Maintenance Operative
Part-time 22.5 hours per week Wed to Fri
Salary: £22,425 to £24,000 per annum FTE depending on experience
Location: New Forest and surrounding areas (in-work travel paid)
At Minstead Trust, we celebrate people by working to provide excellent support to those with wide-ranging care needs. Without our incredible team of staff and volunteers, we simply wouldn’t be where we are today! We are always looking to welcome people who are passionate, dynamic and able to celebrate difference.
The primary role is to carry out a wide variety of maintenance duties in the Trust’s properties and sites, supporting our ambitious strategy to develop our services and social enterprises.
The role:
- To be part of the Maintenance team and to support the Maintenance manager and Facilities Manager in maintaining a variety of building types to a good standard, including (but not restricted to) decorating, woodwork, plumbing and electrics
- To work as a member of a small team which may include an apprentice with learning disabilities
- To maintain accurate records of vehicle usage and individual timesheets
- To drive the Trust minibuses and other Trust vehicles for their local safety checks
- To work within health and safety guidelines and any relevant organisational policies which affect the area of work
- To attend training courses when required
- To carry out manual handling and occasional heavy lifting tasks.
What are we looking for?
- To have a good all-round knowledge of building services
- To understand the importance of working within the requirements of Health and Safety legislation
- Ideally able to drive, holding a current, clean and valid driving licence D1 unrestricted or a PCV licence, D1 restricted (car licence obtained prior to 01/01/1997) considered
- Be capable of maintaining accurate utilities and vehicle records
- Maintain paperwork and digital records
- Organisational skills
- Experience of working with people with learning disabilities is desirable but not essential.
What benefits can we offer?
- 33 Days Holiday (pro rata) including Bank Holidays
- Refer-a-Friend scheme worth £750!
- A Celebration Day’s Leave for Your Birthday
- Death in Service Insurance
- Company Pension
- An easy-access health and wellbeing Scheme
- Cycle to Work
- Blue Light Card eligibility
- Furzey Gardens Membership
- Hanger Farm Membership
If you would like to apply for this role, please complete our application form and return the completed form to careers@minsteadtrust.org.uk or fill out the online application form.
Our Vision at Minstead Trust is to live in a society where people with learning disabilities enjoy fulfilling lives of their own choosing.
As a trust, our mission is to support people with learning disabilities to fully develop their individual potential by providing opportunities, enhancing life skills, ensuring informed choice and influencing society.
- We appreciate each person. Everyone is different – we respect and celebrate this.
- We’re always learning. We all have something to offer and more to learn.
- We’re always improving. Striving to give our best and to have more impact.
- We push for change. We will challenge society to be fully inclusive.
- We find the joy in everyday life. We have the freedom to be ourselves and enjoy what we do.
We are not licenced to sponsor employees for visas; therefore, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. You need to have, or be able to obtain, right to work in the UK in order to take up this position.
All staff working for, or on behalf of Minstead Trust, understand their responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults at risk and know who to escalate concerns to within Minstead Trust.
Due to the nature of this employment section your application is subject to a successful Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).
No terminology in the advert you have seen is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability of sexual orientation, and we will gladly accept applications from all sections of the community.
We are only able to accept direct applications at this time; no agencies, please.