Maintenance / Driver
- Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
- ÂŁ12.62 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
Location: Richmond Village Northampton, Bridge Meadow Way, NN4 5EB
Salary: From ÂŁ12.62ph & Excellent Benefits
Contract: Full Time
Shift pattern: 8-4/9-5 MON-FRI ON CALL ON ROTA BASISWe make health happenHere at Bupa, we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.As a Maintenance Operative, your primary responsibility will be ensuring that our facilities remain fully functional. You will maintain buildings and equipment effectively while complying with all relevant Bupa Standard Operating Procedures, legislation, and industry best practices. Your role is crucial in ensuring our accommodation meets Bupa’s cultural and brand values.As a Driver, you’ll organise and facilitate a daily transport schedule that meets the needs of residents within the village, providing scheduled and on-demand trips such as shopping trips, places of interest and medical appointments.You’ll help us make health happen by:Ensuring that all maintenance and repair tasks are completed to a high standard with minimal disruption to our residents and visitors, including the maintenance of offices, workshops, and plant roomsCarrying out ad-hoc internal decoration of all accessible areas as indicated, ensuring it’s maintained to a high standardReporting unrepairable defects to management, escalating, or seeking specialist repair if requiredLiaising with, and supporting, our care home-based Maintenance Operatives, including assisting with the induction and training of new startersEnsuring that all health and safety and compliance checks are carried to deadlines, and all policies and guidelines are adhered to at all timesWorking on call as and when required to support our care home outside of hoursCollecting and delivering items of equipment to and from the village as required using company vehiclesCarrying out scheduled checks on company vehicles, ensuring all documentation is in order and that vehicles are cleaned and have an adequate supply of fuelReporting any vehicle defects and investigating and documenting the findings as requiredCompleting journey logs after each use and monitoring Tax and MOT expiry dates, informing the Administrator near due datesKey Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:Essential:A full driving licence is essential (Clean)Friendly and approachable, you’ll have a good understanding of building services including, heating, hot and cold-water distribution, ventilation, electrical distribution, and plumbing.You understand the importance of maintaining high standards and have knowledge of relevant statutory requirements and compliance. You can work flexibly to meet demands and you’re always happy to help the wider team.You’ll enjoy working with others and building relationships with our residents.BenefitsOur benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health supportAnnual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes28 days holidayWe offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career siteAccess to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UKWhy BupaWe’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.** Please note, this role is not at or above RQF Level 3 and is not included under the UK's Points Based Immigration System for sponsorship by an employer.Time Type: Full timeJob Area: Care Home - Facilities & Home SupportLocations: Richmond Village Cheltenham