Maintenance Operative. The Oaks Care Home
Hourly Rate: £14.34
Hours: 37.5 per week
Shifts: Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm
Are you a skilled and dedicated maintenance professional looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference? Join Sandstone Care Group, a forward-thinking organization that values high standards and innovation, as a Maintenance Operative at our state-of-the-art care home, The Oaks, located in Newtown, Powys.
The Oaks is a purpose-built, 73-bed nursing and residential home offering exceptional facilities, including a coffee shop, hair and nail salon, landscaped gardens, and more. We take pride in creating a safe, welcoming, and luxurious environment where residents can feel truly at home and staff can thrive in their work.
Your Role as a Maintenance Operative
As our Maintenance Operative, you’ll play a vital role in creating a safe, secure, and welcoming environment for residents, staff, and visitors. Your responsibilities will include:
Building Maintenance: Perform routine and ad hoc repairs, decoration, and upkeep of the home and grounds, including minor plumbing and garden maintenance.
System Checks: Conduct regular checks on fire alarms, boilers, lifts, and other essential systems, ensuring compliance with safety standards.
Resource Management: Efficiently manage tools, equipment, and resources, including stock control and ordering.
Health and Safety: Implement and adhere to the Home’s health and safety policies, conducting and documenting regular safety checks.
Team Support: Work closely with other teams, assisting with staff inductions by training them on building layouts and fire safety procedures.
Confidentiality: Ensure all client and business information remains confidential.
What We’re Looking For
Proven experience in property maintenance, with knowledge of basic plumbing and troubleshooting.
A proactive, problem-solving mindset and the ability to manage maintenance issues promptly and independently.
Strong communication and teamwork skills to liaise effectively with staff, residents, and external contractors.
Attention to detail, reliability, and a caring, patient attitude.
A full UK driving licence, as occasional collections for the home will be required
Sandstone employees enjoy a range of benefits:
Free uniform. Free Meals*. Free DBS.
Discounts on the high street* - with retailers like Asda, Costa and Argos
Refer-a-Friend - and get a £250 bonus
Flexible pay* - choose when you are paid, and get money management tips too
Free wellbeing programme - helping you look after your physical and mental health
Employee recognition scheme - we recognise and reward great work
Pension scheme - helping you plan for your retirement
In-house training - on-going face-to-face training, tailored to you
Career opportunities - The chance to ‘make your mark’ and play a key role
*Overtime is paid for working over fulltime hours. Free meals are given if working over an 8 hour shift and are subject to terms and conditions. Discounts are accessed using our ‘Reward Me’ app. Flexible pay is available via ‘STREAM’.
Sandstone Care Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We embrace diversity within each service, as we think it is important that the Social Care Workforce represents the people it serves. We welcome applications from people from backgrounds including disabled candidates, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, LGBTQ+ as well as non-binary candidates, and those with experience of mental health.