Maintenance Operative

This role as a Maintenance Operative at Akari Care in Blyth presents an excellent opportunity for an experienced individual who is passionate about caring for the elderly and making a positive impact on their lives. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring high standards of maintenance and safety across the care home, collaborating closely with the home manager and wider team.

Main duties of the job

As a Maintenance Operative, you will play a vital role in engaging with, supporting, and improving the quality of life for the residents at Akari Care. You will carry out a range of tasks, including internal decoration, grounds maintenance, building repairs, and utilities management, all while being mindful of and conscientious to the individual needs and backgrounds of the residents. This is a hands on, practical role that requires technical knowledge, an innovative solution based approach, and a warm, approachable, and engaging persona to build respectful relationships with the residents and colleagues.

About us

Akari Care is an award winning provider of care homes that aims to create an environment where residents are valued, respected, and offered personalised care. The organization is committed to supporting the professional and personal development of its staff, providing competitive salaries, pension contributions, training, and other benefits.

Job responsibilities

If you are passionate about caring for the elderly and want to build a long term career in one of our award winning homes, then look no further than Akari Care. Our aim is to create an environment where our residents are valued, respected, and are offered the personalised care they deserve.

We now seek a Maintenance Operative who is passionate about, and thrives on, making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people.

Whilst this position is a very hands on, practical role, it is hugely important to us that you be mindful of and conscientious to individual needs and backgrounds. As part of our home team, you will play a vital role in engaging with, supporting, and improving the quality of lives for our residents. You will carry out your tasks in a way that also promotes an approachable and respectful relationship with our residents to enable them to live a fulfilled and comfortable life with a sense of security, dignity, and self respect.

Working in collaboration and unison with the home Manager and the wider maintenance team you will be responsible for ensuring that high standards are continually met with regards to maintenance in and around the home. This will include but is not limited to internal decoration; grounds maintenance and safety; building repairs; supplies; and utilities. Each day will present you with challenges which must be unreservedly embraced whilst being respectful and supportive of individual and differing needs of both residents and colleagues. You will continually assess all areas of the home and provide dedicated attention if / when required. Systematically ensuring that the home is well maintained alongside imparting your knowledge to all other colleagues to ensure they adhere to the same high standards.

By showing us you can match our values with the right desire for personalised excellence, community spirit and a kind, caring and compassionate nature, we, in return, can offer you a career developing your knowledge, skills and abilities to support vulnerable adults with the care their individual needs require.

What we require from you:

Experience of working within similar environment

Solid maintenance experience, building, DIY, cleaning, and housekeeping

Technical knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems

General knowledge of plumbing and joinery

An all round attitude to maintenance and repairs, with an innovative solution based approach

Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice.

Work well under pressure without negative impact to those around you.

Warm, approachable, and engaging persona

Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated.

Resilient and adaptable to differing needs of colleagues and residents

What is in it for you:

Pension contribution of 3%

Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes.

Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid.

28 days annual leave (based on full time hours, including Bank Holidays)

Fully funded training and development

Support with personal development plans.

The opportunity to grow and develop both personally and professionally.

An engaging community environment where everyone is respected and included.

Person Specification Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have experience working in a similar environment, solid maintenance experience in areas such as building, DIY, cleaning, and housekeeping, as well as technical knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems, plumbing, and joinery. They should also possess an all round attitude to maintenance and repairs, with an innovative solution based approach, and be flexible, adaptable, and able to work well under pressure.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.