Are you a skilled handyperson with a passion for creating safe and welcoming environments? We are looking for a gardener/handyperson to assist with the practical tasks associated with running our Leicestershire Residential services on a full-time permanent basis (part time option also available) At Barnardo's, we pride ourselves in providing quality services that support some of the most vulnerable children & young people in the country. In this role, you'll play a crucial part in ensuring the comfort, safety, and well-being of our staff and service users by maintaining high standards in and around our Residential homes.
Location of the post: Leicestershire (locality working)
This role requires travel between sites, so a full driving licence and flexibility to travel throughout the locality is essential. Our homes are located in Hinckley, Coalville, Market Harborough, Syston, Braunstone and Mountsorrel. Hours: Flexible working pattern, to be discussed at interview.
Some of the responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to: - Undertaking minor routine maintenance/repairs
- General gardening
- Flat pack furniture building, shelf installations, curtain polls etc
- Window cleaning (not excessive heights)
- Deep cleaning of carpets and surfaces as required
- Clearing minor drain blockages
- moving furniture, some of which may be large or heavy and require moving to different sites
- Completing Health & Safety checks and report any concerns to manager
- Ensure all necessary tools & equipment are clean, properly maintained, stored safely and used according to safety procedures.
Essential requirements to evidence in your written application: - A full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle
- Experience of general maintenance and minor construction work, either as a contractor or "do it yourself"
- Knowledge of safe use and storage of tools, materials and other equipment.
- Must be sociable and able to communicate with a young person.
- Ability to identify matters requiring attention and take appropriate action.
- Ability to take responsibility of the security of the project premises.
Please note this role is subject to a DBS check.
For more information about this role, please contact Daniel Antal - daniel.antal@barnardos.org.uk When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values . We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band - this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
Benefits
Workplace Offer: What it means for you
The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.
- Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
- The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
- A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
- Service related sick pay from day 1
- Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
- Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
- Cycle2work scheme
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
- 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
- Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
- Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
- Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer
*T&C's apply based on contract
About Barnardo's
At Barnardo's we believe in children - no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.
