Maintenance Operative - Bank

NHS; Brentwood (MD); On-site; USD 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Brentwood seeks a dedicated Maintenance Operative to maintain facilities and provide essential repairs. The successful candidate will support residents and ensure high standards in the care home. Ideal applicants will have previous maintenance experience and knowledge of Health and Safety protocols. Opportunities for growth and development in a compassionate team await the right individual.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year's experience in a general maintenance or handy person role.
• Full driving licence is required.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations, including Moving and Handling techniques.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the building and grounds are well maintained.
• Carry out general maintenance tasks and basic repairs.
• Support new residents in arranging their rooms.
• Provide out-of-hours emergency services.

Skills

General maintenance

Electrical repairs

Plumbing

Joinery

Health and Safety knowledge

Education

Professional qualification in a trade

Job description

This is a temporary Maintenance Operative role at Avery Healthcare's care home in Brentwood. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the building and grounds are well maintained, undertaking a variety of routine maintenance tasks, checks to services applying basic fixes to equipment and systems whilst ensuring facilities are fully functional.

Main duties of the job

As a Maintenance Operative, your focus will be to ensure the building and grounds are well maintained, undertaking a variety of routine maintenance tasks, checks to services applying basic fixes to equipment and systems whilst ensuring facilities are fully functional. Other responsibilities will include carrying out general maintenance tasks and basic repairs, supporting new residents to arrange their room, ensuring routine re-decoration is undertaken, advising on the supply and quality of items, and providing out of hours emergency service.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and they're passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team alike. With over 100 homes across the UK, Avery offers exceptional care and a supportive, inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we're here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you'll be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day - your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We're committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you'll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.

We're now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Maintenance Operative. If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as a Maintenance Operative will be to ensure the building and grounds are well maintained, undertaking a variety of routine maintenance tasks, checks to services applying basic fixes to equipment and systems whilst ensuring facilities are fully functional.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out all general maintenance tasks and basic repairs including all electrical, plumbing, joinery, and building tasks both inside and outside the Home.
• Supporting new residents to arrange their room as they wish.
• Ensuring routine re-decoration is undertaken as required to maintain the standards in the home.
• Advising on the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring the timely and appropriate ordering of replacement goods.
• Providing out of hours emergency service, participating in the on-call rota.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have a minimum of one year's experience in a general maintenance or handy person role and/or hold a professional qualification in a trade.
• Hold a full driving licence.
• Have knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety, and COSHH assessments.
• Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Please note this role will require:

• DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.