Job Introduction
Hours: 36 hours per week
Job type: Permanent, Full-Time
Roles Available: 2
Location: Stafford
Salary: £24,317.66 to £27,103.05 per annum + Essential car user allowance of up to £1,239 per annum
Closing date: 7th March 2025
Interviews: Monday 17th March in Stafford
We are renowned for delivering exceptional, person centered care in premium facilities. Our commitment to high standards has led to our expansion and the need for enthusiastic Building Assistants in Stafford where we have 65 modern apartments featuring one or two bedrooms, open plan kitchen, lounge and dining areas with accessible bathroom.
The Role:
At Wrekin Housing Group we take pride in providing top-notch safe homes that the people of our community so deserve. As a Building Maintenance Assistant, you’ll play a crucial role in upholding our standards of excellence.
We are looking for someone who is customer focused with people skills and enjoys working with people who need support. You will be assisting with minor plumbing, carpentry and finishes along with areas of health and safety.
If you don’t have the right level of experience, don’t worry, we will train, coach, and mentor you to become the best version of yourself.
Benefits and rewards:
- Competitive salary
- 176 hours (equivalent to 22 days) annual leave entitlement increasing to 240 hours (equivalent to 30 days) based on length of service (plus bank holidays) along with the opportunity to buy and sell up to a weeks’ holiday
- Competitive pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Discounted gym memberships, and discount schemes for shopping with national retailers, supermarkets, holiday and hospitality brand
- Wrekin Reviive (furniture) staff discount – 30%
- Subsidised canteen
- Free on-site parking
- Volunteering days
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Long Service Awards
Core responsibilities:
- Building safety compliance including regular checks for lighting, fire equipment, fire door, water hygiene and conducting risk assessments
- Minor repairs, maintenance, and decoration such as plastering, decoration, tiling
- Contractor management
- Vacant house preparation
- Responsible for the upkeep of the building and compliance
- Flexibility to cover other locations as required
- Availability of own vehicle on site
About you:
- You will have basic trade skills with general DIY ability
- Ability to prioritise workloads under pressure
- Trade background in carpentry/plumbing/electrician/builder or similar
- Adopts an open and flexible approach to working with others in the team
- Problem solving skills along with good verbal communication skills
- Familiar with using computer devices and emails
- Experience in a similar organisation is desirable
- Flexibility to cover different locations within Shropshire and Staffordshire
Our Inclusive Culture:
The Wrekin Housing Group is an inclusive employer committed to supporting all employees. We know that people perform better when they can be themselves, so creating a culture which is inclusive isn’t only the right thing to do, but is crucial to the success of any organisation. All of our employee networks make a positive contribution to how we are able to support all of our staff and includes networks such as our LGBTQ+ employee group, disability positive, heritage and culture and our allies’ network.
Recruitment Process:
In partnership with our trusted external providers we are committed to undertaking care and safeguarding checks with all colleagues. These checks may vary according to the role you have applied for.
We also ask for two references for everyone who is offered a position, one of which must be your current or most recent employer. All roles will also be offered subject to satisfactory right to live and work in the UK checks; if you need any further information on these checks please visit www.gov.uk
How to Apply:
If this sounds like the role for you, please hit the apply now button and complete our online application process.
Please can we ask that when uploading your CV you check to make sure that it is current with all your most recent information included.
If you have any questions, please contact the recruitment team who are on hand to answer your queries, their email address is: recruitment@wrekin.com
This role requires and Enhanced DBS Check
*| previous applicants need not apply.
