Facilities Maintenance Assistant

The ExtraCare Charitable Trust are currently recruiting a Facilities Management Assistant for Bournville Gardens Retirement Village.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced maintenance professional to join our friendly, dedicated team at Bournville Gardens to support the Village’s commitment in delivering ExtraCare’s mission of “better lives for older people”.

Benefits include:

• 25 Days Annual Leave plus 8 statutory days.
• Option to buy and sell holiday.
• Free Life Insurance
• Cycle2work Scheme
• Attendance Reward
• Free Use of onsite Gym
• Ongoing Training and Development
• Blue Light Discounts

Role Details:

• Hours: 37.5 hours per week – (occasional out of hour cover required)
• Salary: £24,302 per annum - Pay award pending April 2024

Extracare does not participate in the current “UK Visa Sponsorship” scheme, and we would not be able to facilitate sponsorship.

What will you do as our Facilities Management Assistant?

• Undertake preventive maintenance duties in the resident’s apartments and in the communal areas.
• Be proactive in the management of void properties, ensure water quality checks and general repairs are undertaken.
• Work with contractors on site to improve own knowledge of systems and to ensure that they are working to risk assessments provided.
• Record repair requests and defects.
• Attend site on a rota basis in the event of an emergency situation outside of your normal working hours.
• Carry out a handy-person service for the residents, anything from picture hanging to assembling flat pack furniture.

Person Specification:

• Ideally a facilities background in a multi-dwelling building.
• Skills in Carpentry and plumbing
• Flexible to support the Scheme during emergency situations and outside of normal working hours as required on a rota.
• To take responsibility for the repairs and maintenance service with your team onsite
• Have a working knowledge of MS Word and Excel to maintain a system for logging maintenance requests.
• Be reliable, punctual, and able to work unsupervised.
• Able to demonstrate strong communication skills including empathy.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Committed to health and safety. COSHH or IOSHH desirable.

• Closing Date: 15th March 2024 (or before)
• Interview Dates: w/c 25th March 2024

ExtraCare strives to create a workplace that fully reflects society. We want our staff to feel empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work and be part of a safe and supportive community.

If you want to make a difference to peoples’ lives, then please apply for the role of Facilities Management Assistant today. We look forward to reviewing your application.

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ExtraCare reserve the right to close this advertisement early.