About this role
Job summary This is a maintenance role at Edgehill care home in Swindon, where you will be responsible for maintaining the building and grounds to ensure the safety and comfort of the residents. You will have the opportunity to work in a rewarding environment with a supportive team, and enjoy benefits such as a competitive hourly rate, training opportunities, and a company pension scheme.
Main duties of the job As a Maintenance Person at Edgehill care home, you will be responsible for the maintenance of the building and grounds in line with health and safety requirements. This will include assessing and undertaking repairs, such as painting and decorating, grounds maintenance, plastering, and repairing doors and windows. You will also ensure that the care home is safe for all residents and that work is completed and recorded in line with legislative and regulatory requirements.
About us Agincare is a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members. They have been caring for communities for over 40 years and are one of the UK's largest care providers, delivering a range of services across more than 170 locations nationwide.
Job description Job responsibilities Package Description:
Are you an experienced Maintenance Person who would like to use your skill set in a rewarding work environment with our welcoming and specialised support team at Edgehill care home?
Where you'll be working
Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/wiltshire/edgehill-care-home-swindon/Care Quality Commission Rating: https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-304662740As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy
£14.45 per hour Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000 Outstanding career development Fully funded training (up to QCF level 5) Blue Light Card discount package Company pension scheme On demand payWhat is required from you?
A minimum of 12 months on your right to work This is a full time role at 40 hours per week to include working alternative weekends Previous experience working in a maintenance role within a care home setting would be desirable but not essential for this roleA day in the life of a Maintenance Person
You will be responsible for the maintenance of the building and grounds in line with health and safety requirements You will assess and undertake repairs including painting and decorating, grounds maintenance, plastering, repairing doors and windows. If work cannot be completed internally, you will liaise with our head office team to refer the repair to a contractor. Safety is paramount, so you will ensure that the care home is safe for all of our residents. You will ensure that work is completed and recorded in line with legislative and regulatory requirements.About Agincare
Agincare is proudly celebrating 40years of caring for communities. As a rapidlygrowing, family-ownedcare provider with more than5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of ournew not-for-profit Childrens Services. Today,Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locationsnationwide.
As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed tosupporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation.We are proud to support the Armed Forcescommunity through our alliance,offering guaranteed interviewsto service leavers and members of the military community.
All of our services are regulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.
As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies,www.agincare.com/careers
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Qualifications Essential
A minimum of 12 months on your right to work is required. Previous experience working in a maintenance role within a care home setting would be desirable but not essential for this role.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Agincare
Address Agincare Homes Holdings
Swindon
SN3 6LF
Employer's website https://www.agincare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)