maintenance person

Aurem Care; Chaldon; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 28 days

Free DBS

Free or discounted meals

Company pension

In-house training via Hippo platform

Apprenticeship courses funded

Yearly salary review

Refer a friend bonus £750

Job summary

Aurem Care is seeking a maintenance person to keep our premises and grounds in a high standard, ensuring a safe and pleasant environment for residents. The role involves repairs, electrical checks, fire safety duties, and general upkeep across facilities.

Full-time hours, 8am–4pm, 37.5 hours per week, with some weekend work. Benefits include 28 days annual leave, DBS clearance provided, meals, pension, and training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must have maintenance experience, e.g. minor electrical, plumbing or joinery.
• Must have a driving licence and own transportation.
• IT literate with basic Microsoft Office and comfortable using a PC or laptop.

Responsibilities

• Carry out repairs or coordinate with engineers/service agents.
• Undertake basic visual electrical checks on equipment and report faults.
• Complete fire checks (fire alarm, extinguishers, doors, sprinklers).
• Conduct pre-weekend checks on lights, electricals, heating.
• Record monthly gas, electricity and water meter readings.
• Undertake general redecoration and grounds maintenance
• Support residents' privacy and communicate with nursing staff as needed.
• Participate in KPI data collection when required.
• Perform ad hoc duties to meet service delivery.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Electrical knowledge

Plumbing

Joinery

Driving licence

IT literate

MS Office

Communication skills

Team player

Self-motivation

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a positive impact in your local community? Have you had the privilege of gaining valuable experience in the field of Maintenance work? Join us in a fulfilling and rewarding career where you can truly make a difference. What does the job role involve? The maintenance person will ensure the premises and grounds are maintained to a high standard and provide the residents with a safe, comfortable and pleasant environment in which to live. The role includes but is not limited to:

• Carry out repairs as required or contact engineers/service agent where applicable.
• Undertake basic visual electrical checks on all equipment, i.e. ensuring that all plugs and cables equipment are checked for signs of damage, labelling is legible and correct. Any faults are reported to the Home Manager and Electrical Contractor.
• Ensure that daily/weekly/monthly fire checks are completed which includes the fire alarm system, fire extinguisher, fire doors and sprinkler system recording findings.
• Pre-weekend check; lights, electrical, heating, prior to the weekend or Bank holidays.
• To ensure monthly meter readings of gas, electricity and water are submitted to the Administrator/Manager on specified dates.
• Undertake general redecoration works as instructed by the Home Manager.
• Undertake ground maintenance, keeping the grass cut, shrubs, bushes and hedges pruned and the site generally weed free.
• To be aware of maintaining resident's privacy and to communicate with nursing staff should works be required which will affect resident care.
• Where necessary and under the direction of the Home Manager, participate in the collation of key performance indicator data and evidence.
• Any ad hoc duties to meet service delivery for our home.
• Must have maintenance experience e.g. minor electrical, plumbing, joinery
• Knowledge of current Health and Safety regulations
• Previously worked in a care environment, would be a advantage
• Must have a Driving licence and own transportation
• IT literate with good knowledge of Microsoft Office and comfortable using PC or laptop
• Good communication skills
• Confident team player
• Willingness to receive training on current Health & Safety/Fire/EHO issues
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Be able to follow and prioritise tasks and responsibilities
• Aurem Care have been awarded for the prestigious 'Top 20 Care Home Group' accolade by carehome.co.uk, celebrating our commitment to excellence in care across the UK.

Our homes are all about people caring about people, we believe our care homes should be happy homes for loved ones. Our team play an important role in our homes, to ensure that our values are lived and embraced every day. Diversity, Integrity, Fun, Committed and Connecting If these are values that resonate with you and you're looking for a rewarding job in making a real difference to the lives of our amazing residents,

• Full time contract
• 37.5 hours per week
• Pay: £16.73 per hour
• Working hours: 8am - 4pm
• Able to work some weekend's
• 28 days annual leave including bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
• Free DBS (T&C's apply)
• Free or discounted meals
• Company pension
• Free in house training via our elearning platform, your Hippo, in addition to our fully funded apprenticeship courses.
• Yearly salary review
• Refer a friend scheme, with up to £750 reward for each referral (T & C's apply)
• Being part of an organisation where empowering and valuing our people is fundamental to everything we do
• Please Note: Aurem Care is not a sponsoring organisation. Therefore the successful applicant must already possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently.