One of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services, Sanctuary Group employs around 13,000 people and manages more than 100,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.
Skilled Worker
Based at Harnham Depot, Salisbury – covering multiple sites across Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset
£23,794
- £24,997 per year
40 hours per week – Monday to Friday – 8:00am to 4:30pm
We are looking for a Skilled Worker to join our Operations team based in Salisbury. As a Skilled Worker you will be responsible for providing an effective maintenance and repairs service that meets contract and customer expectations. Working as part of a team of 6 Operatives, the role will include returning empty properties back to a lettable standard across lots of sites in the South West area.
The role of Skilled Worker will include:
- Clearing empty properties of ex-tenants' belongings and transporting to waste site
- Cleaning of empty properties to a high standard
- Carrying out construction, fault fixing and maintenance duties
- Ensuring tools and equipment are maintained in good condition and stocks are replenished as needed
- Providing accurate and timely information on progress of jobs
- Collection of rubbish, trade waste and debris from work areas and dispose in the skip
- Disposing of shrub and grass cuttings from empty properties
- Ferrying of materials to and from the work area
- Assisting the void engineers where required and any lifting etc
- Collection and transportation of larger materials on occasions
Skills and experiences:
- To ensure full compliance with health and safety legislation, candidates applying for this role must be qualified to NVQ Level 2 in core subject, NVQ Level 3 in Plumbing if plumbing is core skill or currently undertaking the qualification. If you have a lower level qualification along with practical experience and would be prepared to undertake this qualification with the support of Sanctuary Group, we would still welcome an application
- Relevant experience in a similar role
- Working knowledge of the application of Health and Safety legislation
- Demonstrable experience of working to deadlines and prioritising work loads
- Ability to use and update computerised systems (including PDA) for work scheduling
- Good communication skills
- This role will involve driving on company business. In order to drive a company vehicle, drivers must hold a full valid UK driving licence
As part of the interview process, candidates will be required to bring with them the original certification verifying proof of their qualifications. Copies and CSCS cards will not be accepted.
About us
Sanctuary Property Services provide in-house repairs and maintenance services for an extensive portfolio of properties across Sanctuary. As part of a not-for-profit organisation, we aim to achieve outstanding results for our customers based on our values
- working in an open and transparent way, creating strong partnerships with our customers and providing a first-class customer service.
Our Benefits
As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:
- 24 days annual leave plus public holidays
- A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
- Life Assurance
- Employee Advice Service including counselling
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Voluntary health plans
- Employee discounts
- Wellbeing support and tools
- Employee recognition scheme
- Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
- Role salary is £23,748 with an additional policy allowance of £46.92 per annum (rising to £24,997 after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)
Closing Date: 9 January 2025
Before you apply, please ensure you have an updated copy of your CV. If you're unsure about any details or have questions about the role, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you – propertyservices.rec@sanctuary.co.uk
We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
For an insight into what it’s like to work for us, take a look at our company page on Linkedin
Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.
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