Maintenance Handyman/woman

Maintenance Technician

**Salary**: £23k to £27k per year depending on experience.

Successful applicant must hold a clean full driving licence and have own transport.

About us:
CFS Care provides care and support to young vulnerable children across greater Manchester within our supported accommodation service and children’s homes.

Main Locations: Audenshaw, Droylsden, Crumpsall, Bury, Rochdale, Wigan & Preston.

THE ROLE:
Working closely with the existing maintenance team ensuring planned and responsive repairs are carried out to a high standard, taking into consideration health & safety compliance.

Scheduled planned maintenance will include but is not limited to painting & decorating, gardening, jet washing and waste management.

The role will require the person to be able to complete reactive maintenance issues as they arise and so the person in this role will be well organised, pride themselves in high standards and attention to detail and have a ‘can-do’ attitude. This is a supporting role to the services and related properties, therefore the person in this role must have a good working relationship with colleagues, be able to work as part of a large team, as well as independently and also have good communication skills with children and young people. The nature of this role means that a high degree of flexibility around working days and times may be required at times.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

- Liaise with the service managers to agree and prioritise tasks for the week ahead
- Carry out any maintenance tasks as directed using time effectively to complete the tasks
- Communicate progress of priorities to all relevant people in a friendly manner
- Ensure the structure, fabric and services of our properties are maintained to a high level and report any concerns as they arise.
- Conduct daily maintenance duties including plumbing, lighting, basic joinery and masonry, etc. Part of the role will be conducting refurbishment work to the property, which includes filling in small holes and painting (plastering if in your skill set)
- Building furniture as required for the properties
- Contact and manage contractors that may be required to carry out specialist jobs
- Work on own initiative and be able to make an investigation into/check faults
- Assist any other maintenance person if and when required
- Maintain and up keep of outdoor spaces
- Assist in refuse/recycling
- Project work
- Health and Safety - ensure you comply with Health & Safety procedures at all times

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO THE ROLE:

- Can do attitude
- Customer focused
- Excellent attention to detail with good organisation skills
- Team player with the ability to work on own
- Adaptable and flexible
- IT skills
- Maintain high levels of Health & Safety and compliance
- DBS certificate will be applied for.

ATTRACTIVE PACKAGE & BENEFITS
- Mileage paid at 45p per mile
- Group life insurance
- Group critical illness cover
- Medicash health benefits
- Perks at work (discounts on a range of products and services)
- Employment Assistance Programme
- Employee referral scheme
- Company pension

/Monday-Friday based on 37.5 hour working week

Pay:
**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Life insurance
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Store discount
- Wellness programme

**Experience**:

- Maintenance: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person

**Experience**:

- Maintenance: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person