Housing Property Maintenance Officer in Witney

We are seeking a practical, self‑motivated Housing Property Maintenance Officer to support the upkeep, safety, and compliance of our Council’s temporary accommodation properties, with occasional work across the wider Council property portfolio. West Oxfordshire District Council is a forward‑looking council, putting first and working in partnership to support our communities. We are delivering an ambitious Council Plan for the district that is focused on important local priorities including affordable housing, climate and ecological action, helping our economy to grow and building communities.

Responsibilities:

• Carry out general maintenance tasks across properties, including basic carpentry, plumbing, and repairs.
• Deliver both planned and reactive maintenance work within set timeframes.
• Ensure all work is completed to a high standard and in line with Health & Safety regulations.
• Conduct compliance checks, including water hygiene monitoring and portable appliance testing (PAT).
• Maintain properties and surrounding areas, including cleanliness, grounds upkeep, and safety.
• Use initiative to identify issues and report or escalate where necessary.
• Prioritise workload effectively, responding to urgent maintenance needs.
• Communicate professionally with tenants, colleagues, and contractors.

Skills:

• A minimum of 5 qualifications equivalent to NVQ level 2 or GCSE at Grade C/4 or above, must include Maths and English.
• Ability to build customer relationships.
• Ability to remain calm and confident when dealing with challenging customers and environments.
• Maintain accurate and up to date records.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits:

• Flexible working arrangements depending on the role.
• 27 days paid annual leave (pro rata if you are working part time) plus bank holidays, which increases to 30 days after five years’ service and 33 days following 10 years’ continuous service.
• In addition, you will have an extra two volunteering days a year for you to support a charity of your choice.
• Health cash plan giving you cash back on health, dental and eye care.
• Generous contributory local government pension scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, providing positive, preventative and supportive advice and counselling to deal with everyday events and issues.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Salary sacrifice car lease scheme with significant tax and NI savings to be made on electric cars.
• Generous sickness cover above statutory entitlements.

Special Conditions:

• DBS Check
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
• Accredited of the confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.
• Our organisation is committed to meeting its statutory and moral duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, people under 18 years of age and adults at risk who are the recipients of its services and/or activities.
• Safer recruitment practices are applied to all job vacancies.