Maintenance Operative / Trades / Labour / Housing Maintenance / Repairs / Property Maintenance

Maintenance Operative / Trades / Labour / Housing Maintenance  / Repairs / Property Maintenance / Social Housing
Walton-on-Thames
£22,440 per annum
35 hours per week 9am - 5pm
Permanent

PA Housing is an award-winning provider of affordable, quality homes, but our business is about more than property – it’s about people. We aim to put our residents at the centre of everything we do and offer first class services to all.

Our business is built around decades of experience in the social housing sector across the Midlands, London, Home Counties and the South East. We hold a stock of more than 24,000 homes and employ 600 plus staff to provide a high standard of service to our householders.

Our success and our plans for the future would not be possible without our dedicated team of staff members. Every one of our employees help to make a difference to the lives of our residents and other local people, and we look after our team members well.

We currently have an opportunity for a Maintenance Operative to join our dedicated team in Walton-on-Thames and we really want to hear from you if;

You are a team player with knowledge of housing maintenance and health and safety requirements;

• Are customer focused with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships;
• Have an organised and structured approach to work;
• Have a good knowledge of IT software’s and systems
• Have the ability to work on your own initiative whilst maintaining a team ethos.

This is a great opportunity for a motivated individual to work as an integral part of a dedicated Building Services team. You will be responsible for carrying out routine maintenance and testing throughout PA Housing and supporting the Building Services day to day jobs.

The successful candidate will be a strong team player who puts customers first, will be qualified to a Level 3 NVQ or City & Guilds in trades or equivalent, or be able to demonstrate suitable experience. You will be highly organised with a passion for service excellence and continuous improvement and will be a strong communicator who is confident when liaising with people at all levels. Being capable of working to deadlines is essential as is having knowledge of housing maintenance, repair specifications and health and safety. You will ideally also have a strong knowledge of social housing management and of housing/property management systems (Northgate or similar).

We recognise that people are at the heart of our business and that success is dependent on committed colleagues. We make sure they feel supported and encourage a culture of opportunity and learning to enable colleagues to fulfil their potential and make a real difference to people's lives every day.

Working for PA is incredibly rewarding. Everyone in our team makes a difference to people in the diverse and vibrant communities we serve.

In return, we reward our staff for their dedication by offering competitive salaries and an excellent range of employee benefits including:

• 26 days annual leave entitlement per annum plus bank holidays (prorated for part-time roles)
• Opportunities to develop your career through internal and external training, professional qualifications, career coaching etc.
• Generous pension scheme
• Health Cash plan for discounted optical, dental and health
• Childcare vouchers
• Perkbox -  High street discounts
• Long Service Awards
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives
• We are located 10 minutes from the M3 and 30 minutes from the M25
• There is an expectation that a new employee will not be eligible for transfers, promotions or secondments for a period of 6 months.

As a Disability Confident and Equal Opportunities Employer, PA Housing welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates including those from black and minority ethnic (BME) groups and disabled candidates.  

NO AGENCIES

Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 20th January 2019.