Maintenance Person

Overview

Our established service, Haresfield, is a vibrant home dedicated to supporting children and young people with learning disabilities and behaviours that may challenge. It offers more than just a place to live - it's a place where they can truly flourish. Our team creates a safe, nurturing and empowering environment where they are all encouraged to discover their strengths, develop new skills and build confidence for the future.

The Role

You will deliver a professional, high quality service to ensure the environment of our residential care homes and the grounds are welcoming and comfortable. You will ensure the highest standard of maintenance and health and safety without compromising the safety of the users of our services, employees and visitors. You will carry out practical maintenance jobs including but not limited to:

• Painting and repairs on plasterboard and masonry walls;
• Basic plumbing - unblocking, fixing leaks, replacing taps;
• Basic carpentry - repairs and replacements to doors, architraves, furniture, worktops etc.;
• Basic electrics - isolating and replacing like-for-like items;
• General maintenance tasks;
• General gardening tasks.

You will be responsible for completing relevant documentation, always ensuring compliance with guidance, statutory regulation and company policies and procedures.

About you

• Are caring and respectful, enabling the people we support to have a pleasant environment to live in;
• Are enthusiastic with excellent communication skills, committed to developing positive working relationships;
• Hold a valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle;
• Have excellent DIY skills with experience in carpentry, plumbing, electrics, painting and decorating, general building maintenance tasks, gardening;
• Share our values of protecting dignity, promoting wellbeing and working in a person centred manner at all times;
• Are a keen problem solver and can manage their own workload.

Safeguarding Commitment

We are committed to the safety and well being of the individuals who use our services and promote safer recruitment practices. If you do not disclose something in your application that could prevent you working with children or vulnerable adults, this could result in you being referred to the police and/or DBS as it is a criminal offence for any person who is barred from working with children and/or vulnerable adults to apply for a role in a regulated activity. If you have made a declaration in relation to a conviction that does not threaten the safety of the vulnerable people, we support we will consider your application and explore further during the recruitment process.

Equal Opportunities Statement

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their sex; religious or similar philosophical belief; political opinion; race; age; sexual orientation; or, whether they are married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled; or whether they have undergone, are undergoing or intend to undergo gender reassignment.

Job Type

Part time

Jobs are provided by the Find a Job Service from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).