Maintenance Operative - Worthing

South Coast Nursing Homes Ltd; Worthing; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Access to your pay as you earn

Free Parking on site

Access to pay as you earn it

Free uniform & DBS

Excellent benefits including pension

Industry leading training and career发展

Job summary

South Coast Nursing Homes is seeking a Maintenance Operative to join our Worthing team, with travel to other sites across the group. You will provide high-quality reactive maintenance and some project work at our care homes.

We require hands-on experience in plumbing, basic electrics and carpentry, painting and decorating, plus a proactive, team-oriented approach. A full clean driver’s licence and comfort with computers are essential. Hours: 40 per week, Mon-Fri 8am-4pm with on-call rota.

Qualifications

• Practical hands-on maintenance experience in plumbing.
• Basic electrics skills.
• Basic carpentry skills.
• Experience of painting and decorating.
• Ability to work in a busy environment with conflicting priorities while meeting deadlines.
• Proactive approach and ability to think and act on own initiative with minimal supervision.
• Full clean driver’s licence for site-to-site travel.
• Comfortable using computers and mobile devices.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality reactive maintenance across our care homes and contribute to project work.
• Report to the Head of Estates and Health and Safety.
• Travel between sites in company van.

Skills

Plumbing

Electrical basics

Carpentry basics

Painting & decorating

Teamwork

Initiative

Full clean driver’s licence

Computer literacy

Job description

South Coast Nursing Homes is an established and successful, family owned and managed, care home company based in Worthing, West Sussex.

We currently operate 9 homes across East and West Sussex. We have 411 beds. Each registered home offers the highest standards of resident care and comfort, 24 hours - day and night, for long and short-term stays.

We currently have an exciting opportunity due to expansion for a Maintenance Operative to join our team in Worthing, with travel to our other sites.

Reporting to the Head of Estates and Health and Safety, you will be responsible for providing an outstanding service, ensuring the delivery of high-quality reactive maintenance work as well as some project work at our care and nursing homes across our group.

We’re looking for someone with solid experience in maintenance and a trade with effective communication skills.

The Successful Candidate Will Have

• Practical hands-on maintenance experience in plumbing;
• Basic Electrics skills;
• Basic Carpentry skills;
• Experience of painting and decorating;
• The ability to work as part of a team in a busy environment dealing with conflicting priorities while maintaining good time management and meeting agreed deadlines;
• A proactive approach and the ability to think and act on own initiative with minimal supervision;
• A full clean driver’s licence, as this role will involve travelling between sites in a company van.
• Be happy in using computers and mobile devices

Hours: - 40hrs p/w - Monday to Friday 8am - 4pm, with on call rota

This role is subject to a DBS check.

Package

• Salary of £32,000 per annum
• Company van;
• Access to your pay as you earn
• Free Parking on site;
• Access to pay as you earn it
• Free uniform & DBS
• Excellent benefits including pension and employee assistance programme
• Industry leading training and development coupled with career progression

Here at South Coast Nursing Homes, we value diversity and are committed to a culture of inclusivity, respect, and equality.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or socio-economic background.

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