Maintenance Person - Enliven - Palmerston North

• Can you turn your hand to a variety of maintenance tasks?
• Do you understand practical H&S at work requirements?
• Want to make our Home a safe and healthy environment for us to enjoy?

Benefits - Working for us

Our Enliven Homes offer an opportunity to be part of a team who work together to make sure our residents can enjoy every aspect about living with us. 

Working with us means you will be in a role that supports other people to live in a safe and healthy environment, you will get to know the people living and working in our Home and feel connected.

We offer:

• Support for training and development where appropriate
• The chance to contribute to operational maintenance and safety plans
• Free parking, access to discounted healthcare cover and employee assistance programme
• Staff well-being calendar
• All tools and equipment provided, you don’t need to bring your own
• Regular hours - 30 guaranteed hours per fortnight

About the role

This role will be a combination of maintaining routines and maintenance schedules as well as dealing with specific projects or tasks on a more ad hoc basis. Typical day to days maintenance and gardening tasks will include:

• Ensure all storage areas are clean, secure and tidy and that all equipment used is kept in safe operating condition.
• Ensure equipment and chemicals are used in accordance with H&S guidelines and processes and ensure the use of PPE as appropriate. Maintain the supplies of PPE for maintenance purposes, such as googles, masks, gloves etc
• Ensure regular and on-going maintenance of facility motor vehicles, including internal and external cleanliness
• Transport clients to and from day activities, and keep an accurate mileage log
• Check driving proficiency of staff members using the facility vans, provide instruction where necessary.
• Contact appropriate specialist services for maintenance or gardening in consultation with the Home Manager.
• Implement maintenance and gardening as per the monthly and annual work schedules
• Maintain records of equipment and stocks and order as appropriate
• Ensure all storage, equipment and tasks are carried out with due consideration for H&S risks/hazards and take the appropriate measures to ensure they are performed safely. 
• Be actively involved in monitoring H&S hazards within the home.
• Provide a friendly, safe and homely environment for all residents and staff in the home.
• Undertake specific maintenance and gardening projects as required, which may call for some flexibility around working hours

About Us

Presbyterian Support Central (PSC) was incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957. Our teams are dedicated to providing person-centred, culturally responsive, caring and professional support to people from all walks of life.

Enliven creates elder-centred communities so that older people have companionship, meaningful activity and fun in their lives. These things add life to life!

If you are looking for a maintenance role that is a little bit special - that enables you to be an integral part of the smooth running of our Home then APPLY NOW!

VISIT OUR WEBSITE https://psc.qjumpersjobs.co/ to submit your CV, cover letter, and complete the application form.

To discuss the role  get in touch with Christine Tester on 027 574 0350 or email recruitment@psc.org.nz 

Please note: please apply only if you have the legal right to work in New Zealand.

As a healthcare provider, Enliven operates a ‘Smoke Free’ policy onsite and will require all applicants to hold a Covid-19 Vaccine pass.

Applications close 11th February 2022