Maintenance Operative

2 weeks ago

Gillingham, Kent, United Kingdom Care South Full time £30,000 per year


Maintenance Operative / Handy Person

Fern Brook Lodge, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham, SP8 4QD

Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum 

Hours: 40 hours per week - Monday to Friday

 Care South has an opportunity for a Maintenance / Handyperson to join the team at Fern Brook Lodge, our beautiful residential care home in Gillingham.

Join Our Team

As a Maintenance/ Handyperson, you will be a crucial part of the TEAM, ensuring the care home always remains functional.

In this role you'll be responsible for carrying out a varied range of building maintenance and repairs throughout the property to ensure a safe and comfortable environment for our elderly residents at our home.

We are keen to meet someone who is pro-active in their approach ,ensuring all repairs are completed safely and to a high standard.

Strong general repair skills are required, as key duties will include both planned and reactive maintenance across all areas of the home covering, plumbing, heating, electrical, decoration, fire testing, care equipment and carpentry.

Should you require Fire Safety or Legionella training or updates to your current certification, Care South are happy to support your career progress.

About You 

Ideally you will have experience of working in a care home or similar environment which involves dealing with several maintenance tasks daily.

You will need to be confident to use your own initiative, and work with minimum supervision throughout the day.

You will have excellent time management & flexibility for possible evening or weekend call outs for emergencies. 

On occasion you'll also support with the maintenance / handyperson needs at other local Care South residential homes.

Skills & Experience.

- Basic Electrical Safety certificate

- Knowledge of Plumbing and Legionella

- Experience using heating, electrical and fire systems

- Heating and/or Plumbing qualifications – ideal but not essential

As a not-for-profit charity within Social Care, we focus on the reward and recognition of all our people, our benefits include:

  • Blue Light Shopping Discount Card
  • Reward and Recognition Schemes
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Industry Based Qualifications

 You need to be 18 years of age or over to join the Care South team.

 Please note:  We are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship or Visa Switch .



About You

About Us

PEOPLE | PASSION | PURPOSE

Care South are one of the top rated Care Home Groups in the UK based on published reviews from residents and their family and friends at

As a not-for-profit charity, our HEART values are key to us providing outstanding care.  For more information about us, our values and benefits, please visit our website: 

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