Estates Operative

**Do you have a trade qualification or background within a building or property maintenance setting?**

**Position: Estates Operative**
**Location**:You will primarily work at our services based in Rotherham. However you will also be required to travel to other services within the region.
**Salary**: £11.60 per hour, dependent on experience
**Hours**:8 hours per day, between the hours of 8.00am to 5.00pm, flexibility availability on start and finish times
**Transport**:You will require use of your own vehicle and mileage will be paid at 45p per mile
**Tools and equipment**:Supplied by the Company

At Swanton Care & Community every job role contributes to making a difference to people’s lives and we have an exciting opportunity for an Estates Operative/Technician to join the team. You will be expected to uphold the Company’s aims and objectives in ensuring that the property and associated grounds are kept in a safe, well maintained and compliant manner at all times.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- To ensure the building or group of buildings are maintained to provide a safe, secure, and pleasant environment for the people we support, staff and visitors in line with the Estates Maintenance Policy and all statutory and regulatory requirements.
- To ensure that all critical systems and services such as drainage, water, lighting, heating, fire, and related alarm systems are functioning appropriately
- To resolve critical alerts, tasks and problems through assessment and determining / implementing the corrective action.
- To work in conjunction with / alongside the Regional Property Services Manager, Registered Service Manager and relevant authorities to provide a well-planned & effective preventative, and reactive maintenance regime.
- To provide additional support on specific projects or to deputize as requested under the prescribed direction of the Regional Property Services Manager
- To complete the Property Condition Reports to ensure compliance and tracking of life safety/safety issues, as well as physical plant deficiencies.

**About you**:
To be successful in the role of Estates Operative/Technician it is desirable to hold a relevant trade qualification and be able to demonstrate competence in one or more of the following trades: joinery; decoration; plumbing; electrics or proven experience and ability in a similar building’s maintenance role.

Other key skills and experience include:

- At least 2 years practical experience within a similar maintenance-based role and experience with budget management would be desirable
- Experience of receiving reactive maintenance requests with the ability to respond as necessary to meet strict timescales and target dates
- Sufficiently experienced in lone working and ability to work on allocated tasks without or with mínimal supervision
- Good English written and verbal communication skills are required together with the ability to complete maintenance documentation and records accurately and reliably.
- Ability to undertake general gardening duties including mowing grassed areas, tending to plant areas, cutting back shrubbery and bushes/hedges etc.
- Work responsibly with sensitivity and all time be mindful of the vulnerable people who live within the service, colleagues, and any other visitors to Swanton Care Services
- A Full driving licence with access to your own vehicle is required for this position

You will be required to undertake relevant pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check.

MOROT

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £11.60 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Referral programme
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Day shift

**Experience**:

- Property maintenance: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Trade qualification (preferred)
- Driving licence and access to a vehicle (preferred)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person