Temporary Maintenance Person

A gardener/maintenance person's day-to-day tasks can be extremely varied. One day you may be helping to build furniture, and another day carrying out routine checks around the home., To care for, manage and develop identified garden areas
To develop and maintain garden beds/borders
To use the correct garden machinery/equipment in order to carry out a variety of garden maintenance (mowing, strimming, hedge cutting, pesticide spraying) adhering to Health and Safety including wearing the correct PPE.
To use the correct hand tools for a variety of garden maintenance (digging, planting, weeding and pruning)
To have knowledge and understanding of the way in which to care for manage and develop identified garden areas, including soil cultivation, digging, forking, mulching, watering, raking, weeding, edging, pruning, seed sowing, bed presentation and planting
To ensure the grounds are showcased for all special events e.g. Summer Fayre
Some of the daily tasks that a maintenance person would carry out would be:

Preventative maintenance and general building repair such as repairing broken locks, doors, and other loose fittings.
Carrying out routine checks on equipment and services such as fire alarms, extinguishers, fire doors, and carrying out any tasks in the home's maintenance books
Minor plumbing and carpentry
Painting and decorating
Keeping the exterior of the homes clean, tidy, and free from trip hazards.
Changing light bulbs and keeping stock of items such as bulbs, batteries, and other equipment.
Before a weekend/bank holiday, checking that lights, equipment, heating, and items such as batteries, are all working.
Providing meter readings for utilities and any boilers.
To be successful in the role of gardener/maintenance, our ideal candidate would

Being a team player, who can also work on their own initiative.
Have good communication skills, both written and spoken, and able to communicate with both residents and colleagues.
Be committed to delivering a high standard of work.
Be sensitive to the needs of others and mindful of our residents.
Proactive, able to prioritise, and a have a positive work ethic.
Flexibility, and able to adapt to any ad hoc needs of the home.
Be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer and/or handheld device., Have good all-round maintenance skills such as joinery, plumbing and painting.
Have experience within a similar environment/role.
Show a good understanding of Health & Safety regulations and compliance.
Be physically fit and able to lift lighter items of furniture/objects safely.
Be able to maintain and use handheld tools safely (following any appropriate training)
Be willing to attend any training that will develop their skills and would be relevant to their role.
Hold a full driver's license.
What Springcare can offer to you

What is it like to work for Springcare?

We are a family run group of Residential and Nursing Homes in Shropshire, Cheshire and the Wirral and we want you to join our Springcare family. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, who strives to provide a healthy and respectful work culture

We are now recruiting for a a gardener/maintenance person to raise and maintain the standards of presentation in the gardens at Westwood Hall in Brimstage.

What qualities does it take to be a Gardener/ Maintenance Person at Springcare?

Permanent full and part time day contracts - with access to our work placed pension scheme
Early pay using Wage Stream App - you can withdraw up to 50% of your earnings in advance of your pay.
Access to Blue Light Card - where you can make savings across hundreds of national retailers
Fully funded training for nationally recognised qualifications (level 2 through to 5) with internal career progression opportunities
Refer a friend £££ scheme for each friend that you recommend (T&C apply)
Access to counselling and wellbeing support
Family friendly policies
Smooth robust recruitment process through our portal
If you are interested in joining our team, have the qualities that we believe make our employees fantastic and would like to work in an environment with friendly, supportive, and likeminded people, we would love to hear from you and be part of your journey with a care environment.

Successful applicants would require two written references, a standard/enhanced DBS (depending on role) and evidence of a right to work in the UK check.

Springcare are 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.