Children’s Homes Handy Person

The Role

Children’s Homes Handy Person

Salary: £24,294 - £25,119

Contract: Full time, 37 hours per week

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm Monday to Thursday, 9am to 4:30pm on Friday

We offer a generous salary and benefits including:

·        Highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme

·        Employee Rewards High Street Discount Scheme

·        Private Healthcare

·        Investors In People PlatinumAccredited employer

·        Fantastic training and development opportunities

·        Thorough induction process

·        Strong health and well-being focus

·        Generous Holiday Allowance     

·        Wide Range of Discounts

Bradstow is a creative and unique residential school and children’s home for children between the ages of 5 & 19. It is situated in 13 acres of parkland in Broadstairs, Kent.

We seek to meet the needs of children and young people with autism and severe learning difficulties with associated behaviours that may be challenging using a Gentle Teaching approach and engaging in reflective practice.

We have achieved national recognition for our developments in Communication and Behaviour Management.

We have also been awarded the Platinum standard for the Investors in People accreditation and can offer a vibrant, life-long career.

 About the role:

To work directly reporting to the Head of Care providing quality, swift support to maintain and improve the buildings in the children’s homes and where works require escalation to the maintenance or domestic teams, or to an external contractor, to act as client for the works on behalf of the Head of Care. 

To take a deep pride in the standard of accommodation maintained, and an intimate knowledge of defects and work in hand so as to build confidence with visitors such as prospective families, local authorities and Ofsted that site-related matters in the homes are proactively managed and resolved within the swiftest possible timescales.

Key Duties (please see job description for details)

• Inspecting each children’s home not less than daily, recording defects identified and rapidly (a) prioritising and (b) deciding which will be addressed by self and which will require other teams in the school and/or contractors.
• To undertake general “handy person” duties - such as cleaning, painting and decorating, waste removal, making safe and so on.
• Carrying out bike maintenance on young people’s bikes to ensure they are safe for pupils’ usage.
• Supporting school events including room preparation and erecting of garden marquees.
• Undertaking routine building locking and unlocking in order to maintain
• effective security of the school site.
• Proactively taking steps to ensure that the premises are free from hazards and safe, warm and secure for students, staff and visitors.

Key Qualifications Experience and Qualities:

• Experience of working in a similar position, preferably 1 years’ experience, an advantage
• A strong customer-service focus, recognising the importance of swift action, strong communication and the presentation of a positive, can-do and professional approach at all times and in every interaction with anyone.
• Domestic-level DIY skills
• Willing to undertake additional training within a reasonable travelling distance.
• Due to nature of this demanding role, there will be some physical tasks, candidates must be able to perform those effectively
• Able to undertake maintenance work as required to support the Children’s Home team, including decorating.
• Able to prioritise own workload and meet strict deadlines.

Applicants must apply through the school's recruitment portal, we do not accept CVs. Candidates should outline how they meet the person specification in the additional information section.

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