Facilities Maintenance Officer

Charities Aid Foundation; Kings Hill; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization is seeking a proactive Facilities Maintenance Officer based in Kings Hill. This role involves leading grounds maintenance, supporting building upkeep, and ensuring operational excellence across locations. Ideal candidates will have experience in facilities maintenance and strong communication skills. This position offers permanent hybrid working arrangements, six weeks of holiday, and a pension scheme with competitive contributions.

Benefits

Permanent hybrid ways of working

Six weeks holiday plus bank holidays

Development opportunities

Pension scheme with better-than-market employer contributions

Social impact benefit schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities or building maintenance.
• Confident with basic maintenance tasks and hand-tool use.
• Strong communication and customer-service skills.
• Willingness to learn and complete relevant training (IOSH, First Aid).
• Comfortable working outdoors and performing manual duties.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead grounds maintenance and seasonal site upkeep.
• Support building maintenance, security, and operations.
• Carry out regular inspections and maintain records.
• Assist with stock control and larger facilities projects.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety standards.
• Provide flexible support across all areas of the department.

Skills

Experience in facilities or building maintenance

Confident with basic maintenance tasks and hand-tool use

Strong communication and customer-service skills

Willingness to learn and complete relevant training

Comfortable working outdoors and performing manual duties

Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you proactive, reliable, and passionate about creating safe, welcoming, and well‑maintained spaces? Join our Facilities team as a Facilities Maintenance Officer based at our Kings Hill office. In this hands‑on role, you'll take ownership of grounds maintenance, support day‑to‑day building upkeep, and play an important part in ensuring our workplaces in Kings Hill and London are always operating at their best. What you’ll do At CAF, every one of us contributes to our impact, and as our Facilities Maintenance Officer you too will play an integral part in what we do. As our Facilities Maintenance Officer you will:

Responsibilities

• Lead grounds maintenance and seasonal site upkeep
• Support building maintenance, security, and general facilities operations across both offices
• Carry out regular inspections and maintain accurate records
• Assist with stock control and contribute to larger facilities projects
• Ensure full compliance with Health & Safety standards
• Provide flexible support across all areas of the department

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities or building maintenance
• Confident with basic maintenance tasks and hand‑tool use
• Strong communication and customer‑service skills
• Willingness to learn and complete relevant training (IOSH, First Aid, maintenance, technology)
• Comfortable working outdoors and performing manual duties
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, with the ability to learn new technical systems

If you’re a team player with a sense of humour and a positive, can‑do attitude, we’d love to hear from you!

At Charities Aid Foundation we accelerate social progress by providing essential connections between donors, charities and communities. We safeguard and deliver vital donations, offer expert advisory services and financial products to donors and charities, and provide tailored charity banking through our award‑winning bank CAF Bank. Our purpose is to enable a better landscape for giving and a fair and sustainable future for all.

Diversity and inclusion

We know that the more diverse and inclusive our organisation becomes, the more creative, effective and impactful we will be. Our aim is for our workforce to represent the society we serve, and we have embarked upon an ambitious pathway to achieve this. We want to attract, retain and develop the best of talent at all levels, and provide a leading and great place to work, where every voice matters.

Benefits

• Permanent hybrid ways of working where roles allow
• Six weeks holiday plus bank holidays
• A wide range of development opportunities to support personal and professional growth
• Pension scheme with better‑than‑market employer contribution options
• Social impact benefit schemes