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Maintenance Officer

Job Posted: 8 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex

Expire in: 20 days

Job Description

Maintenance Officer - Ofsted Registered Children's Residential Home  

Job Title: Maintenance Officer 
Location: Eastbourne / East Sussex 

About The Role:  
This is a hands on, high accountability role responsible for maintaining safe, compliant and homely environments across our children's homes. 

You will take ownership of day to day maintenance, repairs, and compliance related tasks, ensuring all properties meet the standards expected by Ofsted and internal quality frameworks. Where standards fall below expectation, you act immediately. 

This role plays a critical part in ensuring our homes are not only compliant, but environments where children and young people feel safe, secure and cared for. 

Key Responsibilities:  
As a Maintenance Officer, you will: 

Carry out day to day maintenance and repairs across multiple residential homes 
Complete works across general trades including basic plumbing, carpentry, painting and decorating 
Conduct routine property inspections to identify and resolve maintenance issues proactively 
Respond to urgent maintenance issues and emergencies in a timely and effective manner 
Ensure all homes meet health and safety and compliance standards at all times 
Support with property readiness for new home openings, refurbishments and improvements 
Maintain accurate records of completed works, outstanding tasks and compliance actions 
Liaise with external contractors where specialist works are required and oversee quality of delivery 
Support with fire safety checks, risk assessments and general compliance requirements 
Ensure tools, equipment and materials are used safely and maintained appropriately 
Identify risks or concerns and escalate where regulatory, safeguarding or safety thresholds require it 
Embed SuperCare's culture, values and "Only Outstanding" principles through the environments you maintain 
About You:  
We are looking for a proactive and reliable maintenance professional, you should have:: 

Proven experience in a maintenance, facilities or repair role
Practical skills across multiple trades (e.g. plumbing, carpentry, decorating) 
Strong understanding of health and safety within a property or facilities setting 
Ability to work independently and manage your own workload effectively 
Good problem solving skills and a solution focused approach 
Strong attention to detail and pride in delivering high standards 
Ability to respond calmly and effectively to urgent or reactive issues 
Full UK driving licence 
Experience working within residential or care environments (desirable) 
Knowledge of compliance requirements within children's homes (desirable) 
Working Pattern:  
Full time role with flexibility required: 

09:00am - 17:00pm or 08:30am - 16:30pm 
Flexibility required to deliver evening or occasional weekend hours in line with operational needs 
Travel required across Eastbourne and London homes 

What We Offer: 

Competitive salary package 
Private healthcare 
24/7 GP access 
Gym membership contribution 
Fully funded Level 3 and Level 5 Qualifications 
Pension scheme 
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave 
Wellbeing support 
Clear progression pathways 
Opportunity to support and shape training across a growing organisation 
Apply Today:  
If you take pride in your work, act quickly when standards fall below expectation and want to make a meaningful impact on the environments our young people live in, we would like to hear from you. 

Safer Recruitment  
All roles are subject to Enhanced DBS checks, referencing and full safer recruitment procedures. 
Please note, we are unable to provide visa sponsorships. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK

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