Maintenance Operative

• 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
• 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

• Minimum of one years’ experience in a general maintenance or handy person role and/or hold a professional qualification in a trade
• Hold a full driving licence
• 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

DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare