Site Maintenance Person

Glenholme Specialist Healthcare; Brighton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Long service leave

Birthday leave

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Cycle to Work

Overtime opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Blue Light Card reimbursement

Job summary

Glenholme Specialist Healthcare is seeking a skilled Maintenance Person to join our team and help maintain high-quality residential services for adults with physical and learning disabilities.

This is a varied, hands-on role involving repairs, maintenance, safety inspections and record-keeping. You’ll travel between services as needed and collaborate with residents and staff to keep environments safe and well-presented.

Qualifications

• Experience in a general maintenance, facilities or trade-based role.
• Practical skills across plumbing, carpentry, decorating and basic electrical work.
• Good understanding of health and safety practices.
• Ability to work independently and manage workload.
• Professional approach when working with residents, visitors and colleagues.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel between services.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out day-to-day repairs and planned maintenance across residential properties.
• Completing maintenance tasks including plumbing, carpentry, decorating and basic electrical work.
• Conducting routine health and safety and compliance checks.
• Maintaining stock levels and safely storing tools and materials.
• Identifying maintenance issues and arranging specialist contractors where required.
• Occasional travel to another service within Surrey to complete maintenance work.
• Keeping accurate maintenance records using basic IT systems like Word and Excel.
• Ensuring all work is completed safely, professionally and to a high standard.

Skills

General maintenance experience

DIY / trades skills

Driving licence

Basic IT skills

Health & safety awareness

Education

NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds / equivalent in a relevant trade

Health & Safety qualification (NEBOSH/CITB)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Maintenance Person – Glenholme Specialist Healthcare

Location: Brighton
Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm
Salary: £27,000–£30,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Contract: Permanent | Full-time

Make a real difference where it matters most

Glenholme Specialist Healthcare is looking for a skilled and reliable Maintenance Person to join our team, helping to maintain high-quality residential services that support adults with physical and learning disabilities.

This is a varied, hands‑on role where you'll help ensure our properties remain safe, comfortable and well‑maintained. If you take pride in your work, enjoy problem‑solving and are looking to join a friendly and supportive organisation, we'd love to hear from you.

The Role

As a Maintenance Person, you will play an important role in maintaining safe, welcoming and well‑presented environments for both residents and staff across Glenholme Specialist Healthcare's residential services.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out day‑to‑day repairs and planned maintenance across residential properties.
• Completing a range of maintenance tasks, including plumbing, carpentry, joinery, painting and decorating, basic electrical work and general repairs.
• Conducting routine health and safety and compliance checks.
• Maintaining stock levels and ensuring tools and materials are stored safely.
• Identifying maintenance issues and arranging specialist contractors where required.
• Travelling occasionally to another service within Surrey to complete maintenance work.
• Keeping accurate maintenance records using basic IT systems, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ensuring all work is completed safely, professionally and to a high standard.

About You

We're looking for someone who is practical, dependable and committed to maintaining safe, high‑quality environments for the people we support.

You'll ideally have:

• Experience in a general maintenance, facilities or trade‑based role.
• Practical skills across a range of maintenance disciplines, including plumbing, carpentry, decorating and basic electrical work.
• A good understanding of health and safety practices.
• The ability to work independently and manage your own workload.
• A professional and respectful approach when working with residents, visitors and colleagues.
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel between services when required.
• Basic IT skills for completing maintenance records.
• An enhanced DBS check (or willingness to obtain one).

Desirable Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, BTEC or equivalent in a relevant trade.
• Health & Safety qualification such as NEBOSH, CITB or equivalent.

What We Offer

At Glenholme Specialist Healthcare, we value the contribution our employees make every day. We offer:

• A supportive and friendly working environment.
• The opportunity to make a genuine difference to people's daily lives.
• A stable Monday to Friday working pattern.
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
• Well‑maintained residential services and a varied workload.

What Success Looks Like

• Properties are maintained to a consistently high standard.
• Repairs are completed safely, efficiently and within agreed timescales.
• Residents and colleagues can rely on you to resolve maintenance issues promptly.
• You contribute to creating safe, comfortable homes that people are proud to live in.

Benefits

Terms and conditions apply.

• 28 days' annual leave (including bank holidays).
• Additional annual leave for long service (up to five extra days).*
• Birthday leave.*
• Pension scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Cycle to Work scheme.*
• Overtime opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Programme, including wellbeing, financial and family support.
• Blue Light Card reimbursement.*