Repairs Inspector, Blairgowrie Housing Office - PKC13626

Main Purpose of the Role

Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job; it’s about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch. The Housing Repairs Service is responsible for ensuring that tenants are provided with safe, warm, modernised, secure housing that meets the Scottish Housing Quality Standard. We have over 8600 homes across Perth and Kinross Council. We are committed to providing an excellent repairs service to our tenants ensuring void properties meet our lettable standard for new tenants.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who can provide our customers with excellent customer care. You will assist in the delivery of a first-class service reporting directly to the Repairs Coordinator. You will be responsible for delivering front line services including property inspections to vacant and tenanted houses and providing customers with guidance on repairs to their homes.

We offer excellent terms and conditions including generous flexible holidays, flexitime, family friendly policies as well as a pension scheme and more.

Skills & Experience Required

As the successful candidate, you will be self-motivated with a track record of forming and developing relationships and good working practices with colleagues and customers. Applicants are required to have an appropriate qualification to HNC/SVQ level 3 or equivalent in a construction/property or building trades function. In addition, applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have a knowledge and understanding of damp and mould within domestic properties, are organised and proactive, confident in the use of technology, and have good verbal and written communication skills. You must have a valid UK driving licence as this post requires you to travel to a variety of locations across Perth and Kinross.

Ideally you will have:

• Experience of working in a construction/repairs environment.
• An understanding of the impact of damp and mould in people’s homes.
• A working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of packages and experience of using a job management or housing management system (NEC/Total Mobile - Connect).

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours.

Here’s what we can offer you:

• A generous annual leave package: 6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day.
• Eligibility to join our pension scheme.
• Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework.
• Access to a range of benefits.

A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

For purposes of connection and collaboration with colleagues and with the community we serve, our full-time employees work on site for a minimum of 2 days per week with the arrangements for part time employees being agreed on a basis which will ensure that they benefit to an equivalent degree.

We are committed to being a more inclusive employer - to ensure we can consider any reasonable adjustments, please either contact the recruiting manager to discuss any individual circumstances, discuss at interview or, if you prefer, after any conditional offer is made.

Next Steps

We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with Kevin Robinson on 01738 476074 to find out more. External candidates are required to provide contact details for 2 referees, including email addresses. One of these must be your current or most recent employer. We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post.

Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. That includes welcoming applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

To comply with Baseline Personnel Security Standard, you will be required to complete a Disclosure Scotland check. If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of the above mentioned mandatory pre-employment checks (including references) and will also include eligibility to work in the UK, qualifications and fitness to undertake the post.