Part Time Maintenance - Next Steps, Bromley

Livability Journal Communications, Inc; London Borough of Bromley; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent training package

Pension Scheme

25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Shaftesbury Next Steps is recruiting for an experienced General Maintenance Person. You will perform general maintenance or repairs for assigned equipment/facilities and regularly inspect, log and report items for specialist maintenance.

This role supports a day centre for young adults with learning disabilities and complex needs. Examples include minor repairs, painting, furniture building, changing light bulbs, unblocking toilets and gardening.

Qualifications

• Experience in general maintenance and repairs preferred.
• Ability to work safely and follow health & safety guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Perform general maintenance or repairs for assigned equipment/facilities.
• Regularly inspect, log and report items for specialist maintenance.
• Support Health and Safety within the service to ensure no hazards are present.
• Assist with day centre activities and gardening as part of site upkeep.

Job description

Job reference: 006482

Salary: £12.80 per hour

Department: Operations

Hours Per Week: 30

Closing date:

Job Description

Are you the candidate we are looking for? At Shaftesbury Next Steps we are recruiting for an experienced General Maintenance Person.

Please note this role does not qualify for visa sponsorship, as the service is not registered with CQC as per the guidelines set by the Home Office.

We are looking for people with the passion, talent, skills and experience that all add up to a caring and community-minded workforce.

We believe that the people we support have the right to a full and flourishing life. They deserve the very best in delivery. Driven by our core values, Shaftesbury strives to be Open, Enabling, Inclusive and Courageous in all that we do.

Our disability services across adult care, children’s care and education are all focused on inclusion and support. Committed to professional, flexible and personalised care, we are passionate about going the extra mile in providing opportunities for people to thrive and live well.

About the role

As a Maintenance person you will be required to perform general maintenance or repairs for assigned equipment/facilities. You will also be required to regularly inspect, log and report items for specialist maintenance.

Examples of general duties will include minor repairs, painting, building furniture, changing light bulbs, unblocking toilets and gardening.

You will also need to support with the Health and Safety within the service, ensuring that there are no hazards in place.

Next Steps is a day centre that supports young adults with learning disabilities and complex needs to learn and develop life-skills and build confidence.

Our caring and friendly staff, encourage people we support to participate in various activities that challenges them to reach their full potential. Activities that include arts & crafts, sport, fitness and wellbeing, and gardening and horticulture

Benefits of working at Shaftesbury

At Shaftesbury, we know that our people are our greatest asset. We’re proud to have some of the best and most committed staff in the sector – and we want to attract more people like you to work with Shaftesbury. We’re now offering even more great benefits to reward the work of our wonderful staff in adult care:.

We want to reward staff in a range of ways for their hard work. You can be nominated for a recognition letter from a member of the Executive Leadership Team and you may also be nominated to receive a gift voucher up to £50 for going above and beyond within your role.

• Excellent training package provided for all staff.

• Generous Annual Leave entitlement of 25 days + 8 days bank holiday for the first 5 years. Increasing to 28 days + 8 days bank holiday after 5 years.

• Pension Scheme.

• Access to our employee assistance program.

Shaftesbury is the disability charity that’s committed to enabling children, young people and adults to live a life that adds up for them.

What makes life liveable is never down to just one thing - it’s the sum of many things. From friendship to fun; from companionship to community; from a great chat to a challenge overcome, it all adds up – to Shaftesbury.

Through a wide range of disability care, special education, and rehabilitation services we promote inclusion and wellbeing for all. Together, we work to see people take part, contribute and be valued. We put the elements in place that all add up to connected lives.

Shaftesbury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS/Access NI check.

Shaftesbury is committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and to equal opportunities therefore we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.