Maintenance Operative

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Operative to join Empower Family Group!

About Empower Family Group...

We are Empower Family Group we are proud to be providing a safe and nurturing environment for children in residential care and education. We are committed to offering the highest quality of care and support and we are seeking a reliable and enthusiastic Maintenance Operative to join our team to support our maintenance of our Residential Services School Sites and Offices.

We are passionate about what we do and our want to provide the highest quality support and care services which help empower children and young people to be the best versions of themselves.

To support our mission we provide a range of services to children and young people all of which offer nurturing safe caring and homely environments where every child matters and in order to achieve this we must work together.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Conduct preventive and corrective maintenance tasks including plumbing electrical carpentry painting

decorating window repair PAT testing.

Respond promptly to emergency repairs and breakdowns minimizing disruption to daily operations.

Oversee grounds maintenance including landscaping/gardening snow removal/gritting and minor repairs.

Tiling and wall plaster repairs.

Provide outofhours emergency repairs and/or advice when required.

Perform routine safety checks and inspections of buildings and equipment.

Order and manage maintenance supplies and materials within budget.

Maintain accurate records of maintenance work performed.

Work collaboratively with staff and residents to ensure their needs are met.

Adhere to all health and safety regulations and procedures.

To preserve the confidentiality of any information regarding colleagues service users and their families and this obligation shall continue in perpetuity.

To recognise that promoting the welfare and safeguarding children young people and adults is everyones business and access training and supervision as appropriate to the role.

To ensure concerns are responded to appropriately in line with the Empower Family Group s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies and interagency safeguarding procedures.

To comply with safer recruitment and other checks as requested by the company including undertaking where appropriate and applicable an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS and registering with the online update service if not already registered.

The above tasks are not an exhaustive list of duties and the post holder will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by their changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.

To practice and follow all of the Empower Family Group s policies procedures and guidelines.

This role is subject to the successful applicant having an enhanced DBS check for child and adult workforce with barred list checks.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any convictions cautions reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 & 2023).

This post is only available to applicants aged over 21 as permitted under the Equality Act 2010.

Requirements

Required:

Minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar maintenance role.

Desirable:

NVQ Carpentry

Portable Appliance Testing

18^th Edition IET wiring regulations

First Aid certificate

Tiling

Wall plaster repair

Attributes/Skills:

Strong problemsolving and troubleshooting skills.

A commitment to providing a high standard of service.

Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package.

Opportunity to work in a rewarding and meaningful environment.

Supportive and collaborative team atmosphere.

Training and development opportunities.