General Maintenance Officer in Westminster

Salary: £25,887 - £27,385 per annum (dependent on experience)

Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Location: Roving role - Sites across the North East (& Occasionally Cumbria)

Groundwork North East & Cumbria is an established environmental and community charity with over 30 years experience supporting communities to improve their local areas and create better opportunities for people. We deliver hundreds of locally led projects each year, including initiatives that improve local environments, support young people and adults into education, training and employment, and promote health and wellbeing.

We manage a range of buildings and community sites across the region, and are committed to keeping them safe, well-maintained and fit for purpose. We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Officer to take pride in looking after our buildings and sites. This is a practical, varied role where you will use your skills to carry out day-to-day repairs, maintenance and compliance checks across multiple locations. Supported by our Facilities & Maintenance team, you will be trusted to manage your own workload, solve problems on the spot, and keep our sites running smoothly making a real difference to the people who use them. You will travel between our sites across the North East, with occasional visits to Cumbria. A company van is provided.

• Carrying out general building maintenance (e.g. basic joinery, plumbing, decorating, repairs)
• Completing planned maintenance tasks and routine inspections
• Liaising with and overseeing specialist contractors when needed

This role would suit someone from a trade background (e.g. joinery, plumbing, general building maintenance or similar) who enjoys practical, hands-on work:

• Proven experience in building maintenance or a relevant trade
• Able to turn your hand to a wide range of repair and maintenance tasks
• Full UK driving licence
• Willingness to travel regularly across the North East (and occasionally Cumbria)

You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position. As a Disability Confident employer we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role. At Groundwork we ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people we appoint are suitable to work with our children, young people and adults.

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract. No agencies please.