Maintenance

Job summary

Why join us?

We’re proud of our happy home and are dedicated to creating a place where everyone enjoys coming to work each day.

As well being part of a lively and supportive team, we are surrounded by fascinating residents who also bring so much to our lives every day too.

Benefits of joining our team

• £13.84 per hour
• 40 hours per week
• Enhanced pay on bank holidays
• Weekday and weekend shifts
• 28 days annual leave (inclusive of statuary bank holidays)
• Pension
• Staff recognition schemes
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Refer a Friend bonus of up to £1000
• I have an idea £50 gift card
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Comprehensive Training and Career Development
• A friendly and supportive working environment 
• Dedicated Mental Health Champions 

About the role

As our Maintenance Assistant you will be responsible for all repairs and maintenance across our home.  You’ll walk the home daily to pro-actively identify any areas that need attention, whilst also conducting regular safety checks on various equipment. You’ll create a maintenance programme for the home alongside our Home Manager and of course you’ll interact with our residents on a daily basis - so you’ll be friendly, caring and kind whilst respecting our residents’ dignity at all times. 

Here’s some other important things you need to know:

• You will need to be experienced at painting and decorating.  Having electrical and plumbing skills would be beneficial but not essential
• You will need to demonstrate that you have excellent knowledge of Health and Safety, COSHH, Fire Safety and Food Safety
• You will keep up to date and accurate records of all checks and repairs completed and scheduled

The Ideal Candidate

Exceptional people make an exceptional care home

We're looking for people who have a caring nature and want to work as part of an amazing team, surrounded by kindness and fun! For most of the roles in our vibrant care home, you don’t need specific qualifications or experience to be successful as full training is provided.

About us and our home

Caring for Our Mental Health – Together 

At Ashbrook Court, we believe a happy, supported team delivers the best care. That’s why we’ve signed the Mental Health at Work Commitment – developed by experts with six essential standards that help us to create a home where everyone feels safe, valued, and able to thrive.

From trained Mental Health Champions to our online Wellbeing & Mindfulness Space, we make sure our people have the tools, time, and support they need – because your wellbeing matters here and when we take care of our minds, we can take care of each other and our residents even better