Maintenance Caretaker

Sanctuary Group; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanctuary Group is seeking a dedicated Maintenance Caretaker to join their Accommodation Management team in Manchester. The role involves overseeing site maintenance, ensuring a clean and safe environment, and requires practical skills and a strong commitment to health and safety. Competitive salary, generous leave, and various employee benefits offered.

Benefits

25 days leave rising to 30 days (plus public holidays)

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Wellbeing support and tools

Qualifications

• Experience within a caretaking or cleaning role is essential.
• Practical skills in identifying and/or carrying out standard repairs.
• Good communication skills for great customer service.

Responsibilities

• Reacting to maintenance duties and undertaking repairs.
• Undertaking building checks and audits.
• Maintaining cleanliness and proper waste disposal.

Skills

Communication

Health and safety knowledge

Practical repairs

Customer service

Job description

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Sanctuary Students provide safe and secure accommodation to thousands of students around the country. We believe that our strength lies in our dedicated staff who help students with their everyday needs.

Maintenance Caretaker

37.5 hours per week

We have an opportunity for a Maintenance Caretaker to join our Accommodation Management team, based in Manchester. This role sits within Sanctuary Students which provides accommodation nationally.

The role of Maintenance Caretaker will include:

• Reacting to maintenance duties across the site, undertaking repairs and reporting issues which require specialist attention
• Undertaking building checks and audits to maintain a safe and secure environment in line with health and safety requirements
• Carrying out routine works and providing accurate and timely information on progress
• Maintaining an adequate supply of stock and replenishing as appropriate
• Ensuring waste is disposed of correctly and cleanliness is maintained

Skills and experiences:

• Experience within a caretaking or cleaning role is essential
• Practical skills in identifying and/or carrying out standard repairs
• Working knowledge of health and safety
• Good communication skills allowing you to provide great customer service
• The ability to assess priorities and plan work effectively

Why work for us?

Sanctuary Students manages accommodation for over 11,500 students across England and Scotland. We work in partnership with universities to provide cost-effective facilities management and support services, as well as providing specifically designed and purpose-built accommodation direct to students across the UK. We offer a range of accommodation from shared flats to self-contained apartments in some of the biggest university towns and cities in the UK, including London, Manchester, Liverpool, and Glasgow.

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:

• £24,654 per annum (rising to £25,952 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)
• 25 days leave rising to a maximum of 30 days (plus public holidays) pro rata
• 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
• The full time equivalent for this role is 40 hours and £26,298 per annum (rising to £27,682 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

Job Reference: 225369

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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 illegal working.
A basic Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for.
Sanctuary Students is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.