Role: Maintenance Operative
Hours: Monday-Friday core hours 9am-5pm in line with flexi – time policy]
Location: To work across all Halliwell sites.
Salary: £27,698 - £31,027.00 per annum (dependant on experience and qualifications). This is subject to change from 1st April
Would you like to be part of an employee-owned business where you can influence, shape and drive the company to excel in delivering Restorative Parenting®?
As a Maintenance Operative you will be joining the company at an exciting and compelling time.
Halliwell has recently restructured as an Employee Ownership Trust meaning greater engagement opportunities for all colleagues in the improvement of the business as well as greater benefits and rewards when the business performs well and achieves great outcomes for the children in its care.
We would like to hear from caring, enthusiastic and dedicated team players with a can-do approach who really care about the needs of young people. You will be respectful, empathetic, positive, accountable, reflective, engaged, nurturing and tenacious. You will enjoy working with children and young people and create a safe, caring and supportive place to live for the children that are part of the Restorative Parenting® programme.
Halliwell Homes is clinically informed practice encompassing educational, clinical and residential care services. Our objective is to enhance the psychological wellbeing of children within the care system through our Restorative Parenting recovery programme.
The main purpose of this role will be to safely, effectively and efficiently undertake planned and remedial maintenance tasks across all Halliwell sites in order to support the delivery of the Restorative Parenting® Recovery Programme and maintain a therapeutic environment, including minor repairs to the building fabric and fixtures, minor plasterwork repairs and refurbishing of bedrooms in preparation for new placements.
The main responsibilities for the role will include:
- To visits all sites to undertake a mixture of directed and proactive maintenance tasks.
- To ensure the building is maintained according to the agreed Restorative Parent Specification and prepared within agreed timeframes ready for new children joining the programme.
- Repair and adjust door closers, intumescent strips, locks and hinges
- Fit door guards and window restrictors
- Basic joinery and plumbing
- Assisting in the inspection of works completed by external contractors to ensure works are completed on time to satisfactory standards.
- Carry out and maintain COSHH Assessments for hazardous substances used.
- Moving furniture and equipment as necessary.
- Calculating the amount of materials and time required for all works and liaising with the Health, Safety and Maintenance Co-ordinator to ensure efficient workflows distribution of resources across the organisation.
- Choosing and tools, equipment and materials necessary to fulfil the role.
- To keep work areas safe and tidy whilst carrying out tasks so as to minimise the risk to children on the programme.
- To undertake minor tiling and plastering tasks as required
- To report to the Health and Safety and Maintenance Co-ordinator any faults noted at the houses or schools
- To attend any training requirements considered necessary to carry out the role.
- Attend supervision meetings as agreed to review performance and agree targets.
- To assist the Health, Safety and Building Maintenance Team to ensure Halliwell buildings are safe and fit for use.
- Proactively check communal areas and bedrooms against agreed specifications and report to the Health, Safety and Maintenance Co-ordinator any defects and unsafe conditions.
- To understand, comply with and maintain standards outlined in Halliwell Health and Safety policies and procedures.
- To complete as directed any documents or forms required as part of their duties
- To assist with any other ad hoc duties commensurate to the job role and pay scale, as directed by management
The successful candidate will have the following Experience:
- Practical experience working in a handyperson or similar role
- Experience working with customers and working to customer standard requirements
- Experience prioritising own workload and diarising appointments to maximise best use of time in a working day
- Experience maintaining records on refurbishment works and in working to industry standards
- Experience in sourcing appropriate equipment, tools and materials to carry out handyman / decorating duties appropriate to the working environment and in always in a safe manner
- Experience in recognising own ability and skill set and when a job needs passing on to an accredited professional e.g. electrical type work
What we can offer you:
- Becoming part of the Employee Ownership Trust with Halliwell Homes
- Length of Service Bonus Scheme
- Birthday Bonus Scheme
- Free annual GymPass Membership.
- Free access to Perkbox Account.
- Refer a Friend Scheme up to £1400
- Free access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Free access to your own personal Financial Awareness Planning
- Free access to a company laptop and Mobile phone (Role dependent).
- Free access to well-being initiatives
- Free on-site Parking
- Auto-Enrolment Pension Scheme
- We offer a highly competitive rate of pay and access to a career pathway including access to professional qualification studies fully funded up to Level 7 (Masters)
- Comprehensive training, professional development opportunities and the support of senior colleagues.
If you feel you have the skills and experience to join our team, please click ‘Apply now'
We would encourage you to apply early on as we reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received without prior notice.
Halliwell is an equal opportunities employer and all applications received will be considered on the basis of their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background. All offers of employment will be conditional on the candidate having and securing satisfactory safer recruitment compliance checks.
Halliwell follows safer recruitment when recruiting employees for all roles within the organisation at it is paramount that all applications are aware of their responsibilities when working with vulnerable children. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure Barring Services (DBS)
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £27,698.00-£31,027.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Experience:
- Maintenance Operative: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Right To Work in the UK (required)
- UK Driver Manual Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
