Maintenance Operative

About The Role

Maintenance Operative:

Location: Elizabeth House - Pool  BH12 4PX

Salary: £26,340 per annum ( review pending )

Hours: 40hrs per week - Monday to Friday 

Care South has an opportunity for a Maintenance Operative to join the team at  Elizabeth House, our specialist residential and dementia care home, which overlooks the picturesque Canford Heath Nature Reserve in Poole, Dorset.

In this role you'll be responsible for carrying out a varied range of building maintenance and repairs throughout the property to ensure a safe and comfortable environment for our elderly residents at our home.

Key duties will include both planned and reactive maintenance across all areas of the home covering; plumbing, heating, electrical, decoration, fire testing, care equipment and carpentry.

We are looking for the following skills/experience:
- Basic Electrical Safety certificate
- Knowledge of Plumbing and Legionella
- Experience using heating, electrical and fire systems
- MEWPS experience - desirable but not essential
- Heating and/or Plumbing qualifications – ideal but not essential

You will need to be confident to use your own initiative and work with minimum supervision throughout the day - with the flexibility for possible evening or weekend call outs for emergencies.  On occasion you'll also support with the maintenance needs at other local Care South residential homes. Ideally you will have experience of working in a care home or similar environment which involves dealing with a number of maintenance tasks on a daily basis.
 
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