Maintenance Worker - Part Time - Feilding
Maintenance Worker - Part Time - 50 hours per fortnight
Mō mātou - About us
When you join Presbyterian Support Central (PSC), you’re becoming part of something truly special, a not-for-profit organisation that’s been helping people for more than 115 years.
Everything we do is about supporting people at the most vulnerable times of their lives, whether that’s an older person needing care and connection, or a family working through tough times.
PSC has two well-known service brands that lie at the heart of our mahi:
- Enliven: our positive ageing services that create age-friendly communities where older people have companionship, choice, fun, and purpose
- Family Works: our social services supporting children and whānau through counselling, social work, life-skills and parenting programmes and safety services.
Coombrae Home and Village are well-known in the Feilding community. Here, the people are warm and friendly. There seems to be a smiling face at every corner. At Coombrae Home we embrace Enliven's philosophy of care. That means we will take every opportunity we can to make sure you have companionship, spontaneity, fun, meaningful activity and a sense of purpose in your life here.
Together we make a lasting difference.
Mō te tūranga - 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. The role is 25 hours per week working Monday to Friday 8am to 13.30pm. Typical day to days maintenance tasks will include:
- Implement maintenance and gardening as per the monthly and annual work schedules
- Oversee service contracts for maintenance or gardening in consultation with the Home Manager
- 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.
- Ensure regular and on-going maintenance of facility motor vehicles, including internal and external cleanliness
- Maintain records of equipment and stocks and order as appropriate
- Ensure due consideration for H&S risks/hazards is observed in relation to maintenance equipment and tasks.
Mō koe - About You
You will be willing to take on a variety of maintenance work around our residential home and village and have the skillset to enable you to do so with ease.
In addition you will:
- Have experience of working with a variety of trades and overseeing and monitoring contractors.
- Work collaboratively with the Home Manager and our central property and asset team to ensure that work meets building and asset compliance.
- Have the ability to carry out electrical testing and tag procedures and be comfortable taking responsibility for keeping routine maintenance schedules up to date.
- Be required to drive Company vehicles, including our resident's van and therefore, a full clean drivers license is essential.
- Require some flexibility with regard hours of work at times, in order to meet the operational needs of the Home and/or planned schedules of work.
Mahi mo tatou - 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. This includes the physical Home environment which our Maintenance Workers are responsible for maintaining the upkeep of.
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:
- Hourly rate + Kiwisaver + a variety of discounts and benefits
- Support for training and development where appropriate
- The ability to contribute to operational maintenance and safety plans
- All tools and equipment provided, you don’t need to bring your own
- Regular part time hours with a long established community based organisation
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!
To discuss the role get in touch with Stephen Prabhakaran on (06) 954 0050
Please note: please apply only if you have the legal right to work in New Zealand.
We will shortlist and interview as applications are received so apply now!
