At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver high-quality maintenance services and ensure safety across our buildings and grounds.
- Company: Join a values-driven housing association focused on community and inclusivity.
- Benefits: Part-time hours with a supportive team and opportunities for personal growth.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace committed to equality and diversity.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community while developing practical skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in maintenance tasks like plumbing, joinery, and electrical work.
Permanent, Part Time (11 hours per week)
About the role
Are you a proactive individual looking for a challenging and rewarding role? We’re seeking a Maintenance Operative to deliver a high-quality maintenance service across our buildings and grounds. The successful candidate will carry out repairs, maintain the security of the premises and ensure compliance with health and safety standards.
As a key member of the team, you’ll have a broad range of practical maintenance skills and experience, helping to ensure that our grounds and facilities remain safe, well-maintained, legally compliant and welcoming for residents, visitors and colleagues.
Your responsibilities will include carrying out and monitoring a variety of repairs and maintenance tasks, such as:
- clearing drains
- basic joinery and bricklaying
- minor plumbing works
- minor electrical repairs
You’ll also be responsible for maintaining accurate electronic and paper records of completed work.
About you
You’ll have demonstrable skills and experience in delivering grounds and property maintenance work, including basic plumbing, joinery, electrical and decorating tasks. You’ll possess a good understanding of COSHH and HASAWA legislation, with the knowledge and practical ability to apply these requirements in the workplace.
Strong interpersonal skills are essential, with a proven ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with stakeholders at all levels. The role also requires good computer literacy and the ability to maintain accurate electronic records, databases and systems. An understanding of compliance monitoring and its importance within a care or housing environment is essential, alongside the ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and organise workloads effectively.
Our core priority
JRHT strives to be a housing association that is sustainable and engaging, providing high quality and continuously improving services and decent affordable homes in well managed communities prioritising those in greatest need.
How to apply
To apply, please complete the online application. Closing date for applications is midnight on 16th July 2026. Please note, we will be shortlisting and interviewing on an ongoing basis and reserve the right to close the vacancy early should enough quality applications be received.
We are a values driven organisation and our values drive our behaviours. We’re at our best when we’re continually building on trust, showing we care and making a difference – and we hope others will do the same. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace, where all colleagues can be themselves.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At JRHT we believe in giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or social economic background. We positively encourage applications from people with experience of living in poverty.
As part of our commitment to equity and specifically anti-racism, we operate an anonymised recruitment process so that bias is eliminated from the shortlisting process. We are a Disability Confident Employer. This means that we are committed to the recruitment, progression and retention of disabled individuals. We offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the job. If you have a disability, please tell us if you would like to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.
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