About this role
Job summary This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Person to join the welcoming and specialized support team at The Chestnuts Care home in Aylesbury. As a Maintenance Person, you will be responsible for the maintenance of the building and grounds, ensuring the safety and well-being of all residents.
Main duties of the job As a Maintenance Person, you will be responsible for assessing and undertaking repairs, including painting and decorating, grounds maintenance, plastering, and repairing doors and windows. You will ensure that the care home is safe for all residents and that all work is completed and recorded in line with legislative and regulatory requirements. You will also liaise with the head office team to refer any work that cannot be completed internally to a contractor.
About us Agincare is a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide. Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities and is committed to supporting care leavers and the Armed Forces community.
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 The Chestnuts Care home, in Aylesbury
As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy
£15.00 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 Must hold a valid driving licence and use of your own vehicle Must be available to work 30 hours per week, including alternateweekendsA 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 theCare 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 areregulated 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
*Refer a friend bonuses are subject to terms and conditions
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
A minimum of 12 months on your right to work, a valid driving licence, and use of your own vehicle are required.
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
Aylesbury
HP21 8JN
Employer's website https://www.agincare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)