Maintenance Worker / Gardener based at Maidment Court, Poole
Available Hours:
Permanent - Part time - 20 hours per week
£13.68 per hour
For this role, we are currently considering candidates who live within approximately 15 miles of the Scheme. This ensures commutes are manageable and support your wellbeing and work-life balance. If you live outside this area but would still find the commute manageable, please get in touch - we are happy to review individual circumstances.
Are you passionate about helping people? Are you warm and compassionate? Are you looking to join a company who cares for their staff? If so, we want to hear from you
Why join?
You will be joining an organisation with strong values, a highly supportive culture and a commitment to the safety and wellbeing of residents. In addition, you will work alongside highly motivated colleagues in an environment of strong teamwork whilst also having fun. This is a hugely rewarding role and a career to be proud of where every day you will go home knowing you made a positive difference to the lives of older people. Plus, much more
In addition to a highly competitive salary, we offer a lot more:
* 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) and an option to buy annual leave.
* Life assurance.
* A discount scheme which includes savings with retail stores and online purchases.
* Access to a number of nationally recognised training courses and qualifications.
* Genuine career progression and development opportunities.
* Employee assistance programme including free counselling and legal advice.
* Access to chaplaincy and pastoral support.
* Access to wellbeing resources.
* Recommend a friend scheme.
* Family friendly policies.
* Long service awards.
* Free uniform and DBS check.
* Healthcare scheme at competitive rates.
About the role
As a Maintenance Worker / Gardener at MHA you will join our team and work within the Home to create a safe and attractive environment that enable us to give our residents the quality care and support they deserve. Duties will be varied and include being responsible for completing a wide variety of gardening and maintenance tasks. Specific duties will include planned preventative work and safety checks, as well as running repairs and the supervision of outside contractors. This is a satisfying role for an individual who can demonstrate practical skills in maintenance, gardening, painting and decorating as well as respect for older people.
About you
* You will have a friendly caring manner and maintain our buildings and gardens to the highest possible standards, creating positive first impressions and making a difference to the lives of our residents.
* You will play a key role resolving any repair issues.
* Be able to turn your hand to a wide variety of jobs, from decorating to ground and plant maintenance.
* You will be able to work well as part of a team but also use your own initiative.
* Have the ability to prioritise tasks.
* Be able to liaise with contractors, volunteers and other staff
* You will have a positive attitude to Health & Safety