About this role
Job summary This is a Maintenance role at Akari Care, a provider of award-winning care homes for the elderly. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring high standards of maintenance and repairs across the home, working collaboratively with the home manager and wider team. The role requires a hands-on, practical approach along with a compassionate nature to support the needs of residents.
Main duties of the job As a Maintenance Operative at Akari Care, you will play a vital role in engaging with, supporting, and improving the quality of lives for our residents. Your responsibilities will include internal decoration, grounds maintenance and safety, building repairs, supplies, and utilities management. You will need to demonstrate an all-round attitude to maintenance and repairs, with an innovative solution-based approach. Flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to work well under pressure are also essential. The role requires a warm, approachable, and engaging persona, respecting everyone and treating others with compassion.
About us Akari Care is a provider of award-winning care homes for the elderly, with the aim of creating an environment where residents are valued, respected, and offered personalised care. The organisation is committed to providing a fulfilling and rewarding career for its employees, offering competitive salaries, pension contributions, recognition schemes, and opportunities for personal and professional development.
Job description Job responsibilities
** 37.5 Hours Per Week **£13.43 Per Hour
If you are passionate about caring for the elderly and want to build a long-term career in one of our award-winning homes, then look no further than Akari Care. Our aim is to create an environment where our residents are valued, respected, and are offered the personalised care they deserve.
We now seek a Maintenance Operative who is passionate about, and thrives on, making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people.
Whilst this position is a very hands-on, practical role, it is hugely important to us that you be mindful of and conscientious to individual needs and backgrounds. As part of our home team, you will play a vital role in engaging with, supporting, and improving the quality of lives for our residents. You will carry out your tasks in a way that also promotes an approachable and respectful relationship with our residents to enable them to live a fulfilled and comfortable life with a sense of security, dignity, and self-respect.
Working in collaboration and unison with the home Manager and the wider maintenance team you will be responsible for ensuring that high standards are continually met with regards to maintenance in and around the home. This will include but is not limited to internal decoration; grounds maintenance and safety; building repairs; supplies; and utilities. Each day will present you with challenges which must be unreservedly embraced whilst being respectful and supportive of individual and differing needs of both residents and colleagues. You will continually assess all areas of the home and provide dedicated attention if / when required. Systematically ensuring that the home is well maintained alongside imparting your knowledge to all other colleagues to ensure they adhere to the same high standards.
By showing us you can match our values with the right desire for personalised excellence, community spirit and a kind, caring and compassionate nature, we, in return, can offer you a career developing your knowledge, skills and abilities to support vulnerable adults with the care their individual needs require.
What we require from you:
Experience of working within similar environment
Solid maintenance experience, building, DIY, cleaning, and housekeeping
Technical knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems
General knowledge of plumbing and joinery
An all-round attitude to maintenance and repairs, with an innovative solution-based approach
Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice.
Work well under pressure without negative impact to those around you.
Warm, approachable, and engaging persona
Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated.
Resilient and adaptable to differing needs of colleagues and residents
What is in it for you:
A competitive salary
Pension contribution of 3%
Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes.
Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid.
28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)
Flexible working patterns
Fully funded training and development
Support with personal development plans.
The opportunity to grow and develop both personally and professionally.
An engaging community environment where everyone is respected and included.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Experience of working in a similar environment, solid maintenance experience in areas such as building, DIY, cleaning, and housekeeping, technical knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems, and general knowledge of plumbing and joinery.
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 Akari Care Limited
Address Akari Care
Gateshead
NE11 9AE
Employer's website https://www.akaricare.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)