Barchester Healthcare

Maintenance Assistant - Care Home

The closing date is 24 May 2026

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Job summary

This is a full-time maintenance assistant role at a Barchester care home in Bristol. The role involves a range of property maintenance tasks to keep the care home building and grounds well-maintained and presentable. The successful candidate will need some previous experience in property maintenance and a caring, reliable, and patient nature to work with the residents.

Main duties of the job

As a Maintenance Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create the safe and attractive surroundings that enable the care home to provide high-quality care and support to its residents. This role involves a variety of tasks to ensure the building and grounds are well-maintained, with 20 hours per week dedicated to gardening work and 20 hours to general maintenance work.

About us

Barchester is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, offering high-quality residential, nursing, and dementia care. They are committed to creating a warm, welcoming, and safe environment for their residents, and value staff who share their passion for providing excellent care.

Details

Date posted

25 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1478915530

Job locations

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Bristol

BS16 1AH


Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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.

This position is full time, 40 hours per week Mon-Friday, 20hrs is gardening work outside and 20 hrs is maintenance work.

ABOUT YOUYou'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 PACKAGEIn 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.

8765

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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.

This position is full time, 40 hours per week Mon-Friday, 20hrs is gardening work outside and 20 hrs is maintenance work.

ABOUT YOUYou'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 PACKAGEIn 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.

8765

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • You'll need some experience of property maintenance to join as a Maintenance Assistant. A patient, caring nature and a genuine interest in the residents are also important.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • You'll need some experience of property maintenance to join as a Maintenance Assistant. A patient, caring nature and a genuine interest in the residents are also important.

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

Barchester Healthcare

Address

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Bristol

BS16 1AH


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Bristol

BS16 1AH


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Recruitment@barchester.com

Details

Date posted

25 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1478915530

Job locations

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Bristol

BS16 1AH


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