Job Detail

The Benslow Care Home Group is a group of Residential and Nursing homes in the Hertfordshire area. As we grow, this role will grow with us as we may also move into the Buckinghamshire area.

The Fabric Engineer role is integral to the smooth running of our Benslow Care Homes. The role is a general maintenance engineer role, working as part of a team, completing checks and works as required.  This role is for 3 days x 8 hours and predominantly based at our Robin Hood Care home, Little Gaddesden though works across the group may be required.  Currently, our other care homes are in Hitchin, Herts.

We are a small group of care homes where dignity and respect to each other is paramount.

We offer:

• Competitive pay
• Training
• Free lunch
• Mileage to and from base to other homes
• Employee assistive program
• Free Benslow lottery
• End of year bonus 

You will be responsible for:

• General maintenance of the grounds, gardens and buildings of the homes.
• Creating and maintaining an environment that is tidy, beneficial and safe for those individuals staying at the home, our other staff teams working within the homes and our visitors. 
• You will work to a rolling redecoration and maintenance planner as assigned by your line manager, the Central Maintenance Manager.

Skills / Qualifications:

• Competent at basic building repairs which are to include carpentry
• Plumbing
• Maintenance and grounds maintenance. Use of small industrial/electrical/mechanical equipment. Two years’ experience in a similar field.
• Dignity, respect and empathy for our residents and your colleagues.
• You will have a current active driving licence.

• This post is subject to an Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check and two reference checks. The costs of these should be met by the applicant.

If you have great empathy and respect for colleagues and our residents in our Older peoples homes, and wish to become part of our team, please do apply.