Handyperson

Peabody; Houghton Regis; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Handyperson to join their Specialist Housing Management team in Houghton Regis. The role involves supporting residents with maintenance tasks, ensuring their living environment is safe. Flexibility in working days and a commitment to delivering excellent customer service are essential. Join Peabody to make a difference in residents' lives while benefiting from various professional development opportunities and generous benefits.

Benefits

Two additional paid volunteering days each year

Flexible benefits scheme

4 x salary life assurance

Up to 10% pension contribution

Opportunity for professional development and qualifications

Qualifications

• Ability to perform fire alarm testing and basic plumbing.
• Experience working with vulnerable individuals.
• Familiarity with using mobile devices for work tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support practical needs of residents by providing a minor maintenance service.
• Conduct regular fire alarm testing and health and safety checks.
• Build professional relationships with vulnerable customers.

Skills

DIY skills

Customer experience

Knowledge of safety protocols

Job description

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Do you enjoy basic DIY tasks at home or at work, fixing shelves or cupboards or even assembling furniture and would like to work alongside vulnerable customers, creating professional relationships?

If so, your practical and empathetic skills make you our Peabody Handyperson! Come and join our Specialist Housing Management team, keeping our residents’ flats and or accommodation well maintained and safe.

As a Handyperson you’ll play a crucial role supporting the practical needs of residents by providing a minor maintenance service and completing regular fire alarm testing along with health and safety checks so we can ensure we provide a safe environment for our residents to live and enjoy their independence!

Our supported housing is a mixture of shared and self-contained accommodation, which offer different levels of support. These include residents who need support with their Mental health or have physical and learning disabilities. You’ll need to be out and about across our supported housing properties across Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. You’re working days are flexible (four days per week), however we would like you to work on a Tuesday and Thursday (if possible), to coincide with our current fire testing days.

To be successful in this role, you’re:

• Ability to perform tasks such as weekly fire alarm testing, basic plumbing work, minor re-decoration, and furniture repair or any basic DIY jobs.
• Knowledgeable of safety protocols and procedures related to maintenance and repair work.
• Commitment to delivering excellent customer experience, including the ability to work alongside vulnerable people and build professional relationships.
• Able to work across a broad geographic region, have a driving licence and access to a vehicle.

If you have previous housing sector experience and are familiar using an iPad/mobile phone as well as email for work related tasks and you are interested in the role, we would like to hear from you too!

Here are just a few of the benefits of working at Peabody:

• two additional paid volunteering days each year
• flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal
• 4 x salary life assurance
• up to 10% pension contribution
• the opportunity to broaden your skills and enhance your professional development by undertaking an accredited qualification, supported by us

This role will require an Enhanced DBS check.