Maintenance Technician

Bo Asian Bistro; Castleford; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate team as a Maintenance Technician at a care home where your skills will truly make a difference. This role is perfect for those who enjoy hands-on work and want to contribute to a safe and welcoming environment for residents. You'll be involved in a variety of tasks, from decorating to plumbing, ensuring that everything is in top condition for those who live and work here. With a supportive team and opportunities for development, this position offers a rewarding experience in the care sector. If you are kind, caring, and share our values, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Regular supervision and peer support

Learning opportunities

Career prospects

Qualifications

• Demonstrates a broad range of maintenance skills and health & safety knowledge.
• Great communicator with digital skills and a team player.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the home is well-maintained, including decorating and plumbing.
• Conduct regular risk assessments and audits.

Skills

Maintenance Skills

Health and Safety Knowledge

Communication Skills

Digital Skills

Driving Licence

Education

18th-edition Electrical Certificate

Job description

Maintenance Technician

Care home: Kingfisher View
Location: Castleford, WF10 2PY
Contract type: Full time, 40 hours per week
Rate: £12.50 per hour
Care home CQC rating: Good

This is an exciting opportunity to use your skills to make a real difference every day.

Join us as our new Maintenance Technician at Kingfisher View care home in Castleford.

If you’re looking for a rewarding maintenance role with a difference, we have the job for you.

At Kingfisher View, our Maintenance Technicians ensure a safe and welcoming home for the people we support.

In the role, you’ll ensure that everything works well and looks its best for everyone who lives, works and visits here. Come and join our friendly and professional team.

About Exemplar Health Care

Kingfisher View is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.

The home has single and dual occupancy apartments that support 16 adults living with complex mental health needs, acquired brain injuries, and dementia.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role

Our Maintenance Technician plays a key role in ensuring that the fabrics, fittings, fixtures, and equipment in the home are in good condition.

No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

1. decorating
2. gardening
3. plumbing
4. tiling
5. carrying out regular risk assessments, audits, and checks.

You’ll put our people at the heart of everything you do – whether that’s painting bedrooms, building planters in the garden, or putting pictures on people’s walls. We can guarantee that whatever you bring to the role, you’ll see great rewards.

If you haven’t worked in the care sector before, we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy, and ongoing training programmes.

About you

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, and teamwork.

You’re also:

1. able to demonstrate a broad range of maintenance skills
2. hold a Driving Licence
3. knowledgeable about, and experienced in, health and safety legislation and regulations
4. a great communicator, both verbally and in writing
5. someone with digital skills and an understanding of how IT works
6. a team player
7. kind, caring, and understanding.

To apply for this role, it may be helpful if you have, or are willing to work towards, an 18th-edition Electrical Certificate.

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including:

1. regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities, and career prospects
2. access to wages before payday
3. retail and lifestyle discounts
4. free DBS check
5. 24/7 counselling and support
6. Blue Light Card eligibility.

How to apply

Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.

Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.