Supervisor

Livin Housing Limited; Belfast; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A social housing provider in Northern Ireland is seeking a Supervisor to oversee repairs and maintenance operations. Responsibilities include managing teams, ensuring compliance with company standards, and delivering excellent customer service. Candidates should have experience in social housing, managerial skills, and a valid UK driving license. Benefits include annual leave, a company vehicle, and discounts through staff perks.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Company Vehicle and Fuel Card

Access to EAP Counselling sessions

Staff perks with discounts on groceries and holidays

Volunteering Leave

Qualifications

• Experience working in social housing and repairs.
• Full UK driving license.
• Must have the entitlement to work within the UK.

Responsibilities

• Supervise activities of repairs and maintenance operations.
• Ensure compliance with company procedures.
• Deliver best in class customer service.

Skills

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Excellent communication

Good organisational skills

Managerial experience

Teamwork

Decision making

Time management skills

Job description

Annual salary: up to £40,800.00

Supervisor

Northern Ireland

Salary up to £40,800 per annum plus company vehicle and fuel card

Full time – Permanent, 40hrs per week, Monday to Friday

Mears provides temporary accommodation to asylum seekers whilst their claim is being assessed in three regions: Northeast, Yorkshire and Humber, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. At the end of May 2021 Mears had over 19000 service users across the three regions. Mears work in partnership with central and local Government, registered providers, tenants, landlords and investors to find solutions to homelessness, provide more social and affordable housing and create specialist housing for people with care needs.

About the Role:

You will be part of a local team responsible for the supervision activities and requirements of our repairs & maintenance operations, ensure all supervisory procedures are being undertaken in compliance with the company’s procedures, assess work, and deliver best in class customer service.

Role Criteria:

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and on your own initiative
• Experience working in social housing and repairs
• Managerial experience (can be trades people)
• Excellent communication
• Ability to work as a team
• Good organisational, decision making and time management skills
• Full UK driving license

Desirable: To have a traded background

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

As part of the recruitment process for this role, we will carry out a DBS & BPSS check, as well as Security Clearance. For these checks to be completed, we will require from you the relevant identification, including Proof of Address, References, a valid passport and proof that you have lived in the UK for the last 5 years.

To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.

Benefits we can offer you

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
• Family friendly policies
• Company Vehicle and Fuel Card
• Access to EAP Counselling sessions

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility.

Contact: Beth Dunford ([e-mail]) if you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you.