Maintenance Assistant Hours: Full Time Location: Somerleigh Road, Dorchester, DT1 1AQ If you’re proficient at maintenance and would like to work in a supportive and friendly environment, we can offer you a rewarding career. We are looking for a Maintenance Assistant to assist the Maintenance Manager in the safe, efficient running of our Nursing Home by as undertaking general and routine maintenance of the buildings, fixtures, fittings and grounds. Our residents’ well-being relies on them having a safe and stimulating space in which they can live and recuperate. Your work would include assisting the Maintenance Manager in maintaining the Home to help make a genuine difference to their lives and happiness. You don’t need years of experience just an aptitude to learn. If you’re looking for a career and not just a job, we’d love to hear from you. Benefits Full training and comprehensive induction programme. Company pension. Mentorship and ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus schemes. Ongoing training and development to help you build a career. Free Uniform and DBS. Who We’re Looking For You’ll need a real can-do attitude and have basic maintenance skills including: Decorating Skills (not essential but would be an advantage). Plumbing skills including tap replacements and TMV servicing (not essential but would be an advantage) Good understanding of how to work an iPad and use outlook for emails Legionella knowledge (not essential but would be an advantage) We’d like someone who has an adaptable approach to work and can work unsupervised. Having a courteous and friendly disposition is important. You’ll have a clean driving licence. How You’ll Make a Difference You’ll assist with the general maintenance of the buildings, fixtures and grounds at our nursing home. As part of this role you’ll: Champion excellent maintenance of both the external and internal spaces in our homes and gardens to ensure they are well maintained, beautifully presented and safe places to live/ work for our residents and staff. Ensure all Statutory and Non-Statutory Tasks assigned to you are completed in line with the Company Policy and that auditable records are kept and are open to viewing when required. Record and update all tasks assigned to you using the electronic maintenance logging system as required. Ensure that all minor maintenance jobs are undertaken in a safe, compliant and timely manner, whilst working with the home team to prioritise these jobs. Support all our residents to move into their new home by ensuring all residents’ rooms are well maintained on arrival, helping residents to move in, supporting with the personalisation of residents’ rooms. Support the Maintenance Manager to ensure compliance in relevant areas of health and safety throughout the home by carrying out regular and timely health and safety inspections, hazard identification. Support Maintenance Manager in becoming fully aware of Health and Safety at Work Policies, in particular Fire Procedures, Control of Infection, COSHH and Moving and Handling. Maintain the safety of the external hard landscaping, treating algae on paths to remove slip hazards as well as gritting and snow clearance when required. Assist with the removal of all waste to the designated waste areas and keep the area tidy, clean and locked as appropriate. Keep all tools used and equipment in good working order, and keeping plant rooms clean, safe and in good order. Assist with the movement of furniture and equipment and the putting away of heavy stores. Assist housekeeping teams with the carpet care programme. Assist in ensuring the security of all residents and the premises through the observance of security procedures and the challenging of any strangers in the Home. Work collaboratively with the Maintenance Manager to ensure the grounds are kept to the required standard and that the decoration of the homes is also kept to the required standard. Any reasonable ad-hoc tasks