Maintenance Assistant
3 days ago
LOCATION:
38 Castle Street, AB11 5YU
RATE:
£12.60 per hour
CONTRACT TYPE:
Permanent
POSITION TYPE:
Full Time
HOURS:
39 hours per week
VSA provides vital support and services to people of all ages. At VSA we support a person’s physical, mental, emotional and social wellbeing through a range of residential and outreach support services.
We currently have an exciting opportunity available to join our Property and Maintenance Team as a Maintenance Assistant based in Aberdeen. This will be a full-time permanent position and in return, you will receive competitive salary and benefits.
Hours: 39 hours per week
Work Pattern: Monday to Friday (8.00am - 4.30pm, with an early finish on a Friday)
Rate/Salary: £12.60 per hour or £25,552.80 per annum
Location: Aberdeen City
We offer all our staff fantastic benefits including:
- Competitive Salary
- Generous Paid Holidays
- NEST Pension Scheme
- Refer a friend scheme
- Ongoing Training and Development
- In-house Occupational Health Support
About the role:
To provide a routine and proactive maintenance service at all VSA’s establishments and associated grounds, carrying out domestic repairs and maintenance work as and when required or identified.
Responsibilities of our Maintenance Assistant will include:
- Being proactive in identifying potential maintenance issues and dealing with them appropriately.
- Establishing, agreeing and implementing a routine to carry out daily, weekly and monthly tasks in consultation with the Head of Business, Property Inspector and Asset & Facilities Manager.
- Identifying maintenance issues that are out with their own skills and knowledge and referring them to the Head of Business, Property Inspector or Asset & Facilities Manager for action.
- Liaising with Head of Business to identify and act upon any maintenance issues that may arise.
- Using own initiative to identify the most cost effective and appropriate solution to maintenance issues and reporting these to the Clerk of Works.
- Carrying out routine domestic maintenance and repair work involving a wide range of DIY skills.
- Maintaining site grounds (footpaths, gutters, blocked drains etc) and assist with the maintenance of the gardens.
- Ensuring Health and Safety standards are rigorously met by all, whilst undertaking maintenance and repair work.
- Any other duties that may arise from time to time provided they are within the post holders capabilities.
- Provide a call out service for emergency repairs as and when available.
What we are looking for in our Maintenance Assistant:
**Experience**:
- A good working knowledge of general property maintenance and DIY tasks.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety
Key Skills/Aptitudes:
- Ability to work well on own initiative
- Communicate well with others
- Quality workmanship
- Planning and prioritising work
- Proactive approach
- Organisational skills
- Current UK Drivers Licence
Personal Qualities:
- Flexibility
- Uses Initiative
- Self Motivated
- Reliable and punctual
- Innovative - problem solver
Other Job Requirements:
A high level of fitness is required, as the post will involve aspects of manual handling on a day to day basis.
If our Maintenance Assistant role sounds like you, then click “Apply” below and start your career journey with VSA today
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