Facilities Maintenance Assistant

Are you looking for your next Facilities Maintenance position? The ExtraCare Charitable Trust are currently recruiting a Facilities Management Assistant.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced maintenance professional to join our friendly, dedicated team at Hughenden Gardens Village to support the Village's commitment in delivering ExtraCare's mission of “better lives for older people”.

Benefits include:

• 25 Days Annual Leave (FTE) Pro Rata for Part Time
• Option to buy and sell holiday.
• Free Life Insurance
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 9%)
• Cycle2work Scheme
• Attendance Reward
• Free Use of onsite Gym
• Ongoing Training and Development

Role Details:

• Role: Facilities Management Assistant
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week – (occasional out of hour cover required)
• Salary: £27,803 per annum
• Location: Hughenden Gardens Village, High Wycombe, HP13 5GD

Extracare does not participate in the current “UK Visa Sponsorship” scheme, and we would not be able to facilitate sponsorship.

What will you do as our Facilities Management Assistant?

• Undertake preventive maintenance duties in the resident's apartments and in the communal areas.
• Be proactive in the management of void properties, ensure water quality checks and general repairs are undertaken.
• Work with contractors on site to improve own knowledge of systems and to ensure that they are working to risk assessments provided.
• Record repair requests and defects.
• Attend site on a rota basis in the event of an emergency situation outside of your normal working hours.
• Carry out a handy-person service for the residents, anything from picture hanging to assembling flat pack furniture.

Person Specification:

• Ideally a facilities background in a multi-dwelling building.
• Flexible to support the Scheme during emergency situations and outside of normal working hours as required on a rota.
• To take responsibility for the repairs and maintenance service with your team onsite
• Have a working knowledge of MS Word and Excel to maintain a system for logging maintenance requests.
• Be reliable, punctual, and able to work unsupervised.
• Able to demonstrate strong communication skills including empathy.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Committed to health and safety. COSHH or IOSHH desirable.

ExtraCare strives to create a workplace that fully reflects society. We want our staff to feel empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work and be part of a safe and supportive community.

If you want to make a difference to peoples' lives, then please apply for the role of Facilities Management Assistant today. We look forward to reviewing your application.

Be one of the first to apply!

• Closing Date: 27th September 2024
• Interview Dates: 14th October 2024

ExtraCare is committed to making our recruitment practices as fair and inclusive as possible for all including making reasonable adjustments to support candidates throughout the recruitment process.

ExtraCare reserve the right to close this advertisement early.

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