Full time – 36 hours per week
Fixed Term – 1 Year
Redhill, Surrey
Are you aged 18 plus and looking to get into work? Raven Housing Trust might just have what you are looking for! We’re currently recruiting for a Step up to work Facilities Operative Assistant to join our Facilities Team.
‘Real’ paid work experience placement for up to 12 months. The Step Up to Work Programme is open to people aged 18 plus, who live in East Surrey. You must be currently unemployed for over 3 months and looking to gain essential skills and work experience to enhance your future employment prospects.**
Raven is here to make a difference, working as a team to build homes and change lives. We’re also ambitious: a sector-leader in carbon reduction, with commercial ventures and a focus on the future. But it’s not just what we do, it’s how we do it that sets us apart from other organisations and helps us create a great experience for our customers and one another.
Our culture statements form the principles for how we work and what we expect of one another whilst working together as One Raven.
We Put Customers First in everything we do.
We will Always Be Curious about how we can do better.
We work together to Make It Happen.
Want to be part of our community? We’re currently recruiting for a Facilities Assistant to join our Facilities Team
What you’ll achieve in the role:
The overall purpose of this role is to provide support for the day-to-day management of Raven’s office spaces, ensuring they are safe, well-maintained, and operate efficiently. The role focuses on developing a high standard of service, maintaining compliance with statutory and health and safety requirements, and providing a comfortable and well-functioning working environment.
Key responsibilities include:
- Assisting the facilities Lead with their daily tasks and projects.
- Liaising with Raven Housing staff and assisting the Letting Manager with tasks.
- Organising meetings, sending emails from the facility inbox, booking rooms and sending out invites.
- Taking part in weekly & monthly building inspections.
- To shadow the Facilities Lead and gain a good insight into the building upgrade works happening at Raven House.
What you’ll bring to Raven:
For this role, we are looking for someone with the following:
- Closely follows procedures and processes to consistently and correctly implement policies in daily work.
- Punctual and consistently meets deadlines for routine tasks.
- Ability to use core MS tools and quickly learn other systems to complete duties and collaborate with colleagues.
- Always ensures a polite and professional tone with colleagues and customers.
Please review the job description for full criteria details.
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You will also share our values: earning trust by being open and accountable, listening with an open mind, working collaboratively, and caring about making things better.
DBS clearance will be required for this role.
Vacancy Close Date: 15th September 2026
What Raven will offer in return:
To create a great experience for our customers, we need to create a great experience for one another. What Raven offers goes beyond the ordinary, giving you the opportunity to join a community of people who share the same values and are passionate about making a difference.
Our reward package includes:
- Competitive salaries
- Fantastic work/life balance with flexible working and generous leave entitlement
- Strong focus on learning and development, with opportunities to grow your skills and career
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay
- Funded health cash plan
- Extensive wellbeing support
- Voucher-based recognition scheme
- Retail discounts
Raven are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications form all candidates, including minority ethnics, the LBGTQ+ community, people with disabilities and long-term health conditions, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
We will consider applications for flexible working; please include this information in your application.
All data collected is anonymous and has zero bearing on your application. If there is anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know at [email protected] or 0300 123 3399.
As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we run a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants. If you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description for this position and would like to be considered under this scheme, please state this in your application, email [email protected]**, or phone us on 0300 123 3399. **
