Maintenance Operative in Shrewsbury

Who we are:

CareTech supports adults with complex needs and care for children and young people, offering carefully designed programmes in specialist services, many of which have schools and residential services attached. Our services include modern outward looking residential care for children, young people and adults and we operate a significant range of supported living schemes that include individual flats, houses and grouped accommodation arrangements.

What will you benefit from:

• Flexible working Monday to Friday
• Holiday: 25 days holiday
• Progression: If career development is your thing, most of our managers have been promoted from within our group through our leadership programme
• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice, including employee assistance
• Stunning working environments in beautiful houses and locations, with the very best facilities for our teams
• Refer a friend scheme that offers a bonus every time you refer a friend or family that joins us

The Role of a Maintenance Operative:

A maintenance operative carries the responsibility for the domestic repairs & maintenance upkeep of the premises, minor projects within the site complex and all compliance needed for the running of the site. The Maintenance Operative ensures that all parts of the environment are safe, welcoming, clean, hygienic, in good repair and sensitive to the needs of the students being looked after. Responsibilities include:

• Providing high professional standards of record keeping and reports related to the site.
• Participating in and undertaking regular audits of the quality systems as necessary.
• Undertaking regular inspections and addressing works from contractors which fall below the required standard.
• Ensuring compliance with all current and prevailing national regulations and inspection standards relevant to core functions for this type of establishment.
• Managing the upkeep of the grounds.

What you will bring:

The Maintenance Operative will have Building and Maintenance knowledge and experience with compliance and record keeping. A trade background is preferred but not essential. Requirements for an enhanced DBS and reference checking will be undertaken in line with government regulations and safer recruitment best practices. All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way.

We will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who is not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

Employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation or any other perceived difference.

CareTech Community Services are proud to inform you that they are a Disability Confident Leader.

Safeguarding Statement: Cambian are committed to promoting the safeguarding and welfare of all children within our care. All applicants must be willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check and must be able to provide at least two references covering the past two years. Applicants must also provide reference information for all positions related to working with children and the vulnerable and details of employment going back to full time education.