Job Title: Maintenance Officer

Vacancy Location: Covering our services in Greater London

Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £28'000 Per Annum

Who We Are  

We’re here to support people to flourish in a place they call home. We’re one of the largest providers of adult social care with over 4,000 colleagues supporting 1,300 people. Our approach is all about activities and co-production with the people we support. We work with them to design and plan what we do – so we can create the best experiences together.

We're very proud to be recognised as one of the best organisations to work in by ‘The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024’.

About You: 

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to work for a fantastic company! We are seeking an experienced maintenance operative to join our team. The ideal candidate should have a diverse set of skills and experience to complete a range of tasks. A vehicle and fuel card are provided, along with trade cards to ensure that tasks can be performed efficiently and effectively.

Role Responsibilities 

• A keen eye on value for money
• Responsible for the general maintenance and decoration and general upkeep of residential and supported living services within a defined geographic area, this includes minor electrical and plumbing works.
• Work efficiently and independently or as part of a team, depending on requirements 
• Planned maintenance works 
• Travel between services to undertake works
• Check emails daily, prioritise and respond to emergencies.
• To ensure all work is completed to a high standard.
• Communicate positively with all managers and respond to their requests verbally in a prompt manner.
• Ensure the health and safety of self, co-workers and clients is upheld for all tasks and duties.
• Carry out tasks if they fall within the remit of professional competence and boundaries.
• Communicate effectively with line manager and facilities support co-ordinator.
• Ensure CAFM system is maintained and updated.
• To ensure the upkeep of all houses is to a high specification.
• Maintain the van allocated and ensure the vehicle is safe to drive before any journey.
• To ensure storage garage is kept tidy, locked and secure at all times.
• To carry out tasks if they fall within the remit of professional competence and boundaries.

The main skills and experience for this role. 

Essential 

• Previous experience in a maintenance role
• UK Driving Licence
• Willing to travel to properties in a defined geographic area
• Be willing to do 1 week out of 5 on-call rota, for which an additional payment is made.
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic & flexible
• Strong communication skills
• Honesty, reliability, trustworthiness and a passion to make a difference
• Commitment to the aims and objectives of the home and of Ivolve
• Satisfactory enhanced DBR check

Desirable 

• Previous experience within a social care setting.

How we will support you

We go beyond expectations for our colleagues as well as the people we support. Our reward package includes much more than pay, 5.6 weeks annual leave, flexible working hours and pension. And there is a £300 refer a friend scheme too.

Industry-leading recognition

• Colleague Lotto – giving everyone the opportunity to win great cash prizes.
• Prize winning Scratchcards aligned with values in action!
• We recognise our Colleagues who go above and beyond – our ‘Heroes’ are nominated by colleagues for quarterly and annual awards.
• Loyalty Scheme recognising colleagues at work anniversaries.

Social Wellbeing

• Award-winning App for news and info.
• Internal social media.
• Team communities.

 Financial Wellbeing

• Discounts include high street, supermarkets, flash sales, gym memberships and more.
• Blue Light discount programme, funded by us.
• Salary Finance scheme for lower cost loans and to save for special occasions or rainy days.
• Government mileage rates if you need to travel.

Emotional Wellbeing

• Free wellbeing App.
• Practical advice covering things like consumer rights, anxiety, childcare and more.

 Training and development to reach your potential

• Learning journey that grows with you to reach care worker standards.
• Specialist skills training including Autism, Dementia and Mental Health.
• Career pathways that include flexible apprenticeships and nationally recognised qualifications.
• Cover the cost of relevant professional memberships.

5 more reasons to work with Ivolve.

1.     Our people are pretty fabulous. We take pride and pleasure in helping others to flourish.

2.     There’s a great energy across the business and a strong sense of teamwork.

3.     Very few jobs have such an impact on people’s lives – we bring joy to people every day.

4.     We have a proud history, we’re a big organisation of over 4'000 colleagues supporting over 1,300 people.

5.     We build and nourish relationships with the people we support.

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