Lavender Fields Care Village is a family-run, self-sustainable retirement community. Our wonderful care village offers those who choose it a peaceful haven, away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life but with a wide range of activities and supportive services, and all delivered with TLC within this beautiful retirement community. Residents can enjoy a wide and varied social life, both on site and beyond, offering independence when they crave it, but support when they need it.
Summary of Role
The role advertised is to ensure that any potential risks and issues are identified and managed responsibly, through utilisation of third parties as and when required, and monthly internal checks and audits. Provence House - and Lavender Fields, generally -are the culmination of more than a decade of planning and preparation, and so great importance is stowed on everything looking and running as immaculately as possible.
Main Responsibilities
- Ability to resolve problems quickly and efficiently, and adhere to health and safety guidelines;
- Ability to deal with other contractors or maintenance workers;
- Being resourceful and self-motivated;
- Being physically strong is preferable – capable of working with machinery or moving heavy equipment, etc, as long as it is deemed safe to do so;
- Being flexible;
- Able to work as part of a team;
- Good communication skills.
- Completing and keeping up to date with any relevant training, also policies and procedures.
This list is not exhaustive and may vary.
Personal Characteristics - Requirements:
- Passionate about making a difference in the life of those we look after;
- Dedicated to providing excellent customer service;
- Ability to work independently, but know when to seek guidance or external input;
- Clear written and verbal communication style;
- Basic IT skills and numerical ability;
- To be willing to undertake required training, sometimes outside normal working hours;
- At least two years’ experience of being either a handyman or other profession with transferable skills, and preferably within another care setting.
Benefits
In addition to the benefits listed above, we also offer:
- Payment of Blue Light Card - used to generate discounts and free offers at a wide variety of physical and online shops and services;
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £16.27 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Shuttle service provided
Application question(s):
- Current location is within a 10 mile radius of the care home
Experience:
- handyman: 2 years (required)
Language:
Work Location: In person
