Maintenance Operative About us: Marina View is a new purpose-built care home in Preston with modern state of the art facilities. At Marina View, we believe that our residents should be assisted to live as full and active life as possible within a caring and supportive environment. We ensure that resident well-being and happiness is central to all that we do, developing each individual care plan and decision to reflect the needs, wishes and choices of the resident. We are currently seeking to recruit an experienced Maintenance Operative with a passion for providing residents with exceptional, kind, individualised care that promotes choice, dignity and respect in a well maintained and pleasant environment. What we Offer: Competitive rate of £13 per hour Job satisfaction Holiday allowance & Company pension Guidance and Development Career progression Free disclosure Main Responsibilities: To ensure the premises and grounds are maintained to a high standard and provide the residents with a safe, comfortable and pleasant environment in which to live. Maintain all records in accordance with company policies, procedures and guidelines. To include but not limited to: Maintaining records of any work and inspections done on-premises. Check the maintenance books daily and action immediately. Carry out user tests of fire alarm systems, fire doors, call points, fire exits, door retaining devices, and water temperatures weekly, emergency lighting and smoke/heat detectors monthly and record in Home Maintenance Manual. Ensure fire appliances are checked and serviced by a suitable qualified engineer regularly ensuring that this is recorded. Assist the Care Home Manager to carry out monthly fire drills and ensure staff follow fire evacuation procedures and assist with updating fire evacuation procedures with support from the Care Home Manager. Keep up to date with developments in required maintenance checks. Know the location of fuse boxes, main stopcocks etc. and how to turn off services if required. Assist the Care Home Manager with health and safety inspections. Carry out Portable Appliance Testing. Provide an on-call emergency support service out of hours when required. Driving duties as required. Gardening this will include cutting grass, maintaining hedges and weeding. Keeping grounds clean and tidy. Carrying out general maintenance tasks for the home such as painting & decorating, basic joinery. Undertaking user checks of equipment, ensuring it is in safe working order. Repairing fixtures and fittings. liaise and monitoring of contractors on jobs that fall outside your expertise. Assist/supervise with deliveries to the home, monitoring delivered goods. Security checks. There are also some specific skills needed to work in this role, which include: Some awareness of the issues faced by people who need care and support such as older or disabled people. A very hands on approach as the role can be very busy and can be physical at times. An understanding of basic maintenance repairs. Knowledge of health and safety. A full driving licence. Good numeracy skills. All job offers are subject to satisfactory references and Disclosure Scotland Scheme Membership (PVG).