Maintenance Operative

St Mungo; Lewisham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

St Mungo's is seeking a proactive Maintenance Operative for its Lewisham Assessment and Recovery Centre to support adults with complex needs. The role involves coordinating room clearances, minor repairs, and ensuring safe, well-maintained environments to promote client recovery.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team, manage a varied workload, and meet KPI targets. The post is full-time and based on site in Lewisham, with a commitment to an inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced environment and responding quickly to repair requests.
• Ability to manage own workload and meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and listening skills to establish effective working relationships.
• Enthusiasm to learn and work with clients with a holistic, person-centred approach.

Responsibilities

• Manage timely turnover of voids ensuring KPIs are met.
• Coordinate the clearance and redecorating of rooms.
• Carry out reactive and planned minor property maintenance tasks (plumbing, painting, carpentry, lock changes, minor furniture repairs, decorations, tiling and general repairs).
• Manage a varying workload in a fast-paced Assessment centre setting whilst ensuring administrative tasks are completed in a timely manner.
• Work onsite in partnership with a multidisciplinary team of support staff and external partners.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Holistic approach

Job description

Are you interested in working for a charity that makes a real difference to the lives of vulnerable adults?

About the role

We are looking for a pro-active and committed Maintenance Operative to join ourLewisham Assessment and Recovery Centre. This service supports adults experiencing a range of complex needs including Mental health and Substance misuse.

We'relooking to recruit an enthusiasticMaintenance Operativeto join a team dedicated to providing clients with a safe environment in which to build their confidence, promoting opportunities for positive change and supporting their recovery journey.

In this role you will:

• Manage the timely turnover of voids ensuring KPI’s are met
• Coordinate the clearance and redecorating of rooms
• Carry out a range of reactive and planned minor property maintenance tasks such as; plumbing, painting, carpentry, lock changes, minor furniture repairs, decorations, tiling and general repairs.
• Manage a varying workload in a fast-paced Assessment centre setting whilst ensuring administrative tasks are completed in a timely manner
• Work onsite in partnership with a multidisciplinary team of support staff and external partners

Working hours: 37.5 per week

About you

To thrive in this role you will have;

• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment, responding quickly to repair requests in a resourceful manner
• The ability to manage your own workload and varying deadlines
• Good interpersonal and listening skills, toestablisheffective working relationships.
• An enthusiasm to learn and work with clients with a holistic,person-centred approach.

St Mungo's are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.

Closing date*: 21 October 2026

Interview and assessments: TBC

*We may close the advert early should we receive a high volume of applications. Early application is advised.

Please note:This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must have existing and ongoing right to work in the UK for the duration of employment.

Successful candidates will be required to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

A DBS disclosure check is a requirement for this post and will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.