Job Title: Handy Person

Salary: £26,119 to £32,170 (pro rota)

Location: Coventry

Hours: 18 hrs per week Monday, Tuesday, Friday (9:00am – 3:00pm each day) There may be some flexibility

Benefits of Working at Dudley Lodge:

• Should you work a night shift you will be paid an additional £11.03 allowance for each night worked.
• Shift patterns that make your commute calmer and quicker.
• Training Opportunities
• Staff well-being events throughout the year
• Team building days
• Employee Assistance Programmed - this is a scheme run by Dudley Lodge for its employees. It enables staff to gain access to qualified advisors for a wide range of services day or night.
• Cash plan - After 1 year’s continuous employment, you can opt for free cover under this Cash Plan policy.
• Attendance allowance at the end of each year
• A pension scheme with Standard Life, Dudley Lodge contributes 5% towards your pension, also matching additional employee contributions up to 7.5%. The company will increase its contribution to 10% after an employee has reached their 10 years’ service, on condition employees contribute the same.
• Life Assurance - Group Life Assurance Policy with Canada Life. The scheme provides a tax-free benefit to all permanent employees, paying a lump sum amount of 2 x salary in the event of death in service.
• Free tea, coffee, water and fruit for all staff
• Continuous training and professional development opportunities
• Enhanced holidays:
• 22 days plus 8 bank holidays - up to 5 years continuous employment
• 27 days plus 8 bank holidays - up to 10 years continuous employment
• 32 days plus 8 bank holidays - over 10 years continuous employment
• Flu Vaccine: For Staff that do not qualify for the flu vaccine through the NHS
• Bike (Cycle) Scheme: Staff can purchase a bike (max, £1000 or 50% of monthly contractual salary). The employee cycle loan request form should be completed for validation.
• Attendance allowance to reflect 100% attendance throughout the calendar year (up to a maximum of one week’s salary per annum and subject to any required adjustments to the eligibility requirements on a case-by-case basis) to be paid at or around the end of each calendar year.
• Long Service Awards: We value our staff and to show recognition we offer long service awards

Purpose of Job

• The primary tasks of this position is to maintain a clean and safe working/living environments for service users, staff and visitors, whilst promoting and monitoring health & safety standards, policies and procedures.

• To prepare units of accommodation for families

• To adhere to cleaning, health & safety, and risk assessment routines.

• To maintain stock and inventories.

• To maintain gardens & grounds.

• To project a professional image at all times whilst working in line with ‘The Dudley Lodge Way’, the company’s set of values and standards.

Title of post to which this job normally reports:

Centre Manager

Special Conditions

All staff members are expected to work in a flexible way to cope with the needs, demands and requirements of the Centre.

Observance of the Centre’s Equal Opportunities Policy will be required, and to work at all times in accordance with all the Centre’s policies and procedures.

Failure by a member of staff to report actual or suspected physical or sexual abuse of a child by another member of staff or other person having contact with the child may constitute a disciplinary offence.

Our Commitment Statement

Our expectation of all staff is to demonstrate kindness, empathy, and fairness to all.

Dudley Lodge strive to provide an inclusive working environment and experience, where employees can bring their best, and authentic self to work. Where difference is recognised, respected, valued, and celebrated.

Our approach to inclusion and diversity is rooted in listening, learning and acting. This includes conducting ongoing listening forums across the company, the implementation of Inclusion & Diversity talking/support groups, workshops and training, good quality supervision, surveys and collaborative working parties. All with the core aim to receive honest feedback, reflect and continuously strive to be the best that we can be.

Dudley Lodge is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.

All posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, provide that certain convictions and cautions are 'protected' and so are not subject to disclosure and should not be taken into account. Further information about this can be found on the DBS website or at Nacro.

This post is subject to medical clearance and an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Dudley Lodge may also undertake an online search on shortlisted candidates.

*Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK. We regret to inform you that we do not offer sponsorship for this position*

Close date: 16.11.25