Technician (Disabled Facilities Grant)

Technician (Disabled Facilities Grant) - N-Able

Part of The Norse Group, N-Able specialise in providing mobility equipment and assistive technology to customers and clients across the County. Our aim to keep customers safe, happy and healthy in your own home for as long as possible.

Due to recent expansion, we currently have an opportunity for an experienced Senior Engineer to join our team in Buxton, working as part of our new joint venture partnership with High Peak Borough Council and Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.

The Role:

As a Technician you will play a crucial role building independent living for our clients. You be required to ensure the safe and correct installation and positioning of the required equipment and adaptations both within service users homes and care homes. You will further ensure the maintenance of the equipment to service users, relatives, or carers. Other duties will include:

• Demonstrating the operation and maintenance of the equipment to service users, relatives or carers
• Assisting other adaptation technicians in larger DFG works, and to assist with stairlift, overhead hoists and toilet installs if required
• Liaising with Office Administrators, case workers and Occupational Therapists in regard to appointments and diary management
• Installing equipment and adaptations for all contracts as necessary to maintain excellent customer delivery.

Our Successful Candidate:

• Previous experience in similar role
• Experience of installing Adaptations in client / customer properties
• Knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety during the working day
• Experience of working within residential Homes / care environment is desirable
• Full UK Drivers Licence to meet travel requirements for the role

Our Offer:

• Competitive salary of £23,046.40 per annum
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Statutory NEST pension scheme
• 4 + 4 sickness scheme
• Overtime to be paid at 1.5 x standard rate, on call rota for breakdowns £10 per evening whilst on call £30 per call out
• Opportunities for further development within a growing, national organisation
• Company discounts & benefits
• Car provided for work use only

Please read the attached job description and person specification to ensure you meet the criteria for the role before applying.

An enhanced DBS check will be required for our successful candidate, payment will be met by the employer. Pleaseclick herefor details of our DBS policy relating to the recruitment of ex-offenders.

We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and or unfair discrimination.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful and will not be progressed to the next stage.