Job Description:

Maintenance Technician / Handyperson

Location:  Fairfield Residential Home, Oxford

Salary:  £28,000 to £33,600 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Part Time (32.5 hours per week)(excluding unpaid breaks)

We're looking for a Maintenance Technician / Handyperson to join our friendly team at Fairfield Residential Home.

This is a varied and rewarding role where you'll help maintain a safe, comfortable and welcoming environment for our residents, visitors and staff. From routine repairs and decorating to preventative maintenance and ensuring our home looks its best, no two days are the same.

If you're organised, hands-on, with relevant skills and experience and enjoy making a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• To maintain the “Vision and Values” of the service in every decision and action taken as a part of your role in the home.
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across the home, including basic plumbing, painting, decorating, and general repairs to maintain the fabric of the building, its equipment, its services, and its grounds.
• Carry out basic plumbing, painting, decorating, and general repairs as required
• Respond promptly to maintenance requests from staff and residents, ensuring minimal disruption during repairs.
• Ensure all internal and external areas, including pathways, car parks, gardens, sheds, and waste storage areas, are safe, clean, and well maintained.
• Assemble and move furniture and equipment as needed.
• Maintain accurate and up to date record of reported maintenance issues, ensuring follow-up and relevant feed-back upon completion.
• Maintain accurate and up to date records of PPM checks and tests
• Conduct regular Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) checks and tests and ensure that necessary follow-up actions are carried out, including, but not limited to:
  • Emergency lighting checks,
  • Fire door and fire-fighting equipment inspections,
  • Water temperature testing,
  • Walkways and emergency exit checks,
  • Window restrictor checks,
  • Laundry room filter checks
  • Equipment checks.
  • PAT (portable appliance testing)

Employee benefits for Fairfield staff include:

• Competitive rates of pay;
• Standard Life auto-enrolment pension scheme;
• Free meals while on shift;
• Free parking while on shift subject to availability;
• Free training with in-house support and mentoring;
• Free uniforms (or £150 annual clothing allowance for Social Wellbeing and Maintenance); • free access to an employee assistance programme with a range of services including shopping discounts, financial and legal advice, counselling and a health and wellbeing smartphone app;
• A joining bonus of £250 payable on successful completion of your probationary period.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Fairfield Residential Home, please do not hesitate to apply.