Job Description

Are you a passionate and caring individual looking for a rewarding career with excellent training and opportunities for development? Join Care UK, a multi award winning care provider as a Maintenance person. Variety, fun, and a rewarding career is what you can expect.

The Role

Ensure the safety of care home residents and staff. Maintain premises and grounds to a high standard. Perform regular maintenance checks. Carry out necessary repairs. Contact engineers or service agents when needed. Conduct fire, basic electrical, and appliance checks with confidence. Report and promptly action any faults. Keep the grounds tidy. Carry out general redecoration work. Promote the well-being of residents. Contribute to the successful running of the care home as a valuable member of the team.

Some of our benefits by joining the Care UK family

Wagestream- access your wages at any-time Bank Holiday Pay Enhancements Career development, training and access to our approved apprenticeship scheme Hundreds of online and in-store discounts Wellbeing support

We are looking for people to make a difference to residents' lives every day. When you join Care UK, you'll be joining a team who all share the same values: caring, passionate and teamwork. You will have a strong desire to help people and put residents at the heart of everything you do.


We are committed to recruiting diverse, talented people, who share our passion for helping others. We see the potential in everyone, let us help fulfil yours.

Our care home's name, Scottish Gaelic for 'friends and relatives', sums up the welcome you'll receive, as well as our approach to care.

Here at Cairdean House, in Colinton, south west Edinburgh, we offer the highest standards of nursing, residential and respite care for older people, including those who are living with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. Our 90-bedroom purpose-built care home opened in early 2013 and has already established a strong reputation for its expertise and ground-breaking approach.

Inspiring design

Cairdean House is a care home with a difference. It has been innovatively designed by internationally renowned architect, Richard Pollock and sits in the beautiful village of Colinton in Edinburgh. Richard and his team created the design with every thought for the needs of older people, particularly those living with dementia, and the smallest of details are considered in their approach. Find out more about Cairdean House's specialist design.