Maintenance Assistant - Liverpool Hospice

Job description

Job responsibilities

Location: Liverpool Hospice

Contract: Fixed term, Full-Time (12 months)

Working Hours: Monday Friday 08:00-16:00

Salary: £24,937 - £26,598 per annum (pro rata), plus a whole range of Marie Curie Employee Benefits

As a Maintenance Assistant, you will be responsible for delivering effective maintenance and portering services, ensuring the hospice environment is safe, functional, and welcoming for patients, staff, and visitors. This role requires someone who is proactive, flexible, and capable of working both independently and collaboratively, with a strong understanding of health and safety practices and a commitment to upholding the values of hospice care.

What were looking for:

• Recent and relevant experience or level 2 City & Guilds qualification
• Recent experience of working in a similar role
• An appreciation of technological advances in building management and maintenance systems
• An appreciation of COSHH regulations
• An understanding of the basic Health & Safety
• Ability to foster good teamwork
• Ability to prioritise work effectively and efficiently
• Flexible and creative approach to problem solving
• UK Driving License and a vehicle with business insurance

Additional information

What's in it for you:

• Annual leave allowance 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro rata)
• Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave
• Continuous Professional development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Season ticket loan for travelling to and from work
• Defined contribution schemes for Pension
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme

• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Introduce a friend scheme
• Help with eye care costs
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
• Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme
• Life assurance for all employees

To apply, please send us your most recent CV and a cover letter detailing your experience, how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie.

Advert closes: 9th January 2026

For more information or an informal chat please contact Hayley Hawkins on Hayley.Hawkins@mariecurie.org.uk

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.We're happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments. Please email any requests to recruitment@mariecurie.org.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Recent and relevant experience or level 2 City & Guilds qualification
• UK Driving License and a vehicle with business insurance

Experience

Essential

• Recent experience of working in a similar role.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Marie Curie

Address

Liverpool Hospice

Liverpool

England

L25 8QA

Employer's website

https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)