Maintenance Technician (Handyperson)

This is an opportunity for the successful candidate to assist with providing handyperson tasks within our Residential Home (Collins House), Extra Care Complex (Piggs Corner) and Friendship Club (Day Centre) in Grays.
The candidate will work alongside another Technical Support Worker providing maintenance support at the above sites. This ranges from painting, building shelves/cupboards, ordering stock, completing PAT testing (training provided).
The successful candidate will be flexible and able to work as part of a team and also to be able to work with a minimum amount of supervision and use their own initiative within established procedures and processes to deliver a high quality service to our Clients with a person centred approach in line with the Care Act and Current Legislation within Adult Social Care.
You will be required to attend mandatory training in areas that are relevant to the role. Shadowing will also be provided.
Core values include individuality, independence, choice, dignity, respect, rights, confidentiality and fulfilment, which guarantees Clients receive a high standard of service.

The successful candidate will need to have a flexible approach to working hours and be able to travel borough wide. Candidates will need to have good values and continually promote, service user choice and control, fulfilment, respect, privacy, dignity, rights and independence.
The post holder will need to be kind, compassionate, caring, flexible and committed.
The successful candidate will need to have a professional attitude at all times and have knowledge around the understanding of Dementia, Challenging behaviours and Manual Handling - training also provided.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required at Enhanced plus Adults Barred List level.

Salary: £24,440 - £26,579 per annum pro rata as part time
Grade: B
Permanent Contract
20 Hours per Week - shifts to cover existing absences - full days