Working hours: 20 hours per week
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Could you help create safe, welcoming accommodation where people can rebuild their lives, feel they belong and thrive? If so, this could be the role for you.
The Salvation Army Homelessness Services is looking for a practical, reliable and values-driven Maintenance Person to support the smooth running of our accommodation-based service. In this hands-on role, you will help ensure our buildings, rooms, grounds, tools and equipment are safe, well maintained and welcoming for the people who live, work and visit here.
As the Maintenance person, you will; play an important part in providing good-quality accommodation by completing planned maintenance, day-to-day repairs, decorating, health and safety checks, and urgent repairs when they arise. Where specialist support is needed, you will also help arrange contractors and ensure work is completed safely and effectively.
What you’ll be doing;
- Completing planned maintenance tasks and actions identified through inspection reports.
- Carrying out day-to-day repairs, basic maintenance, decorating and upkeep of rooms, communal areas, buildings and grounds.
- Responding promptly to emergency repairs and helping ensure essential services such as gas, electricity and water are maintained.
- Carrying out health and safety checks, including checks of void rooms, and keeping accurate records where required.
- Keeping tools, equipment and work areas clean, tidy, safe and well maintained.
- Liaising with contractors, landlord representatives, colleagues and managers to ensure repairs are completed to a good standard.
- Working respectfully with residents, colleagues and visitors, supporting a safe, inclusive and compassionate environment.
What you’ll bring; You do not need to have followed one set career path to be successful in this role. You may have worked in maintenance, repairs, decorating, caretaking, facilities, building services or a similar practical role. What matters most is that you are dependable, safety-conscious, able to manage a varied workload and committed to doing work to a good standard.
You will bring practical experience, an understanding of health and safety in residential or similar settings, and the ability to follow instructions, communicate clearly and use basic IT systems such as email and reporting tools. A relevant qualification, health and safety training, or experience of working with vulnerable people would be helpful, but is not essential.
This is a meaningful maintenance role where your practical skills will directly support people experiencing homelessness. You will be part of a service that is committed to helping individuals find purpose, build positive relationships and experience a sense of community. Our work is shaped by our values of integrity, accountability, compassion, passion, respect and boldness.
In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.
In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.
Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, a criminal record check (DBS: Enhanced adult workforce and Enhanced with barred list child workforce DBS Disclosure), Health Assessment and evidence of your Right to Work in the UK in line with Home Office requirements.
As we are not a licensed sponsor, applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Details on how to prove your Right to Work can be found here.
The Salvation Army actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and we welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records.
Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.
