Estate Technician
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £23890-25147 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 April 2024 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE1 3BD |
| Company: | Sanctuary Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 216304-42418712 |
Summary
One of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services, Sanctuary Group employs around 13,000 people and manages more than 100,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.
Estate Technician
Leicester – covering Ashby De La Zouch
£23,890
- £25,147 per year
40 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 7:30am – 4pm
We are looking for an Estate Technician to join our Estate Services team, based in Leicester. You will mainly be lone working and your duties will include grounds maintenance, communal block and office cleaning and bulk/fly tipping removal. The ideal candidate will be someone who is hardworking and has a keen eye for detail. This role will include a company van (not for personal use) and power tools and training will be provided as and when required.
The role of Estate Technician will include:
- Carrying out grounds maintenance duties on a daily basis
- General cleaning communal blocks and an on site office
- Completing daily work records and maintaining stock levels
- Ensuring tools and equipment are kept in a useable condition
- Working with customers to resolve issues and improve services
- Providing accurate information and updates on the progress of allocated work
Skills and experiences:
- Pesticide Application Certificate PA1 – PA6
- Working knowledge and experience of undertaking grounds maintenance, caretaking, general cleaning
- and basic repairs duties
- Recent experience in interpreting written instructions and maintaining simple written records
- Working knowledge of health and safety regulations
- Practical experience in operating hand tools and light machinery
- This role will involve driving on company business. In order to drive a company vehicle, drivers must hold a full valid UK driving licence
About us
Sanctuary Property Services provide in-house repairs and maintenance services for an extensive portfolio of properties across Sanctuary. As part of a not-for-profit organisation, we aim to achieve outstanding results for our customers based on our values
- working in an open and transparent way, creating strong partnerships with our customers and providing a first-class customer service.
Our Benefits
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 days annual leave plus public holidays
- A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
- Life Assurance
- Employee Advice Service including counselling
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Voluntary health plans
- Employee discounts
- Wellbeing support and tools
- Employee recognition scheme
- £23,890 per annum (rising to £25,147 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)
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Closing Date: 30 April 2024
We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
‘For an insight into what it’s like to work for us, take a look at #LifeatSanctuary on Twitter’
Estate Technician
Leicester – covering Ashby De La Zouch
£23,890
- £25,147 per year
40 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 7:30am – 4pm
We are looking for an Estate Technician to join our Estate Services team, based in Leicester. You will mainly be lone working and your duties will include grounds maintenance, communal block and office cleaning and bulk/fly tipping removal. The ideal candidate will be someone who is hardworking and has a keen eye for detail. This role will include a company van (not for personal use) and power tools and training will be provided as and when required.
The role of Estate Technician will include:
- Carrying out grounds maintenance duties on a daily basis
- General cleaning communal blocks and an on site office
- Completing daily work records and maintaining stock levels
- Ensuring tools and equipment are kept in a useable condition
- Working with customers to resolve issues and improve services
- Providing accurate information and updates on the progress of allocated work
Skills and experiences:
- Pesticide Application Certificate PA1 – PA6
- Working knowledge and experience of undertaking grounds maintenance, caretaking, general cleaning
- and basic repairs duties
- Recent experience in interpreting written instructions and maintaining simple written records
- Working knowledge of health and safety regulations
- Practical experience in operating hand tools and light machinery
- This role will involve driving on company business. In order to drive a company vehicle, drivers must hold a full valid UK driving licence
About us
Sanctuary Property Services provide in-house repairs and maintenance services for an extensive portfolio of properties across Sanctuary. As part of a not-for-profit organisation, we aim to achieve outstanding results for our customers based on our values
- working in an open and transparent way, creating strong partnerships with our customers and providing a first-class customer service.
Our Benefits
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 days annual leave plus public holidays
- A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
- Life Assurance
- Employee Advice Service including counselling
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Voluntary health plans
- Employee discounts
- Wellbeing support and tools
- Employee recognition scheme
- £23,890 per annum (rising to £25,147 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)
For more information please click here
To view the job profile, please click here
Closing Date: 30 April 2024
We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
‘For an insight into what it’s like to work for us, take a look at #LifeatSanctuary on Twitter’
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