
• Working knowledge of basic plumbing and electrics.
• Excellent communication skills, to liaise effectively with all levels of the organisation.
• You will be experienced in the safe use of powered hand and bench tools.
• You can work both independently and as part of the wider team.
• Confident in using IT systems - Currently we use Jira to manage and update jobs.
• A full driving license is essential, along with flexibility to travel across our homes.
• Company Van & Fuel Card
• Overtime rate
• Tools Supplied
• Monthly recognition awards
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to big-brand deals and discounts via our employee benefits scheme via E-together.
• Free parking
• A day off for your birthday (in addition to your holiday entitlement)
• The opportunity to make a real difference to a child's life!

This also includes our Esland online school accessible to children throughout the UK which helps to deliver education to children missing education by utilising our specialised Turning the Curve education programme.

With over 35 years of residential childcare experience, the Esland group now has more than 65 residential children’s and assessment homes, and five schools, that are spread across the Kent, Hertfordshire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Wiltshire, Bedfordshire, Nottinghamshire, West Midlands and Northamptonshire regions of England.

With over 800 team members and over 200 young people supported we strive to help our children achieve their very best outcomes, through our bespoke residential care, education, therapeutic and activity-led wraparound services.

Maintenance Operative- Field based Bedford, Bedfordshre, GB