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Ashford Childrens Care have an exciting opportunity to join their rapidly growing care home company as a multi-trade Maintenance technician. The successful candidate will have strong inter-personal skills, a can-do attitude and will be confident in dealing with a wide variety of jobs.

• Undertaking: general decorating, carpet laying, tiling, basic electrics (wiring sockets etc.), basic plumbing (running waste pipes, tap changes etc), basic carpentry (hanging doors fitting locks / fixing bath panels), landscaping, fencing and property / garden clearance, re-pointing brick work and general bathroom or kitchen installation. Appliance installation, , maintenance, renovation, repairing broken locks, changing locks, damage to walls,
• General cleaning of home etc
• Complete all job sheets/reports as required in a timely manner
• Drive service users on a daily basis to and from school, general activities and appointments using a company mini bus.
• Garden maintenance cutting grass/trees/hedges, collecting/removing trash, painting and can drive.

• Good verbal English
• Good communication
• Basic plumbing, electrical, carpentry, tiling, decorating, gardening etc. (any recognised qualifications are beneficial)
• Good time management and organization
• Ability to work on your own
• Be able to use your initiative
• Clean Full UK Driving license Class D1
• Basic health and safety knowledge

You will be undertaking maintenance in care homes with vulnerable children with disabilities and challenging behaviours and we will require you to complete a DBS application and references prior to starting the job.

Job Types: Full-time

• Between 8.00AM and 5.00PM
• Primarily Monday to Friday but with occasional weekend working
• 38 Hours per week
• Please note the role may require short notice out of hours attendance at the service for emergency repairs

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Every weekend
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Maintenance: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Category D1 Licence - Clean for 4 years or more (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Reference ID: Reference ID: MAINTENANCE 001