Why join us?
Were proud of our happy home and are dedicated to creating a place where everyone enjoys coming to work each day.
As well being part of a lively and supportive team, we are surrounded by fascinating residents who also bring so much to our lives every day too.
Benefits of joining our team
£13.50 per hour
Part time 10 hours per week
Weekdays
Paid holiday
Pension
Staff recognition schemes
Refer a Friend bonus of up to £1000
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Comprehensive Training and Career Development
A friendly and supportive working environment
Dedicated mental health champions
About the role
As our Maintenance/Gardener, youll be responsible for all repairs and maintenance across our home. Youll walk the home daily to pro-actively identify any areas that need attention, whilst also conducting regular safety checks on various equipment. Youll create a maintenance programme for the home alongside our Home Manager. You'll also will maintain our lovely garden area by managing and developing our garden areas and ordering gardening supplies when needed and of course youll interact with our residents on a daily basis - so youll be friendly, caring and kind whilst respecting our residents dignity at all times
Heres some other important things you need to know:
You will need to be experienced at painting and decorating.Having electrical and plumbing skills would be beneficial but not essential
You will need to demonstrate that you have excellent knowledge of Health and Safety, COSHH, Fire Safety and Food Safety
You will keep up to date and accurate records of all checks and repairs completed and scheduled
Know how todevelop garden areas, including digging, forking, watering, raking, weeding, edging, pruning,and planting
Knowledge of how to use hand gardening tools
The Ideal Candidate
Exceptional people make an exceptional care home
We're looking for people who have a caring nature and want to work as part of an amazing team, surrounded by kindness and fun! For most of the roles in our vibrant care home, you dont need specific qualifications or experience to be successful as full training is provided.
What we do look for are individuals who share our sense of compassion, care about peoples comfort and happiness and want to make a positive difference to the lives of our treasured residents and team members.
About us and our home
Caring for Our Mental Health Together
At Cherry Wood Grange Care Home, we believe a happy, supported team delivers the best care. Thats why weve signed the Mental Health at Work Commitment developed by experts with six essential standards that help us to create a home where everyone feels safe, valued, and able to thrive.
From trained Mental Health Champions to our online Wellbeing & Mindfulness Space, we make sure our people have the tools, time, and support they need because your wellbeing matters here and when we take care of our minds, we can take care of each other and our residents even better
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