Maintenance Assistant – Care Home

Company: NHS
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Location: Dumfries
Job Description:

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Maintenance Assistant at a Barchester care home, you’ll help to create the safe and attractive surroundings that enable us to give our residents the quality care and support they deserve. It’s important that our homes give the right first impression and that every area is always well‑maintained. The role of Maintenance Assistant offers plenty of variety as you’ll undertake a range of tasks to make sure our building and grounds are at their best all day, every day.

Main duties of the job

As a Maintenance Assistant at a Barchester care home, you will be responsible for creating safe and attractive surroundings that enable the delivery of high-quality care and support to residents. Your role involves maintaining the home in excellent condition, undertaking various tasks to ensure the building and grounds are at their best every day. Experience in property maintenance is essential, along with a caring nature and genuine interest in residents. Reliability and versatility in handling various maintenance tasks are also required. In return for your dedication, Barchester offers a competitive pay rate, free training and development opportunities, access to wellbeing support tools, retail discounts, and more rewards.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care services in the UK, dedicated to delivering high-quality care and support to residents. With a focus on creating safe and appealing environments, Barchester ensures that residents receive the care and attention they deserve. Their sector‑leading benefits and rewards package, including free training and development, highlights their commitment to staff development and wellbeing. The organisation values reliability, caring nature, and versatility in its staff, emphasizing the importance of providing excellent care and maintaining the highest standards in care homes.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Maintenance Assistant at a Barchester care home, you’ll help to create the safe and attractive surroundings that enable us to give our residents the quality care and support they deserve. It’s important that our homes give the right first impression and that every area is always well‑maintained. The role of Maintenance Assistant offers plenty of variety as you’ll undertake a range of tasks to make sure our building and grounds are at their best all day, every day.

ABOUT YOU You’ll need some experience of property maintenance to join us as a Maintenance Assistant. We’ll also want to see a patient, caring nature and a genuine interest in our residents. As well as that, you should be reliable and ready to turn your hand to a range of tasks all focused on keeping the home maintained to the highest standards.

REWARDS PACKAGE In return for your dedication, you’ll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector‑leading benefits and rewards package including: Free training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend bonus scheme Employee of the Month rewards and Long Service Awards

And so much more!

If you’d like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you’d expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Qualifications

  • Experience in property maintenance is required for the role of Maintenance Assistant.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Posted: June 1st, 2026