Maintenance Worker/driver

**Maintenance Worker/Driver**

Eastbourne

**Salary: £10.75 per hour**

**Hours: Flexible working hours available**

**Why join us?**

The Disabilities Trust is a leading national charity, providing innovative care, rehabilitation and support solutions for people with profound physical impairments, acquired brain injury and learning disabilities as well as children and adults with autism.

We are currently hiring a Maintenance Worker to work in our service, Shinewater Court.

Located in Eastbourne, East Sussex, Shinewater Court is a purpose built centre, offering accommodation and support to adults with a range of disabilities including cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, arthritis, multiple sclerosis and disabilities resulting from accidents or stroke.

**Main duties will include**:

- To conduct routine maintenance and monitoring checks.
- To undertake minor refurbishment and redecoration to areas of the service as requested.
- To ensure that the security features of the service are maintained, including perimeter fencing, lighting, CCTV and other features where fitted.
- To carry out basic repairs internally and externally.

**Skills/experience required**:

- Excellent communication skills
- A driving license is essential
- Awareness/knowledge of relevant Health and Safety legislation
- Knowledge of COSHH

**Benefits include**:

- A competitive salary of £10.72 per hour
- 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
- Group life assurance
- Eye voucher scheme
- Long service and staff awards
- Nationwide employee staff discounts including discounted eating out and shopping
- Blue Light Card: provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and in-store.

The Disabilities Trust are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. The Disabilities Trust is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It’s a place where we recognise, celebrate, and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.