Handyperson - Kenilworth

**Duties**
- Working with the Facilities management team ensure where required our homes provide a safe, well-maintained, and comfortable environment for all residents
- Ensure the upkeep and maintenance of the Homes and surrounding grounds; ensuring excellent first Impressions to all who visit.
- Work positively with the Facilities management team and Home Management to achieve outcomes for the longer-term tasks such as fit-out, refurbishment, day-to-day servicing, painting and redecoration, maintenance, gardening, moving of furniture
- Take an active role in the monitoring of any risk areas regarding the Homes operations and security and advise the management accordingly
- Carry out preventative maintenance as required and directed.
- Undertake minor repairs to fixtures and fittings as appropriate and directed
- Undertake decorating to the home as rooms become empty or as required, and keeping communal areas to WCS standard
- Always maintain a safety culture for yourself and people around you. If you are unsure of a task always speak to your manager before commencing
- Ensure all company equipment is checked for safe operation and stored safely when not using
- Maintain the home as a pleasant, friendly and secure place to live.

**Other duties**
- Ensure all contractors work to WCS policies and procedures, with Risk Assessment and Method Statement in place prior to commencing any work
- Ensure the security of the building is maintained, whilst allowing residents access to communal and outside spaces
- Ensure all new staff are given a tour of the home and informed of the correct fire safety procedure
- Induction, training and supervision of all housekeeping and laundry assistants

**Flexibility**
Working within the company’s policies and procedures, you are expected to adopt a flexible approach to meet the challenges and opportunities of the role. This can include, but is not limited to, working flexibly in terms of time e.g. nights and weekends, location and role
- This job description is not exhaustive but reflects the responsibilities of the postholder. In order to support the work of WCS Care, all staff have to adopt and respond to the changing needs of the organisation. This has impact in each and every role, therefore flexibility is key and the ability to respond to change, shift responsibilities and work collaboratively underlines the approach all staff need to take.

**Job purpose**

Our Handyperson is responsible for creating the ‘wow’ factor for residents every day, helping to ensure the home is safe, fresh and clean; somewhere you’d be proud to call home.

Passionate about high standards, efficient and with an eye for detail, you’ll be a starter/finisher, who’s keen to get the job done to a good standard. You’ll be good at customer service.

No two days are ever the same, you are painter, decorator, handyperson and gardener all rolled into one. You might work with people living with dementia, physical, mental or emotional issues.

WCS Care offers a range of benefits including:

- flexible and scheduled shifts for work/life balance
- pension
- free DBS check
- free training
- free workwear, including fleece
- continual investment in our people, evidenced by our Investors in People Gold level accreditation
- employee assistance programme to support staff with their personal health and wellbeing