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Workshop Technician

Workshop Technician

Bluebird House

Southampton

Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
19 November 2018

Job overview

Workshop Technician  

Job type- Full time permanent  

Salary – £19,217 Hours- 37 hours per week  

Location- Southampton  

Do you want to make a difference to young people’s lives, inspiring them to achieve and realise their true potential? If so, then join Nacro at our Bluebird house unit, who educate, nurture and transfer lives.  

Who we are looking for We are in search of a Workshop Technician to provide support to Learning & Skills tutors in teaching a range of subjects at Bluebird House; especially in subjects such as woodwork, leatherwork, design technology and art. 

Bluebird House is a specialist, secure mental health inpatient unit, which provides assessment, treatment and care for young people.  

Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

•  To maintain and attend to the equipment in the Vocational construction and workshop areas and to ensure that equipment and materials are available as required and meet health and safety standards. 

• To organise the repair and servicing of departmental equipment and deletion of stock as required.  • To organise the ordering, checking and preparation of materials in each subject area.  • To ensure that teaching areas and their associated equipment are kept clean and well stocked with relevant materials.  

• To maintain the inventory of equipment for Bluebird House workshops.  

• To maintain accurate risk assessments/COSHH records for materials and machinery within the Bluebird House workshops.  

The successful applicant will be a highly practical person with good communication skills who is flexible and enjoys working as part of a team. 

They will ensure Health and Safety standards are maintained in the workshops. Training can be given on all specialist equipment.  

A DBS check will be required for this role.  

Please apply online

About Bluebird House

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  • Bluebird House
  • Tatchbury Mount, Calmore, Southampton
  • Hampshire
  • SO40 2RZ
  • United Kingdom
+44 2380 874600

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Bluebird House which opened in January 2008 is the first purpose built secure adolescent NHS unit in the south of England.

Bluebird House is part of a national network of secure forensic mental health services for young people. It has transformed access to this kind of service to young people and their families from across the south, who currently have to travel to London, Birmingham, Manchester or Newcastle.

Bluebird House is commissioned by the National Commissioning Group (NCG), which was established to commission services on a national basis for specific patient groups. Most services commissioned by the NCG relate to conditions with a national caseload of fewer than 400 people.

Bluebird House is a 20 bed unit which features a purpose built Learning and Therapy Centre along with recreational and snoezelen rooms as well as a sports hall, fitness suite and outdoor sports area. Young people admitted to Bluebird House will be able to access a range of services within the unit, including nursing and psychological input as well as occupational therapy, family therapy, education and social work. Education is provided by Totton College.

Bluebird House is located on the edge of the New Forest within a tranquil woodland setting and is easily accessed by the M27 and M3 motorways.

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