Maintenance Handyman/woman
Salary : £25,000-£27,500 per year, dependent on experience.
About Us:
CFS Care provides care and support to young vulnerable children across greater Manchester within our supported accommodation service and children’s homes.
Main Locations: Audenshaw, Droylsden, Crumpsall, Bury, Rochdale, Oldham & Preston
THE ROLE:
Working closely with the existing maintenance team ensuring planned and responsive repairs are carried out to a high standard, taking into consideration health & safety compliance.
Scheduled planned maintenance will include but is not limited to painting & decorating, basic plumbing/joinery, gardening and jet washing.
The role will require the person to be able to complete reactive maintenance issues as they arise and so the person in this role will be well organised, pride themselves in high standards and attention to detail and have a ‘can-do’ attitude. This is a supporting role to the services and related properties, therefore the person in this role must have a good working relationship with colleagues, be able to work as part of a large team, as well as independently and also have good communication skills with children and young people. The nature of this role means that a high degree of flexibility around working days and times may be required at times.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
· Liaise with the maintenance co-ordinator to agree and prioritise tasks for the week ahead
· Carry out any maintenance tasks as directed using time effectively to complete the tasks
· Communicate progress of priorities to all relevant people in a friendly manner, updating the maintenance system with this information also
· Ensure the structure, fabric and services of our properties are maintained to a high level and report any concerns as they arise.
· Conduct daily maintenance duties including plumbing, lighting, basic joinery and masonry, etc. Part of the role will be conducting refurbishment work to the property, which includes filling in small holes and painting (plastering if in your skill set)
· Building furniture as required for the properties
· Contact and manage contractors that may be required to carry out specialist jobs
· Work on own initiative and be able to make an investigation into/check faults
· Assist any other maintenance person if and when required
· Maintain and up keep of outdoor spaces
· Assist in refuse/recycling
· Project work
· Health and Safety – ensure you comply with Health & Safety procedures at all times
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO THE ROLE:
· 3 years’ experience in a similar role where references can be obtained from previous line management
· Customer focused with a can-do attitude
· Excellent attention to detail with good organisation skills
· Team player with the ability to work on own
· Adaptable and flexible
· Maintain high levels of Health & Safety and compliance
· DBS certificate will be applied for.
Benefits:
- Pension
- Life Assurance and Critical Illness plans
- Cash Medical plans
- DBS cost covered
- Full company induction including shadow working
- Training
- Refer a friend scheme
- Colleague recognition
- Store discounts through perks at work
- Career development opportunities
We welcome applications from all, irrespective of ‘race’, religion, sex, disability, marital status and age.
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