Directorate: Adults & Health Job Title: Casual Maintenance Technician (Handyperson) Location: Thurrock Salary: £13.76 per hour Band: B Hours: 0 - Casual Contract An exciting opportunity has arisen within Caring for Thurrock This is an opportunity for the successful candidate to assist with providing handyperson tasks within our Residential Home (Collins House), Extra Care Complex (Piggs Corner) and Friendship Club (Day Centre) in Grays. The candidate will work alongside another Technical Support Worker providing maintenance support at the above sites. This ranges from painting, building shelves/cupboards, ordering stock, completing PAT testing (training provided). The successful candidate will be flexible and able to work as part of a team and also to be able to work with a minimum amount of supervision and use their own initiative within established procedures and processes to deliver a high quality service to our Clients with a person centred approach in line with the Care Act and Current Legislation within Adult Social Care. You will be required to attend mandatory training in areas that are relevant to the role. Shadowing will also be provided. Core values include individuality, independence, choice, dignity, respect, rights, confidentiality and fulfilment, which guarantees Clients receive a high standard of service. The successful candidate will need to have a flexible approach to working hours and be able to travel borough wide. Candidates will need to have good values and continually promote, service user choice and control, fulfilment, respect, privacy, dignity, rights and independence. The post holders will need to be kind, compassionate, caring, flexible and committed. Benefits of Working with Us At Thurrock Council, we value our employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including: - Generous annual leave entitlement - Local Government Pension Scheme - Flexible and hybrid working opportunities (where applicable) - Ongoing training and professional development - Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support - Staff discounts and local offers - A supportive and inclusive working environment The Council supports the Covid-19 vaccination programme and encourages staff delivering front-line care services to take up the offer of double vaccination. DBS Check: A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for Adults is required at Enhanced plus barred list level Important Dates Closing Date (Redeployment Only): 26th March 2026 Closing Date (Internal & External): 12th April 2026 Interview Date: To Be Confirmed Additional Information For an informal discussion about the post or the interviews process, please contact Kayleigh Arthurton on To view the Job Profile and Person Specification please follow the link below: Download Job Profile (PDF Document) Application Requirements As part of the Safer Recruitment process, Gap Management is required for all Safeguarding roles. Please complete the Gaps in Employment grid provided (refer to the example document for guidance) and upload it under Miscellaneous Documents as part of your application. If the Job Profile and Person Specification list any qualifications as essential, please also upload copies of those relevant qualifications. Gaps in Employment Form Gaps in Employment Example Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .