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Maintenance Assistant - Care Home

NHS

Job Description

Job summary

As a Maintenance Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create the safe and attractive surroundings that enable the organization to provide quality care and support to their residents. The role offers variety as you'll undertake a range of tasks to ensure the building and grounds are well-maintained. You'll need experience in property maintenance, a patient and caring nature, and a genuine interest in the residents.

Main duties of the job

The Maintenance Assistant role at Barchester Healthcare involves a range of tasks to keep the care home building and grounds well-maintained and in good condition. This includes undertaking property maintenance work, ensuring the home gives the right first impression, and making sure every area is always well-kept. The successful candidate will have experience in property maintenance, a patient and caring nature, and a genuine interest in the residents.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK. They operate over 200 care homes across the country, offering a range of specialist care services. Barchester is committed to providing high-quality care and support to their residents, creating a comfortable and safe environment.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Maintenance Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create the safe and attractive surroundings that enable us to give our residents the quality care and support they deserve. It's important that our homes give the right first impression and that every area is always well-maintained. The role of Maintenance Assistant offers plenty of variety as you'll undertake a range of tasks to make sure our building and grounds are at their best all day, every day.

ABOUT YOUYou'll need some experience of property maintenance to join us as a Maintenance Assistant. We'll also want to see a patient, caring nature and a genuine interest in our residents. As well as that, you should be reliable and ready to turn your hand to a range of tasks all focused on keeping the home maintained to the highest standards.

REWARDS PACKAGEIn return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including: Free training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'

And so much more!

If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • You'll need some experience of property maintenance to join as a Maintenance Assistant. A patient, caring nature and a genuine interest in the residents are also required.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Peterborough

PE2 7DN

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

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