Maintenance Assistant
| Posting date: | 27 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £12.9 to £14.9 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 26 September 2025 |
| Location: | SE19 1XE |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Leonard Cheshire |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 15784-54096 |
Summary
One part-time role of 30 hours per week available, must be car driver as you will need to transport the people we support on a regular basis.
*A night enhancement of £1.50 per hour will apply from 8pm to 7am Monday – Sunday (this does not apply to sleep-ins). A weekend day enhancement of £2.00 per hour will be paid from 7am to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday.
Athol House provides high-quality care, with excellent transport links and local facilities close to Crystal Palace. We’re a specialist provider delivering person-centred care. Our residents have a wide range of physical disabilities, sensory impairments and/or long-term health conditions
“We are amongst the highest rated providers of care and supported living services in the UK, with 87% of our services rated ‘good’ by regulators.”
About the role
You will play a vital role in assisting with the upkeep of our service, keeping buildings and surrounding areas safe and well maintained to agreed health and safety standards.
Duties will include decorating, furniture removal, general repairs and routine maintenance to ensure the smooth running of the premises both internally and externally. With a focus on preventative maintenance, you will report potential issues to be quickly resolved and prioritise your workload.
To be successful in this role you will:
• Have relevant previous experience.
• Understand the principles of workplace safety.
• Be able to perform physical tasks required by the job.
• Work flexibly to the needs of the service.
Please see the job description (link below) for more details.
We offer a wide range of employee rewards to include:
• Wagestream, option to withdraw up to 40% of your pay before pay day (click here for more details).
• Free Blue Light Card.
• Contributory company pension scheme with competitive life cover benefit.
• Access to a Cash Health Plan at very favourable rates.
• Great development opportunities through our apprenticeship schemes and chance to gain recognised qualifications.
• Unlimited payments through our Refer a Friend bonus scheme.
• Free DBS check.
• Employee Assistance Programme and so much more!
*We are currently under consultation proposing a change to the enhancement rates paid. If the proposal is accepted, from 1 December 2025 new enhancement rates of £1.00 per hour will only apply to night working (8pm Monday to 7am Friday) and weekend working (8pm Friday – 7am Monday). This does not apply to Sleep-ins.
Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.
Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.
* No agencies please *
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme