At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a team to maintain and ensure safety in an educational environment.
- Company: Close-knit maintenance team in a vibrant educational setting.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, pension, sick pay, free food, gym access, and cycle to work scheme.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for overtime and career growth.
- Why this job: Make a difference by ensuring a safe and well-maintained learning space.
- Qualifications: Experience in caretaking or maintenance, basic plumbing, and a clean driving licence.
Maintenance Assistant
30,800 (incl of on call). Harrogate
Excellent opportunity to join a close–knit maintenance and care taking team within an educational environment undertaking planned and preventative maintenance tasks and ensuring upkeep and safety on site.
The role:
- Opening up, locking up of the building
- Undertaking planned buildings and preventative maintenance.
- Undertaking security checks, fire alarm testing, maintaining emergency lighting
- To undertake any care taking or porter services required
- To help set up furniture, rooms and equipment for meetings and events.
- Dealing within on–site contractors, ensuring work is completed safely and to an acceptable standard.
- Undertake minor repairs, decoration and general upkeep.
- Basic maintenance of company vehicles as required (checking oil tyre pressure ect)
- Installation of fixtures and fittings, clearing of drains, gullies, guttering.
- Ensuring work in carried out in accordance with strict health and safety guidelines
- Carrying out routine checks and maintaining appropriate records.
- Distribution of stock and deliveries
Hours of work:
- 35 hours per week rotational shift pattern – early shift 6.00am to 1.30pm / afternoon shift 12.00 to 7.30pm
- On call – 1 week in 6 – on call allowance paid + overtime paid
You will:
- Come from a caretaking & maintenance background ideally within education or care or similar
- Either currently hole or be happy to undertake and enhanced DBS
- Be able to undertake basic plumbing joinery, decoration, and general maintenance and repairs
- Have worked in a building maintenance, handy person or caretaker capacity previously
- Be well presented, professional and personable
- Be organised and able to work to set daily job targets
- Have a full clean driving licence
- Have experience of working to PPM schedules
- Have basic computer skills and be able to fill out maintenance reports
Benefits:
- Company pension 5% / 5%
- Sick pay
- 24 days holiday + bank holidays
- Free food
- Gym
- free parking
- Cycle to work scheme
Estates Officer in Harrogate employer: IWFM
Barchester is an exceptional employer that prioritises the wellbeing of both residents and staff, fostering a warm and welcoming environment in our care homes. As a Head of Maintenance, you'll enjoy a diverse range of tasks while benefiting from comprehensive training, a supportive work culture, and a sector-leading rewards package that includes retail discounts and recognition for your contributions. Join us to make a meaningful impact in the lives of our residents while advancing your career in a fulfilling role.
