Facilities Officer

The Orders of St John Care Trust; Idaho; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Handy Person to maintain and ensure the safety of their care homes. This role involves practical maintenance tasks, including overseeing heating and lighting systems, as well as performing regular checks on essential services. The ideal candidate will have strong practical skills and a caring attitude, ensuring a well-maintained environment for residents. Join a team dedicated to providing warmth and kindness, and enjoy a rewarding career with great benefits, including generous holidays and a workplace pension.

Benefits

28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)

Higher rates of pay at weekends

Workplace pension

Free uniform

Free DBS

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a Friend scheme

Blue Light Card discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar maintenance role with strong practical skills.
• Comfortable in an elderly care setting, with a caring and sensitive manner.

Responsibilities

• Maintain heating, lighting, and overall fabric of the building.
• Conduct regular checks on boiler and water systems.
• Complete health and safety checks.

Skills

Practical Maintenance Skills

Communication Skills

Ability to Work Independently

Education

Level 2 or 3 NVQ in Facilities Services

Job description

Handy Person

Location: Wheatley, Oxfordshire, OX33 1ND

Pay rate: Up to £15.69

Contracted Hours: 37.5 Hours

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our property estate is a mixture of sizes, ages and services. As we modernise our portfolio of homes; we are refurbishing some with others being brand new, contemporary care homes. With this investment into our property, we need more people with the right mix of skills and passion to ensure that our homes are kept well maintained and safe.

As the Handy Person you’ll take pride in the Home that you maintain, including the surrounding gardens. You’ll soon get to know our residents and their families and will let them get involved in helping you to maintain their home. You’ll be responsible for key tasks such as the maintenance of heating and lighting, the overall fabric of the building, regular checks on the boiler and water systems and completing all relevant health and safety checks.

In joining us, you’ll also become part of our extended family. You’ll work alongside other team members who are passionate about providing a safe environment, as well as warmth and kindness to all those who live and work in our homes.

Wellford Gardens is our first luxury new build incorporating all-inclusive in the comfort of luxurious surroundings. It will include en-suite bedrooms, fresh air ventilation, acoustic monitoring, landscaped gardens, private dining, hair and beauty facilities, cinema, lounge and sun terrace. The home is located just off the A40 on Park Hill in Wheatley. Wellford Gardens is a three-storey home with 65 bedrooms, offering residents round-the-clock residential and dementia care. The home design includes innovative new technologies including E-care and providing person centred care with many personalised options.

AND IN RETURN

The Trust is a great place to work; we’ve been providing care for almost 1,000 years and we’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK. Not-for-profit means that we reinvest every penny we make into our residents, colleagues and the care homes we live and work in. Therefore, we offer a great range of benefits, including a competitive salary, training and development. Alongside keeping our colleagues safe with PPE and daily testing

Here are some of the other benefits you’ll enjoy as a valued member of our team:

• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Higher rates of pay at weekends
• A workplace pension
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us
• Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more

ABOUT YOU

You’ll have experience in a similar maintenance role with strong practical skills. You may also have a Level 2 or 3 NVQ in Facilities Services (or equivalent) but this is not essential. You’ll be comfortable in an elderly care setting, with the ability to relate to our residents in a caring and sensitive manner.

Confident working on your own initiative, and with a positive attitude and good communication skills, you’ll prioritise your work schedules to meet the needs of the Home and its residents and be committed to providing a well-maintained environment for everyone who lives and works in the home.

If you think you have the right skills and attitude to deliver the highest quality of care for our residents as a Handy Person within our care homes, then you could be next to join us. So apply, and get your career started with us today.

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