Handyperson
Salary £27,613 per annum, pro rata (£14.12 per hour)
Permanent part time (12 hpw), flexible hours
Exeter city centre, Devon
We can’t offer CoS for this role
Home, a place where you belong
We have a brilliant opportunity to join our fantastic ETAAS team. We need multi skilled hands-on practical support to help our colleagues deliver services to our customers.
We work with customers who have experienced street homelessness in a 19 bed hostel in the city centre, and we need you to step in to get jobs done quickly and safely, so we can continue to get people off the streets without delay.
What you'll do
Perform minor or emergency repairs, decorating and cleaning in properties and communal areas.
Handle tasks like hanging curtain poles, moving furniture, touching up paint, changing washers, unblocking sinks, and clearing grounds.
Carry out regular fire safety checks.
Work with colleagues, contractors and customers.
Liaise with Customer Service Centre and contractors to report and follow up on repairs outside your remit.
Why join us
Your skills make a real difference to people's lives and communities. You’ll have the tools, trust and training to do your best work and see the impact it makes. Be part of one of the UK’s top Great Places to Work!
You have
A team player with a can-do attitude and enthusiasm.
General maintenance know-how, a bit of carpentry, basic plumbing and confidence with a paintbrush or broom
Comfortable working and communicating with people from all walks of life.
Ability to use technology for reporting additional repairs, admin tasks and record keeping.
To get from A to B, you’ll need a vehicle insured for business purposes. The great news is that we’ll pay your mileage!
Stronger together
We do our best work when we’re ourselves. That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!
What’s in it for you?
34 days leave, pro rata, (including bank holidays and a “me day”)
Matching Pension contributions (up to 7%, with life assurance of 3x Basic Salary)
Save up to £1140 yearly with our health cash plan, covering dental, optical, and therapies
Instant pay access with Stream
Excellent benefits and rewards including supermarket discounts and travel expenses
Days and times are flexible, as long as we meet our customer’s needs.
You'll be based in Exeter
Occasionally you'll head outside the patch for all hands on deck situations.
You’ll need an Enhanced DBS check, which we pay for.
Find out more
Click APPLY NOW to see our Handy Person Job Description, find out about us and for help to applyRoles can close early, so don’t wait.
For reasonable adjustments email recruitment@homegroup.org.uk.
We're Home Group, a housing association, social enterprise and charity with a turnover of £505m and one of the UK's largest providers of high quality housing and integrated housing, health and social care.
We're proud of the difference that we have made over the last 90+ years and we continue to work hard to support over 125,000 customers who live in more than 57,000 homes across England and Scotland.
Our aim is to build homes, independence and aspirations and according to our trophy cabinet we’re pretty good at it! We're the 9th best place to work in the UK, the 4th best in the North East and the 8th best for women. Our apprenticeship programme is award winning; in 2019 we were named large employer of the year and large north east employer of the year in 2020.
If you want to find out more about us, visit our website below.
