Maintenance Worker

Exeter Foyer is a dynamic environment where young people between the ages of 16-25 can live in one of our furnished bedsits until they are ready to live independently. While here, they will get all the support and help they need to access skills, training and employment opportunities - and more importantly, the confidence to make a life for themselves. If you could share our enthusiasm and commitment to this scheme, we'd love you to join us.

Maintenance Worker

Exeter

£7,699 pa (16 hours pw)

Stonewater are seeking a self-motivated Maintenance Worker, to join our team in Exeter. We need someone who is driven, and a natural team player, who can establish a positive connection with our residents, while upholding Stonewater's supported housing services to a high standard.

We're looking for someone with general building experience in a multi skilled environment to attend to the day to day maintenance, ensuring a high standard of accommodation for our residents.

Your duties will include maintaining high standards of accommodation to help support the personal development of residents; consulting with the Project Manager on a daily basis, to assess for any maintenance that might be required, and overseeing the work of external maintenance contractors. 

You should have general building experience and ideally, this should be from a multi-skilled environment. This should be complimented by an ability to understand and carry out electrical PAT testing, supported by a working knowledge of Health and Safety.

The role involves working with vulnerable young people and adults and as such Stonewater will require appropriate background checks, ie via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Previous applicants need not apply.

For the right person, we can offer:

• 26 days' pro-rata annual leave (plus an entitlement for bank holidays)
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities.
• Staff helpline offering independent, confidential information, counselling and support.

For more details and to download an application form, please visit https://stonewater.org/careers or email jobs2@stonewater.org

Closing date: 2 December 2016

(vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received)

Stonewater is a Charitable Industrial and Provident Society No. 20558R. We are committed to equality for all and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.