About The Role
Maintenance Operative
Location: Wickmeads Residential Home - Christchurch - 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.
About Us
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 01202712448.
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