Maintenance Technician

Fairfield Residential Home is an independent charity providing care and assistance to elderly residents in a unique and supportive environment. Founded in 1947, it has a long­ standing reputation for delivering excellent standards of care. Initially established in a large Victorian house at 115 Banbury Road, Oxford, it is now housed in a bright and airy purpose-built facility, completed in 2018. This provides 38 ensuite bedrooms, some of which are suitable for couples, with good quality communal facilities including a large lounge, a dining room, a fully equipped activities suite, a social hub with IT facilities and a wellness and beauty room. In addition, there is a separate 2-bedroom cottage currently providing assisted living for one resident. The home is set in an attractively landscaped garden with an orchard.

Fairfield is a company limited by guarantee (company number 5639165) and a registered charity (charity number 1114653). It is governed by a Board of Trustees and is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). It was rated Good by the last CQC inspection report dated March 2018. It currently employs around 50 staff.

At Fairfield our vision is of an exceptionally happy home where residents enjoy a fulfilling later life.

To achieve this, our mission is to provide outstanding individually tailored support in a home filled with kindness and compassion.  

Fairfield is particularly noted for the love and affection its staff have for its residents and maintaining and enhancing this ethos is a key consideration when recruiting new team members. We also understand the value of our staff in making Fairfield the special home that it is and aim to enable everyone in the team to benefit from developing their skills and progressing in their careers to realise their individual ambitions. Our success in working towards this was acknowledged in May 2025 with the award of Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Employer of the Year < 250 employees and in October 2025 with Highly Commended in the SME Apprenticeship Employer of the Year category at the National Apprenticeship and Skills Awards for the South East Region.

Employee benefits for Fairfield staff include:

• competitive rates of pay;
• Standard Life auto-enrolment pension scheme;
• free meals while on shift;
• free parking while on shift subject to availability;
• free training with in-house support and mentoring;
• free uniforms (or £150 annual clothing allowance for Social Wellbeing and Maintenance);
• free access to an employee assistance programme with a range of services including shopping discounts, financial and legal advice, counselling and a health and wellbeing smartphone app;
• a joining bonus of £250 payable on successful completion of your probationary period.