Maintenance Assistant
| Posting date: | 03 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,099 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 April 2026 |
| Location: | Great Bookham, KT23 4DZ |
| Company: | The Grange Centre |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 66 |
Summary
Job Advert
Maintenance Assistant
Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm with a 60 minute unpaid lunch each day.
Salary: £28,099 per annum
Are you practical, proactive, and passionate about making a positive difference every day?
Join us at The Grange Centre, where your skills will help create safe, welcoming and inspiring spaces for the people we support,
our tenants, staff, and visitors. We're seeking a full time Maintenance Assistant to join our Facilities team of 7 who
collectively are responsible for all aspects of the maintenance (both reactive and planned projects), improvement and presentation
of our properties and grounds.
About The Grange Centre
The Grange Centre for People with Disabilities provides vital services supporting people with learning disabilities to lead
independent and fulfilling lives. We are unique in Surrey as we offer accommodation, care support and a wide range of skills
training and activities all on one beautiful 8 acre site in Bookham. Our services are most suited for people with mild to moderate
disabilities.
We are a regulated care provider, a charity and a housing association and we provide three services - residential care for those
with higher care needs, supported living for people working towards independence and skills and activities - a wide range of
training, work experience and mini businesses.
About The Role
As a key member the Facilities team, you may be asked to do jobs at the main Grange Centre site in Bookham, our onsite swimming
pool, our houses in Fetcham or Epsom, our tenanted flats in Leatherhead or Bookham or our shop in Bookham. From reactive repairs
to planned maintenance and enhancement projects, you’ll help us deliver high-quality environments that support our Strategic Plan.
This is a hands on and varied role, where no two days will be the same and you’ll work closely with colleagues across The Grange
Centre to champion best practice, efficient working methods, and a person-centred approach in everything you do.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Responding to maintenance requests and carrying out repairs across buildings, equipment and vehicles.
* Completing practical tasks such as guttering, fencing, drainage, plumbing, electrical work and carpentry all within your skill
set, we'll call in the experts for specialist jobs.
* Assisting with decorating and furnishing to keep spaces looking their best.
* Helping maintain and update preventative maintenance schedules.
* Supporting the Estates Manager with on and off site building projects and plans.
* Providing support with fleet management, from servicing to purchasing.
* Overseeing storage solutions, room setups for meetings/events, and car park arrangements.
* Working collaboratively to manage logged jobs via our Job Management System.
* Ensuring compliance with Health & Safety and contributing to audits and inspections.
* Playing a role in promoting positive community and stakeholder relationships.
Keeping People Safe & Well
You’ll help ensure our environments support wellbeing, dignity and safety for the people we support by:
* Contributing to safe systems, accurate record keeping and proactive audit processes.
* Responding appropriately to incidents and property-related concerns.
* Engaging in personal and professional development to keep your skills current.
What We’re Looking For
* Someone with varied practical maintenance skills across several trades, happy to turn their hand to anything.
* A proactive, solutions focused mindset.
* Good communication and teamwork abilities.
* A commitment to sustainability, safety, and high-quality service.
* Someone who enjoys variety, takes initiative, and cares about making a meaningful contribution.
What Colleagues Say
Don’t just take our word for it, here’s a snippet of what our team had to say in our October 2025 staff survey:
95.2% of the team say they understand how the purpose and values of The Grange Centre relate to their job.
92.9% say that The Grange Centre provides them with the training they need.
We have an open, no blame culture as emphasised by 96.4% of the team saying that The Grange Centre provides an environment where
they feel able to admit when they make a mistake.
89.2% feel they are a valued member of The Grange Centre team.
90.3% feel they can express their ideas and opinions.
95.2% find their colleagues to be helpful and supportive.
Maintenance Assistant
Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm with a 60 minute unpaid lunch each day.
Salary: £28,099 per annum
Are you practical, proactive, and passionate about making a positive difference every day?
Join us at The Grange Centre, where your skills will help create safe, welcoming and inspiring spaces for the people we support,
our tenants, staff, and visitors. We're seeking a full time Maintenance Assistant to join our Facilities team of 7 who
collectively are responsible for all aspects of the maintenance (both reactive and planned projects), improvement and presentation
of our properties and grounds.
About The Grange Centre
The Grange Centre for People with Disabilities provides vital services supporting people with learning disabilities to lead
independent and fulfilling lives. We are unique in Surrey as we offer accommodation, care support and a wide range of skills
training and activities all on one beautiful 8 acre site in Bookham. Our services are most suited for people with mild to moderate
disabilities.
We are a regulated care provider, a charity and a housing association and we provide three services - residential care for those
with higher care needs, supported living for people working towards independence and skills and activities - a wide range of
training, work experience and mini businesses.
About The Role
As a key member the Facilities team, you may be asked to do jobs at the main Grange Centre site in Bookham, our onsite swimming
pool, our houses in Fetcham or Epsom, our tenanted flats in Leatherhead or Bookham or our shop in Bookham. From reactive repairs
to planned maintenance and enhancement projects, you’ll help us deliver high-quality environments that support our Strategic Plan.
This is a hands on and varied role, where no two days will be the same and you’ll work closely with colleagues across The Grange
Centre to champion best practice, efficient working methods, and a person-centred approach in everything you do.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Responding to maintenance requests and carrying out repairs across buildings, equipment and vehicles.
* Completing practical tasks such as guttering, fencing, drainage, plumbing, electrical work and carpentry all within your skill
set, we'll call in the experts for specialist jobs.
* Assisting with decorating and furnishing to keep spaces looking their best.
* Helping maintain and update preventative maintenance schedules.
* Supporting the Estates Manager with on and off site building projects and plans.
* Providing support with fleet management, from servicing to purchasing.
* Overseeing storage solutions, room setups for meetings/events, and car park arrangements.
* Working collaboratively to manage logged jobs via our Job Management System.
* Ensuring compliance with Health & Safety and contributing to audits and inspections.
* Playing a role in promoting positive community and stakeholder relationships.
Keeping People Safe & Well
You’ll help ensure our environments support wellbeing, dignity and safety for the people we support by:
* Contributing to safe systems, accurate record keeping and proactive audit processes.
* Responding appropriately to incidents and property-related concerns.
* Engaging in personal and professional development to keep your skills current.
What We’re Looking For
* Someone with varied practical maintenance skills across several trades, happy to turn their hand to anything.
* A proactive, solutions focused mindset.
* Good communication and teamwork abilities.
* A commitment to sustainability, safety, and high-quality service.
* Someone who enjoys variety, takes initiative, and cares about making a meaningful contribution.
What Colleagues Say
Don’t just take our word for it, here’s a snippet of what our team had to say in our October 2025 staff survey:
95.2% of the team say they understand how the purpose and values of The Grange Centre relate to their job.
92.9% say that The Grange Centre provides them with the training they need.
We have an open, no blame culture as emphasised by 96.4% of the team saying that The Grange Centre provides an environment where
they feel able to admit when they make a mistake.
89.2% feel they are a valued member of The Grange Centre team.
90.3% feel they can express their ideas and opinions.
95.2% find their colleagues to be helpful and supportive.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.