Maintenance Person - The Grange Care Home in Newport, near Saffron Walden, Part of the Country Court Family

Hours: 37.5 Hours per week (Monday to Friday 0800-1600)

The Grange Care Home offers family-led residential and specialist dementia care for up to 40 residents. Situated in the Debden Grange Retirement Village, our care home is close to Saffron Walden and just a short drive from Cambridge. Led by the manager, our fantastic team offer highly compassionate, personalised care, that is tailored to the needs of each individual. 

We are looking for a friendly and motivational Maintenance Person to join our team and ensure our care home is a safe environment for the residents and staff and conforms to the requirements as laid out under the Health and Safety legislation.

ABOUT YOU

We are seeking an experienced individual who can share our very own family values would love to hear from those who really do want to make a difference to people’s lives

• At least 1 years’ experience as a maintenance person
• Have knowledge or understanding of a wide range of traditional building trades
• Knowledge or understanding of health & safety at work, particularly moving and handling techniques and COSHH assessments
• Have the ability to own issues to resolutions
• Have strong written & verbal communication skills
• Knowledge or understanding of the care sector
• A valid driving licence is required for this role

ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE PERSON ROLE  

Within your role as Maintenance Person, you will be working jointly with the Home Manager to ensure that our home is maintained to the highest of standards. Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensure that all the property remains in a safe and structural condition and that all utilities are fully operational.
• Ensure that all tools and equipment used are stored in a safe place for the protection and safety of residents and staff & ensure that the storage of all cleaning and dangerous materials conform to the Home’s COSHH policy
• Complete the various maintenance, fire and health and safety checks as advised by the Home Manager.
• Ensure that any vehicle used to transport residents is in a safe condition and conform to legal requirements.
• Carry out light plumbing, electrical and carpentry work, in line with skill levels and qualifications, as well as decorating.

IN RETURN

You’ll be joining a family business and will benefit from our generous range of benefits which include:

• 28 days holiday (FTE) (including bank holidays)
• Annual pay reviews, pension contributions & enhanced bank holiday rates
• Supportive and bespoke Induction Training Programmes, ongoing training and development and nationally recognised qualifications*
• Refer a friend or resident bonus scheme*
• Pension Contributions & a range of excellent discounts for shops, restaurants, days out & more.
• Annual Staff Awards Programme across all our Homes celebrating our great staff

*Subject to Terms and Conditions

JOINING THE COUNTRY COURT CARE FAMILY

We’re proud to be a family run business that’s grown over the years to a family of 2,300+ employees and over 35 care homes. We’re passionate about providing 5* care to our residents. From bistros to pubs and cinema rooms to spas – we’ve created extraordinary care homes so we’re looking for extraordinary people to join our team!

Click the Apply Button Now! -If the Maintenance Person role sounds like a job for you, we would like to hear from you. 

PLEASE NOTE:

All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK and if successful will need to provide evidence.

We are no longer accepting applications for sponsorship.

You may have experience as

Maintenance person, Maintenance worker, Handy person, Caretaker, property maintenance