Maintenance Operative in Peacehaven

We are now recruiting for a skilled Maintenance person to join our team here at Springcare. We believe that a good maintenance person enjoys making a difference to the lives of older people and prides themselves in providing a safe and well‑maintained environment for our residents to live in.

What qualities does it take to be a Maintenance Person at Springcare?

• Being a team player who can work independently and take initiative.
• Having good communication skills, both written and spoken, to interact with residents and colleagues.
• Being committed to delivering a high standard of work.
• Being sensitive to the needs of others and mindful of our residents.
• Being proactive, prioritising tasks, and maintaining a positive work ethic.
• Exhibiting flexibility and the ability to adapt to any ad‑hoc needs of the home.
• Handling basic tasks on a computer and/or handheld device.

About the role:

A maintenance person’s day‑to‑day tasks can be extremely varied. One day you may be helping to build furniture, and another day carrying out routine checks around the home. Some of the daily tasks that a maintenance person would carry out include:

• Preventative maintenance and general building repair such as fixing broken locks, doors, and other loose fittings.
• Carrying out routine checks on equipment and services such as fire alarms, extinguishers, fire doors, and updating the home’s maintenance books.
• Minor plumbing and carpentry.
• Painting and decorating.
• Keeping the exterior of the homes clean, tidy, and free from trip hazards.
• Changing light bulbs and keeping stocked items such as bulbs, batteries, and other equipment.
• Before a weekend/bank holiday, ensuring lights, equipment, heating, and other items such as batteries are all working.
• Providing meter readings for utilities and boilers.

To be successful in the role of maintenance person, our ideal candidate would:

• Have good all‑round maintenance skills such as joinery, plumbing, and painting.
• Have experience within a similar environment or role.
• Show a good understanding of Health & Safety regulations and compliance.
• Be physically fit and able to lift lighter items of furniture or objects safely.
• Be able to maintain and use handheld tools safely (following any appropriate training).
• Be willing to attend any training that develops their skills and is relevant to the role.
• Hold a full driver’s licence.

What Springcare can offer to you:

• Permanent full and part‑time day contracts – with access to our work‑placed pension scheme.
• Early pay using the Wage Stream App – you can withdraw up to 50% of your earnings in advance of your pay.
• Access to a Blue Light Card – where you can make savings across hundreds of national retailers.
• Fully funded training for nationally recognised qualifications (level 2 through to 5) with internal career progression opportunities.
• Refer a friend scheme for each friend that you recommend (T&C apply).
• Access to counselling and wellbeing support.
• Family‑friendly policies.
• Smooth robust recruitment process through our portal.

If you are interested in joining our maintenance team and have the qualities that we believe make our employees fantastic, we would love to hear from you and have you be part of your journey with a care environment. Successful applicants will be required to provide two written references, a standard/enhanced DBS (depending on role) and evidence of a right to work in the UK. Springcare are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective and compassionate care.