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. The temporary accommodation sites are located in Witney, Chipping Norton, and North Leigh. The successful post holder will be provided with a company van, tools, and equipment. This is a varied and hands-on role combining routine compliance checks, reactive maintenance, and planned works.

You will travel between properties, working independently while remaining supported by the other members of the Assets team to ensure all properties are safe, functional, and well maintained. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong practical skills who enjoys problem-solving and working autonomously. You will not be expected to know everything, but you will need the ability to identify issues, take appropriate action, and escalate where necessary. We are looking for a skilled, dependable individual who shows initiative, with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

Some Key Skills & 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, residents, colleagues, and contractors.

You will need

• 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.

Part time hours will be considered.

Special Conditions

• DBS Check.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

What we can do for you

• 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.

About The Organisation

West Oxfordshire District Council is a forward-looking council, putting residents 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. We also provide a range of important local services that make a positive impact to our district on a daily basis including planning, housing, waste and recycling collections, leisure centres, community safety and environmental health.

Joining West Oxfordshire District Council you will be helping us achieve our goals for the district and play a part in supporting our communities, our businesses and our environment. Accredited of the disability 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, young 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. Successful candidates will be required to complete a pre-employment medical questionnaire; provide references; proof of identity; nationality and immigration status; three years employment or education history (if applicable) and, in some cases, verification of criminal record.