Painter & Decorator

Extraordinary People, Exceptional Care

Painter & Decorator - (North East) 
Full time/Permanent
Salary: £28,000 - 32,000 per annum -DOE
Covering our Orchard Care Homes portfolio

Are you a master of your trade with a passion for creating warm, welcoming, beautifully maintained environments? Orchard Care Homes is looking for an experienced Painter & Decorator to join our Planned Works Team, ensuring our homes look and feel their best for the residents who live in them.

About the Role

As a key member of our Estates & Facilities team, you’ll be responsible for delivering high-quality painting and decorating works across our homes. You’ll ensure all tasks are completed safely, professionally, and in line with agreed scopes and standards.

This is a mobile role covering our full portfolio, requiring overnight stays of up to 5 consecutive weeks at times (with 2 weeks’ notice provided). Shorter stays may also be required on a 1–10 day basis depending on project needs.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Acting as the point of contact for all decorating-related queries
• Delivering high-standard decorating works to agreed scopes and timelines
• Supporting rollout and ongoing updates of the Orchard P&D Scope
• Liaising with Home Managers, residents, colleagues, and contractors
• Maintaining a safe working environment and complying with H&S, COSHH, Fire Safety and Food Safety requirements
• Reporting any issues outside your scope to the Home Manager and Estates team
• Ensuring homes are kept in excellent decorative order to support a warm, homely feel
• Identifying cost‑saving opportunities across materials and suppliers
• Assisting the planned works team in creating scopes and adapting specifications

Essential Skills & Qualities

• Master of trade with strong painting & decorating expertise
• Highly organised with excellent time management
• Strong administration skills and confidence using MS Outlook, Excel, and online FM platforms
• Detail‑oriented and process-driven
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Professional, confident, warm and respectful personality
• Self‑motivated with a positive, can‑do attitude
• Team player with strong awareness of others
• Reliable, punctual and able to work independently
• Understanding of Health & Safety, with willingness to seek guidance where required
• Ability to travel and stay away from home as needed
• Clean driving licence

Everything You’ll Love 

• Salary: £28,000 - 32,000 per annum -DOE 
• Career development from day one, with clear progression pathways
• Hundreds of colleague discounts every month across shopping, holidays, dining, tech, and more
• Excellent employee recognition schemes such as ‘Making a Difference” award and Long Service Awards
• Free emotional, practical, and financial support that’s fully confidential, through a helpline and wellbeing app that’s available 24/7, all year round
• Company-supported pension scheme to invest in your future
• Fully funded DBS check

Apply Now

If you're ready to bring your skills to a dynamic team and make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and help us deliver excellence across our estates operations.

About Orchard Care Homes

Orchard Care Homes has been providing care for older people for over 15 years. We are committed to being at the heart of the local community and delivering the same level of care that we would all wish for our loved ones.

We believe in investing in our people. Your professional development will be actively encouraged, with plenty of training and progression opportunities across our portfolio of homes.  

We proudly support the Armed Forces community and welcome applications from veterans, reservists, and military spouses as part of our commitment to the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We value the unique skills and experiences that service personnel bring and are dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive