Salary
£24,047 - £26,531 + tool allowance £192.84 per year
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time
Region
South
Job category/type
Housing Maintenance
Date posted
29/10/2024
Office work not for you?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Assistant to join our team. As part of a friendly and professional in-house workforce, you will be assisting other skilled tradespeople, carrying out minor repairs, as well as property clearance to our housing stock, for both Tenanted and Void (empty) properties.
Enjoy variety in your day?
The post of Maintenance Assistant is career graded, and if you’re keen to get involved in manual trades and currently don’t have these skills, or are part-skilled, we are happy to offer appropriate development opportunities for candidates with a great work ethic and a positive approach to develop their skills and experience within building maintenance trade disciplines.
You will have a customer-focused can-do approach to your work and have a general awareness of basic health and safety within the building maintenance and construction environment.
Working at height experience, asbestos awareness, and registration of the Construction Skills Certificate Scheme or similar would be advantageous but not essential.
The ability to work unsupervised and in accordance with strict Health & Safety guidelines is also essential.
What’s in it for you?
* 23 days leave plus an additional 5 days for 5 years local authority continuous service
* £24,047 - £26,531 + tool allowance £192.84 per year
* Council fleet vehicle for business use, Full driving licence required (subject to availability and fuel deduction contribution for home to base travel)
* Local Government Pension Scheme
* Limited on-site parking
* Employee Assistance Programme (free 24 hour legal, financial and personal advice for employees).
* Wide range of employee discounts at high street retailers, including supermarkets, stores, and restaurants
* A Cycle to Work scheme which could save you around 40 percent on cycles and accessories
About us.
With our head office based in Lyndhurst in the heart of the stunning New Forest National Park, the Council is an excellent place to work and thrive. We work together to provide a wide range of highly valued services to our community. We are working on some exciting and pioneering initiatives and projects, including tackling climate change, supporting the Solent Freeport (to unlock significant investment, create thousands of new jobs, and level up our important coastal communities), promoting regeneration of our Town Centres, and an exciting fresh approach to modern and innovative working through our Transformation Programme.
If you want to be part of our team and are driven to deliver ambitious and passionate results, we welcome your application.
After reading the job description of what the role will involve, if you feel you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact Robb Lee on 07771 378689.
Previous applicants need not apply.
This post is subject to a basic DBS check.
CVs will not be accepted without a completed application form.
Closing date: Midnight 15th November 2024
Interview date: W/C 25th November 2024
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