Maintenance Worker (2221)

Choose a career with us and make a difference! We're looking for a dedicated Maintenance Worker to join our team at our Animal Centre!

In this vital role, you'll be responsible for ensuring the grounds and buildings of our Animal Centre are safe, functional, and well-maintained. You'll be working across 100 acres of land, providing essential support to our animal care team and ensuring a safe environment for staff, visitors, and animals.

• Working hours: 35 hours / Mon - Friday 8:15 - 16:15
• Face to face interview will take place on 15th May 

It's important to us that you feel part of our team from the start. We like to keep in touch with regular check-ins and team meetings. There's always a teammate around for support or a quick chat.

Are you ready to join our movement?

Here at RSPCA no two days are the same, as a Maintenance Worker we've added a short summary of what a typical day might look like, for a full insight please refer to the attached job description.

• Maintain gardens and grounds to a high standard.
• Perform routine maintenance and repairs on buildings, fixtures, fittings, equipment, and machinery.
• Maintain and repair animal enclosures and exercise areas to ensure safety and functionality.
• Test and maintain security and fire alarm systems and assist with risk assessments.
• Assist with handling, loading, and transporting animals, including deceased animals.
• Oversee the work of external contractors.

• Experience in land/grounds maintenance.
• Proven experience in a maintenance/groundsman role.
• Competence in using a wide range of hand and power tools.
• Full, valid driving license.
• Good verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritise tasks independently and under pressure.

Successful candidates for certain RSPCA roles will need to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK - We are unable to sponsor visas at RSPCA

Due to high interest in some of our roles, we review applications as they are received. This can occasionally result in positions closing earlier than advertised. Therefore, we strongly recommend submitting applications early. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept applications after the posted closing date.

We want to ensure we do all we can to give you a positive candidate experience through our recruitment. Whilst we do try to give feedback where we can, sometimes due to receiving high levels of applications, this may not always be possible

We are building the future of a diverse Society, and our priority is to support animal welfare by finding people from all backgrounds who are committed  to our mission.  For this reason we actively encourage a wide diversity of applications - in particular from members of minority ethnic groups, and people with disabilities - as these candidates are currently under-represented at the RSPCA. Your transferable skills & lived experiences could make you a valuable addition to our RSPCA Family! 

Should you need any support with your application or interview process please contact resourcingteam@rspca.org.uk / 0300 123 0685.

Our mission is to ensure animals have a good life by rescuing and caring for those in need, by advocating on behalf of all animals and by inspiring everyone to treat them with compassion and respect