Maintenance Operative

Akari Care is seeking a Maintenance Operative to work 15 hours per week, on Mondays and Fridays, at their award-winning care home in Whitley Bay. The successful candidate will play a vital role in ensuring the home is well-maintained, engaging with and supporting the residents to enable them to live a fulfilled and comfortable life.

The Maintenance Operative will be responsible for a range of maintenance tasks, including internal decoration, grounds maintenance and safety, building repairs, supplies, and utilities. They will need to have solid maintenance experience, technical knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems, and general knowledge of plumbing and joinery. The role requires an all-round attitude to maintenance and repairs, with an innovative solution-based approach, and the ability to work well under pressure while being mindful and respectful of individual needs and backgrounds.

Akari Care is an award-winning care provider that aims to create an environment where residents are valued, respected, and offered personalized care. They are committed to providing a career-developing opportunity for the right candidate, with opportunities for training, development, and personal growth.

15 hours per week, working a Monday & Friday.

If you are passionate about caring for the elderly and want to build a long-term career in one of our award-winning homes, then look no further than Akari Care. Our aim is to create an environment where our residents are valued, respected, and are offered the personalised care they deserve.

We now seek a Maintenance Operative who is passionate about, and thrives on, making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people.

Whilst this position is a very hands-on, practical role, it is hugely important to us that you be mindful of and conscientious to individual needs and backgrounds. As part of our home team, you will play a vital role in engaging with, supporting, and improving the quality of lives for our residents. You will carry out your tasks in a way that also promotes an approachable and respectful relationship with our residents to enable them to live a fulfilled and comfortable life with a sense of security, dignity, and self-respect.

Working in collaboration and unison with the home Manager and the wider maintenance team you will be responsible for ensuring that high standards are continually met with regards to maintenance in and around the home. This will include but is not limited to internal decoration; grounds maintenance and safety; building repairs; supplies; and utilities. Each day will present you with challenges which must be unreservedly embraced whilst being respectful and supportive of individual and differing needs of both residents and colleagues.

You will continually assess all areas of the home and provide dedicated attention if / when required. Systematically ensuring that the home is well maintained alongside imparting your knowledge to all other colleagues to ensure they adhere to the same high standards.

By showing us you can match our values with the right desire for personalised excellence, community spirit and a kind, caring and compassionate nature, we, in return, can offer you a career developing your knowledge, skills and abilities to support vulnerable adults with the care their individual needs require.

What we require from you:

Experience of working within similar environment

Solid maintenance experience, building, DIY, cleaning, and housekeeping

Technical knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems

General knowledge of plumbing and joinery

An all-round attitude to maintenance and repairs, with an innovative solution-based approach

Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice.

Work well under pressure without negative impact to those around you.

Warm, approachable, and engaging persona

Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated.

Resilient and adaptable to differing needs of colleagues and residents

What is in it for you:

Pension contribution of 3%

Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes.

Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid.

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