Overview
The ExtraCare Charitable Trust are currently recruiting a Facilities Maintenance Assistant at their Solihull Village location. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced maintenance professional to join the team at Solihull Retirement Village to support ExtraCare's mission of “better lives for older people”.
Benefits include:
* 33 days annual leave (FTE) pro-rata for part-time
* Buy and sell holiday
* Free life insurance
* Cycle2work scheme
* Attendance reward
* Free use of on-site gym
* Up to 9% employer pension contribution (5% employee)
* Blue Light Card discounts
* Enhanced maternity & paternity allowance
Role Details
* Role: Facilities Maintenance Assistant
* Hours: 37.5 hours per week (occasional out-of-hour cover required)
* Salary: £25,913.41
* Location: Solihull Village, B90 2FH
What will you do as our Facilities Maintenance Assistant
* Undertake preventive maintenance duties in the resident's apartments and in the communal areas.
* Be pro-active in the management of void properties, ensure water quality checks and general repairs are undertaken.
* Work with contractors on-site to improve own knowledge of systems and to ensure that they are working to risk assessments provided.
* Record repair requests and defects.
* Attend site on a rota basis in the event of an emergency situation outside of your normal working hours.
* Carry out a handy-person service for the residents, anything from picture hanging to assembling flat pack furniture.
Person Specification
* Ideally, a facilities background in a multi-dwelling building.
* Skills in carpentry and plumbing.
* Flexible to support the village during emergency situations and outside of normal working hours as required on a rota basis.
* To take responsibility for the repairs and maintenance service with your team on-site.
* Have a working knowledge of MS Word and Excel to maintain a system for logging maintenance requests.
* Be reliable, punctual, and able to work unsupervised.
* Able to demonstrate strong communication skills including empathy.
* Excellent attention to detail.
* Committed to health and safety. COSHH or IOSHH desirable.
ExtraCare strives to create a workplace that fully reflects society. We want our staff to feel empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work and be part of a safe and supportive community.
ExtraCare does not participate in the current “UK Visa Sponsorship” scheme, and would not be able to facilitate sponsorship.
If you want to make a difference to peoples' lives, please apply for the role of Facilities Maintenance Assistant today. We look forward to reviewing your application.
Closing and interview dates
* Closing date: Friday 05 September 2025
* Proposed interview dates: Monday 08 September to Friday 12 September 2025
ExtraCare is committed to fair and inclusive recruitment practices and may make reasonable adjustments to support candidates throughout the process. ExtraCare reserves the right to close this advertisement early.
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