Facilities Assistant (Part time - 20 Hours per week)

Job description

Facilities Assistant

Harry Priestley House - "Rated Good by CQC", 95% of services are either Outstanding or Good

Would you like to join a compassionate and caring team?

Harry Priestley House is a forever home for 12 people with learning difficulties, situated in the Market town of Thorne. There is access to the Motorways close by and the train station is a five minute walk from the home.

We are looking for a part time Facilities Assistant to join our team to help provide our residents with a safe and comfortable environment. As a Facilities Assistant you will carry out general handy persons duties, assist with health and safety checks, and show empathy and kindness towards our residents.

Comments from staff members past and present:

"Harry Priestley House is a special place to work; it's very much a home from home environment"

"Working as a Facilities Manager, my role was varied, coming from a different background in construction, at times it didn't feel like going to work, it was so full of happiness and genuine love and care".

Location: Harry Priestley House, 30 Fieldside, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 4BD

Weekly Hours: 20 Hours per week
Hourly rate of pay: £10,000 per annum

Some of the benefits of working at Harry Priestley House include (please note this is not an exhaustive list and further information can be obtained from the career page of our website):

Financial

Learning & Development

Reward & Recognition

Opportunities for career development & promotion, with associated salary increases

Support and funding for NVQ's

And other Apprenticeships

Employee of the Month/ OSKAR Awards

Annual pay review

All Carers trained to national Care Certificate level as a minimum standard

Refer a friend bonus scheme

DBS check paid for by the company

Variety of free training courses (all staff are paid to attend any company provided training at their usual hourly rate of pay)

Additional annual leave given for length of service

Opportunities for overtime with additional financial incentives for extra shifts worked

Learning at work week events/

Mental Health Week events/

Nutrition and Hydration Week events etc.

Long service awards

Company provided meals whilst on shift

Regular Performance Development and 1:1 meetings

Free parking on site

Company provided benefits platform with access to a 24/7 confidential counselling line, practical health plan cover and retail/days out discounts

Job Specifics

REPORTS TO

Facilities Manager

OVERVIEW

As the Facilities Assistant you will support and assist the Facilities Manager with general repairs and assistance to the Home. You will also assist with health and safety checks; technical faults and repairs; updating mandatory files and checks on water including legionella.

You will be required to carry out a full range of general handy person duties including moving furniture, setting up rooms for functions, decorating vacant bedrooms, and general light repairs around the Home.

The ideal candidate will have reasonable practical experience of general maintenance and repairs, with the ability to show empathy to our residents. You will also be able to bring our values of Kind, Supportive and Trusted to life whilst performing your duties on a day to day basis.

Full training and support will be provided to enable you to be successful in your new role. 82% of our staff say they are proud to working for RMBI Care Co and we look forward to welcoming the successful candidate to our team.

Our residents' and staff health, safety and wellbeing is our top priority. For more information about how we are keeping everyone in our Homes safe during the pandemic, including details about our vaccination roll out, PPE and lateral flow tests, please visit

Please note candidates must have received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccination, or be willing to do so prior to starting unless medically exempt, in order to comply with new legislative requirements for social care.

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