Wickmeads Residential Home - BH6 4LG Salary: Up to £28,000 per annum Hours: 40hrs per week ( Monday - Friday with no weekend working ) We have an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Operative to join the team at Wickmeads, our residential care home, located a stone's throw from the idyllic Tuckton Gardens and River Stour, Christchurch, Dorset. The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out a varied range of building maintenance and repairs to ensure a safe and comfortable environment for our residents at Buxton House. Key duties will include both planned and reactive maintenance covering: plumbing, heating, electrical, decoration, fire testing, care equipment and carpentry. We are looking for the following skills/experience: Basic Electrical Safety Certificate Knowledge of Plumbing and Legionella Experience using heating, electrical and fire systems Can confidently use own initiative and work with minimum supervision MEWPS experience - desirable but not essential Heating and/or Plumbing qualifications - ideal but not essential Ideally you will have experience of working in a care home or similar environment, dealing with a number of maintenance tasks on a daily basis. 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 We look forward to welcoming you to the TEAM at Wickmeads., PEOPLE | PASSION | PURPOSE Care South are one of the top 20 rated Care Home Groups in the UK based on published reviews from residents and their family and friends at carehome.co.uk. 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: http://www.care-south.co.uk/about-us. For any questions please contact the recruitment team on 01202 712448 .