Cedar Court Care Home – Your Health Limited
Maintenance Operative- 1 Position Available
40 Hours per week- £14.57 per hour
Location: Cedar Court Care Home, Bretby, Derbyshire
What we offer you
· Health and Wellbeing incentives through Medicash
· Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 access to counsellors and GP appointments
· Free staff parking
· Blue Light card discount
· Refer a friend bonus
· Monetary rewards for long service
· Training and Development opportunities
Your Health Limited was founded in 1995 and is dedicated to providing excellent standards of Residential and Dementia care and support.
We have 9 care homes across 8 locations, providing the highest levels of care and consideration to our residents. Our dedicated teams of staff ensure that our residents’ individual needs and expectations are always at the heart of what we do. Our residents and employees need a space which can be stimulating, inviting, calming, comfortable and practical all at once personalised to reflect the space’s personality. We understand just how important it is that a care home is not only warm and welcoming for residents, but also a practical space for employees and medical professionals too. As part of our maintenance team, you will play a key part in this:
We are currently looking for a full-time Maintenance Operative, to join our dedicated team.
What you will be doing:
· Preventative Maintenance.
· General building repair and maintenance.
· Tiling, plastering, painting, and decorating, basic electrical and plumbing duties.
· Woodwork and carpentry, (e.g., replacing door locks; repairing fence panels).
· Maintain all tools and equipment in good working order.
· Ensure all Health and Safety regulations are adhered to when carrying out work.
· Ensure all relevant documentation is completed as and when required.
· On call included 1 week per month
· Some travel within the UK required is for this role
What you will bring:
· Relevant trade skills to carry out planned and reactive maintenance tasks.
· Reliability and flexibility to support the nature of the business.
· Good communication skills.
· Must hold a full, clean UK driver’s License and be willing and be flexible with respect to travel (pool vehicle available for this purpose) and maybe required to stay overnight on occasion. Travel between sites may be required (up to a 50-mile radius).
Experience in a similar role is required.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At Your Health, we are committed to a fair and inclusive recruitment process. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and will make reasonable adjustments where needed. We are looking for people who share our values and can support residents in a way that promotes dignity, equality, privacy, choice and respect.
Safeguarding & Safe Recruitment
The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Our organisation is committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.
Closing date for applications 4th September 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy when sufficient applications are received.
As we often have many applicants for jobs at Your Health Limited, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are short-listed for interview. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been short-listed for interview on this occasion.
Pay: £14.57 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
