Maintenance Operative - #150130

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 Wickmeads .

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 .

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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.