Maintenance Lead, Building Maintenance, Maintenance Technician ​/ Mechanic

Hey there! Are you ready to bring your passion, creativity, and happy vibes to a place that truly makes a difference? Look no further! At Poss Abilities, we’re a social enterprise on a mission to help vulnerable people ‘Live the life they choose.’ Mostly we support people with learning disabilities, young people leaving care and people with dementia...though we do lots of other great things too.

If that sounds like something you’d love to be a part of, keep reading!

Please be aware, that as part of our safeguarding commitment, this role requires an Enhanced DBS check. We believe in fair opportunities, so past convictions don’t automatically exclude you, just please ensure that you are upfront and honest about anything that you need to disclose.

Poss Abilities isn’t just a fantastic place to work; it’s a place where your heart can sing. Here’s why you’ll love working with us:

• Awesome Pay: We proudly offer a real living wage. Earn £34,476.80 a year for a 37-hour workweek (pro-rata for part-timers).
• Pension Perks: We contribute up to 4% of your salary into a pension plan.
• Holiday Fun: Enjoy 23 days of annual leave (pro rata for part time), 8 bank holidays, and access to our reduced rate holiday home at Ribby Hall Village, 3 extra days holiday on completion of 5 years’ service!
• Duvet Days: Perfect attendance? Have a paid day off to chill!
• Health & Wellbeing: Access for you and your dependents for free 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme support, including counselling, and internally trained Mental Health First Aiders to support you.
• Social Events: Join fun events with the people we support, staff, and their families.
• Discounts & Benefits: We're a Flexible Pay Employer that offers Wagestream . The money management app lets you choose when to get paid, put money aside each month, get discounts on your shopping, check your benefits entitlement and much more. Not just that but as an employee of Poss Abilities you are eligible for a Blue Light Card, ESSO discounted fuel card & similarly a Love2
  
  Shop - Every Day Benefits Card all easy-to-use discount schemes which saves you money on your day-to-day spending. We will even refund you the joining fee!

You will be responsible for the day to day maintenance and repair of for all our facilities s includes day to day maintenance and repair tasks, through to cyclical repairs and maintenance.

• Putting up curtain rails, shelves, pictures frames
• Fitting smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, grab rails
• Replacing fuses, light bulbs, light fittings
• Unblocking sinks, fixing leaking taps and overflow problems
• Adjusting and rehanging doors
• Moving and assembling items of furniture
• Painting and decorating
• Routine gardening work, clearing out guttering or taking on minor building repairs
• Repairing appliances
• Installation and removal of appliances
• Meet with the Facilities Manager on a regular basis in order to receive supervision and report on the progress/development of the service.
• Maintain a working knowledge of health and safety, fire safety, facilities contract management, and safeguarding.
• Take responsibility for your own health and safety and that of people the service support, your colleagues and others to reduce risk
• Respond to comments or complaints in line with Poss Abilities policies.
• Ensure…