Maintenance Handyperson

Let your brilliance shine with Sussex Housing & Care.

We have exciting opportunities. Perhaps youre looking for work, or have spent recent months reflecting on your life goals?

If youre looking for job satisfaction, to be part of a friendly and supportive team, and to brighten peoples lives, look no further, though please note the due to the responsibilities of the role previousexperience is essential. We will provide training and support you from the very beginning. We offer a competitive salary, flexible hours, benefits and bonus schemes.

If you share our values;

• to put residents at the heart of everything you do;
• to care about what you do and the impact you have;
• to treat everyone with fairness, dignity, kindness and respect; and
• to make a difference together as one team...

come and #CareWithUs. We are a Real Living Wage employer and we care about our people.

This role is to provide a responsive maintenance service in respect repairs, cleaning and grounds maintenance to Woodlands Care Home.

The role includes maintaining the building and surrounding areas to a high standard. This includes painting, clearing blockages, ensuring clear and safe access to the building, understanding the heating and electrical plant and making adjustments where necessary, reporting defects to the manager, maintaining appropriate records and undertaking minor repairs and replacement of parts. You will also be responsible for regular Health and Safety checks to the building and grounds (i.e. Legionella, Fire, PAT testing), including recording results of checks and reporting exceptions to the site manager.

You will need to have knowledge of general building maintenance and experience of working in a health and safety regulated environment and have a knowledge of basic Health and Safety checks to residential buildings.You will preferably be building trade based qualified and PAT testing certified.

You will have a current driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work purposes.

You will need to be empathetic and have a considerate nature. Working previously in an older persons housing and care setting isnt essential but would be advantageous.

You will need to havea current driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday - Friday

In return, youll get a competitive salary, £500 starter bonus, access to other benefits and bonus schemes. Well give you excellent support and continuous learning and development, as well as free uniform and parking. Sussex Housing & Care is a not for profit organisation which means that we reinvest any financial surplus back into the organisation to benefit our residents and employees.We are Real Living Wage employer.

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