Location
Riverview Lodge, Kingsbury

Hours
Various hours available - relief

Salary
£14.70 per hour

About the Role
Are you passionate about helping people? Are you warm and compassionate? Are you looking to join a company that cares for its staff? If so, we want to hear from you! As a Maintenance Worker/Gardener at MHA, you will join our team and work within the Home to create a safe and attractive environment that enables us to give our residents the quality care and support they deserve. Duties will be varied and include being responsible for completing a wide variety of gardening and maintenance tasks. Specific duties will include planned preventative work and safety checks, as well as running repairs and the supervision of outside contractors. This is a satisfying role for an individual who can demonstrate practical skills in maintenance, gardening, painting, and decorating, as well as respect for older people.

Why Join?
You will be joining an organisation with strong values, a highly supportive culture, and a commitment to the safety and wellbeing of residents. In addition, you will work alongside highly motivated colleagues in an environment of strong teamwork whilst also having fun. This is a hugely rewarding role and a career to be proud of where every day you will go home knowing you made a positive difference to the lives of older people. Plus, much more! In addition to a highly competitive salary, we offer a lot more: 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) and an option to buy annual leave, life assurance, a discount scheme which includes savings with retail stores and online purchases, access to a number of nationally recognised training courses and qualifications, genuine career progression and development opportunities, employee assistance programme including free counselling and legal advice, access to chaplaincy and pastoral support, access to wellbeing resources, recommend a friend scheme, family-friendly policies, long service awards, free uniform and DBS check, healthcare scheme at competitive rates.

Experience
No specific experience required, but practical skills in maintenance and gardening are advantageous.

About You
You will have a friendly caring manner and maintain our buildings and gardens to the highest possible standards, creating positive first impressions and making a difference to the lives of our residents. You will play a key role in resolving any repair issues. Be able to turn your hand to a wide variety of jobs, from decorating to ground and plant maintenance. You will be able to work well as part of a team but also use your own initiative. Have the ability to prioritise tasks. Be able to liaise with contractors, volunteers, and other staff. You will have a positive attitude to Health & Safety.

Qualifications
No formal qualifications required, but a positive attitude and willingness to learn are essential.