Facilities Maintenance Assistant

The Extra Care Charitable Trust are currently recruiting a Facilities Maintenance Assistant at their New Oscott Village location. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced maintenance professional to join our friendly, dedicated team at New Oscott Retirement Village to support the village's commitment in delivering Extra Care's mission of "better lives for older people".

• Undertake preventive maintenance duties in the resident's apartments and in the communal areas.
• Be pro‑active 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.

Extra Care 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.

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

• Ideally, a facilities background in a multi‑dwelling building.
• Skills in carpentry and plumbing.
• Flexible to support the village during emergency situations and outside of normal working hours as required on a rota basis.
• To take responsibility for the repairs and maintenance service with your team on‑site.
• 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.

• 33 days annual leave (FTE) pro‑rata for part‑time
• Buy and sell holiday
• Free life insurance
• Cycle2work scheme
• Attendance reward
• Free use of on‑site gym
• Up to 9% employer pension contribution (5% employee)
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Enhanced maternity & paternity allowance

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