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Maintenance Operative

Job details
Posting date: 04 April 2024
Salary: £26,855 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 04 May 2024
Location: Bournemouth, South West, BH64LG
Company: Care South
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 52488081

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Summary

About The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Operative to join the TEAM at Wickmeads, our residential care home, located a stone's throw from the idyllic Tuckton Gardens and River Stour, Christchurch, Dorset.
The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out a varied range of building maintenance and repairs to ensure a safe and comfortable environment for our elderly residents at our home
This role is Monday - Friday with no weekend working.
Key duties will include both planned and reactive maintenance covering: plumbing, heating, electrical, decoration, fire testing, care equipment and carpentry.
We are looking for the following skills/experience:
- Basic Electrical Safety Certificate
- Knowledge of Plumbing and Legionella
- Experience using heating, electrical and fire systems
- Can confidently use own initiative and work with minimum supervision
- MEWPS experience - desirable but not essential
- Heating and/or Plumbing qualifications – ideal but not essential

Ideally you will have experience of working in a care home or similar environment, dealing with a number of maintenance tasks on a daily basis.
As a not-for-profit charity within Social Care, we focus on the reward and recognition of all our people, our benefits include:

- Blue Light Shopping Discount Card
- Reward and Recognition Schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Industry Based Qualifications



About The Company
PEOPLE | PASSION | PURPOSE

As a not-for-profit charity, our HEART values are key to us providing outstanding care. For more information about us, our values and benefits, please visit our website: http://www.care-south.co.uk/about-us/

However, if you have any questions, then please don't hesitate to contact the recruitment team on 01202 712 448.

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