Location: Milton Keynes
Salary: £29000-£34000 depending on experience and qualification level
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (there may be some additional out of hours required)
Reports to: Facilities Manager
Closing date: 20th October 2025.
Camphill Milton Keynes (CMK) is a vibrant community providing support, care, and opportunities for adults with learning disabilities and autism.
They are looking for a dedicated team member to join our facilities team and play a key role in keeping our community safe, welcoming and well-maintained. You’ll help oversee building maintenance, support health and safety compliance, and ensure our facilities and vehicle fleet run smoothy. This is a varied and rewarding role for someone who enjoys practical work and making a visible difference every day.
• You will need to have previous experience in facilities maintenance with a proven ability to carry out a range of general maintenance tasks including basic plumbing.
• Willingness to work outside of normal working hours as the role may occasionally require out of hours work.
• A full UK driving license (no more than 3 points)
• Ability to drive the works vans and community fleet. Commitment to ongoing personal development and training associated with the role.
• Eligible to work in the UK
• A satisfactory Enhanced DBS check with no barred listing
Your Key Responsibilities:
• Carry out periodic site inspections and identify maintenance work and report any major defects or areas of concern.
• Respond to fault reports, carrying out minor repairs.
• supervise external contractors where required.
• Carry out or commission approved and planned maintenance work such as painting and decorating.
• Monitor contractor performance and work closely with outside vendors and contractors to ensure work is completed according to specifications.
• Perform basic electrical (visual) checks and determine when a qualified electrician is required.
• Undertake minor plumbing repairs as necessary engaging suitably skilled and certified plumber as necessary.
• Coordinate and assist with departmental, employee and resident moves.
• Dismantle and install furniture.
• Ensure that routine procedures such as gritting and snow clearing are carried out in car parks and on footpaths as and when necessary.
• Perform immediate cleaning duties necessary to maintain clean facility.
• Assist with implementing health and safety in the workplace, assisting with issues including fire safety, security systems.
• Assist with accident investigation and dealing with any material causes within the facilities.
• Maintain records of repairs and health and safety checks on the company electronic systems.
• Report back to the Facilities Manager on any processes required to assist with KPI's.
• Inspect equipment and machinery.
• Organise the safe disposal of faulty and damaged equipment.
• Comply with CMKC policies and procedures and code of practice.
• Assist managing the community fleet and making the available for repairs/servicing and legal requirements.
• Assist with setting up events and community activities.
• Carry out cleaning tasks such as carpet cleaning, steam cleaning, pressure washing, visits to local recycling centre.
• Attend emergency call outs.
• Carry out supervision roles of the Facilities Assistant & General cleaning operative.
• Any other reasonable management request.
Experience Required
• Previous experience in facilities maintenance or related roles.
• Experience maintaining records accurately
• Proven ability to carry out a range of general maintenance tasks including basic plumbing tasks.
• Ability to use a range of power tools and hand tools.
• Basic practical trade skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative.
• Effective communication and ability to build rapport and communicate sensitively with our tenants who may have learning difficulties and other communication needs.
• Ability to work flexibly and multi-task. Able to work to deadlines and meet target.
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