Maintenance Person

Acorns Children's Hospice are now looking for a Site Maintenance Person to maintain services and facilities at our Black Country Hospice, Walsall. This includes equipment, fittings, interior and exterior areas.

About the Role

At Acorns Children’s Hospice we offer specialist palliative care and support for children and their families across the West Midlands from our three hospices. Each hospice has specially decorated bedrooms, therapy rooms, a hydrotherapy room and dining facilities. 

As Site Maintenance Person you will:

• be responsible for routine maintenance of the hospice and grounds in line with the planned maintenance schedule
• plan and undertake minor repairs
• bring attention to any work requiring the skills of specialist contractors
• monitor chemical treatments and plant for the safe use of the hydrotherapy pool and spa

About You

• Previous experience of working within a general maintenance role
• Ability to undertake basic maintenance tasks
• Experience of completing risk assessments
• Ability to complete documentation/logbooks accurately
• Happy to be part of an on-call rota

What We Offer

• £29,416.80 per annum
• 37.5 hours per week
• Based in Walsall WS5 4NL
• Employee discounts from leading retailers
• Employee gym discount scheme
• Bike-to-Work scheme
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.

As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation, we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.

If you have any questions, please contact us at recruitment@acorns.org.uk

Find out about our culture, career development, benefits and more here: Why Work for Acorns?