Estate Technician

Sanctuary Group; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A not-for-profit organization is seeking an Estate Technician for their Salisbury team. Responsibilities include cleaning communal areas, maintaining equipment, and providing customer support. Ideal candidates will have experience in caretaking, knowledge of Health and Safety, and a valid UK driving license. This position offers a salary between £25,459 and £26,799 annually, alongside attractive employee benefits.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus public holidays

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Life Assurance

Employee Advice Service

Cycle to Work scheme

Voluntary health plans

Wellbeing support

Employee Networks

Qualifications

• Working knowledge and experience of caretaking and general cleaning.
• Experience meeting deadlines and prioritizing workloads.
• Ability to interpret written instructions and maintain records.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer care skills.

Responsibilities

• General cleaning of communal areas.
• Maintain cleaning materials stock levels.
• Keep tools and equipment usable.
• Work with customers to resolve issues.
• Carry out some compliance testing.

Skills

Caretaking and general cleaning

Interpersonal skills

Health and Safety knowledge

Ability to prioritize work

Personal driving license

Job description

Sanctuary provides in-house repairs and maintenance services for an extensive portfolio of properties across Sanctuary organisations. As part of a not-for-profit organisation, we aim to achieve outstanding results for our customers based on our values - working in an open and transparent way, creating strong partnerships with our customers and providing a first-class customer service.

Based in Salisbury – Covering Salisbury, Bournemouth, Portsmouth and other sites across Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset and Somerset

£25,459 - £26,799 per year

40 hours per week – Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 16:30pm

We have an opportunity for an Estate Technician to join our well-established Estate Services team, based in Salisbury. You will be part of a small team, primarily lone working.

The role of Estate Technician will include:

• General cleaning of communal areas
• Completing daily work records and maintaining cleaning materials stock levels
• Ensuring tools and equipment are kept in a useable condition
• Working with customers to resolve issues and improve services
• Providing accurate information and updates on the progress of allocated work
• Carrying out some compliance testing

Skills and experiences:

• Working knowledge and experience of undertaking caretaking and general cleaning
• Some experience of working to deadlines and prioritising work loads
• Recent experience in interpreting written instructions and maintaining simple written records
• Working knowledge of Health and Safety legislation
• Excellent interpersonal and customer care skills
• This role will involve driving on company business. In order to drive a company vehicle, drivers must hold a full valid UK manual driving licence

About us

We provide in-house repairs and maintenance for a wide range of properties, as part of a not-for-profit organisation. We foster a diverse and inclusive culture. Our customers are at the heart of all we do, and colleagues help make a real difference to people’s lives.

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
• Life Assurance
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• £25,459 per annum (rising to £26,799 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working. Sanctuary Maintenance Contractors Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.