Maintenance Operative - Bank

Job summary

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Maintenance Operative at Braintree Mews Care Home in Braintree. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you! ABOUT THE ROLE Your focus as a Maintenance Operative will be to ensure the building and grounds are well maintained, undertaking a variety of routine maintenance tasks, checks to services applying basic fixes to equipment and systems whilst ensuring facilities are fully functional. Other responsibilities will include: Carrying out all general maintenance tasks and basic repairs including all electrical, plumbing joinery and building tasks both inside and outside the Home.

Main duties of the job

The Maintenance Operative role at Avery Healthcare involves ensuring that the building and grounds are well-maintained. It includes carrying out routine maintenance tasks, performing basic fixes on equipment and systems, and ensuring that the facilities are fully functional. The role also involves performing general maintenance tasks and basic repairs, including electrical, plumbing, joinery, and building tasks inside and outside the home. Additionally, the Maintenance Operative supports new residents to arrange their rooms as they wish and ensures routine re-decoration is undertaken to maintain the homes standards. The successful candidate will advise on the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring the timely and appropriate ordering of replacement goods. Part of the role involves providing an out of hours emergency service and participating in the on-call rota. To be successful, the candidate must live the values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that they do.

About us

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. The organization places a strong emphasis on creating enriching experiences for both its residents and team members. With a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together', Avery Healthcare provides exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 care homes. The team at Avery is passionate about making every stage of life as enriching as possible, and the organization is committed to fostering a supportive and inspiring environment. This approach ensures that employees feel valued and empowered every day, contributing to Avery being a preferred choice for both residents and team members. Avery believes in celebrating and supporting its teams at every step, helping them to grow in a caring, supportive environment with ample opportunities for learning and development throughout their careers.

Details

• Date posted: 20 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £13.50 an hour
• Contract: Bank
• Working pattern: Flexible working
• Reference number: 1539514606
• Job locations: Avery Healthcare, Braintree, CM7 5SE, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way.When you join us, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Maintenance Operative at Braintree Mews Care Home in Braintree. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as a Maintenance Operativewillbetoensurethe building and grounds are wellmaintained, undertaking a variety of routine maintenance tasks, checks to services applying basic fixes to equipment and systemswhilstensuringfacilities are fully functional.

Other responsibilitieswillinclude:

• Carryingout all general maintenance tasks and basic repairs includingall electrical, plumbing joinery and building tasks both inside and outside the Home.
• Supporting new residents to arrange their room as they wish.
• Ensuringroutine re-decoration is undertaken asrequiredtomaintainthe standards in thehome.
• Advisingon the supply and quality of items used to carry out tasks, ensuring thetimelyandappropriate orderingof replacement goods.
• Providingout of hours emergency service,participatingin the on-call rota.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring,supportive,honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidatemust:

• Have a minimum of one years experience in a general maintenance or handy person role and/or hold a professional qualification in a trade.
• Hold a full driving licence.
• Have knowledge of Health and Safety, particularly Moving and Handling techniques, Fire Safety and COSHH assessments.
• Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

ABOUT AVERY

Please note this role will require:

• ADBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.