Maintenance Operative

Salary: £29,600 (pro rata) per annum

Location: Central Support with travel throughout central Scotland

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time (35 hours per week)

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews arranged accordingly.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Blue Triangle is a social care organisation that empowers people to thrive, by delivering solutions in connected communities which focus on the needs of each individual. We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive.

Blue Triangle recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What we offer:

Aside from offering a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated, we'll see that your hard work and drive to succeed is rewarded.

• Competitive Salary and Pension Options
• Full time & Part time hours available
• Double pay for festive bank holidays
• Long service awards
• Access to our benefits platform with high street voucher and tech discounts and cycle to work scheme to name a few!
• Inhouse training programmes
• Significant Gym discounts
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• 24/7 access to employee assistance programme, including counselling
• A wide range of family friendly policies
• Life Assurance cover of 3 times your salary
• Credit Union
• £200 refer a friend scheme

And many more!

About the Role:

As a Maintenance Operative, you’ll work to deliver a high quality maintenance service across all of the association’s properties. You’ll do this by providing ongoing maintenance, reactive responsive repairs and maintaining our properties to the highest standard.

Main Responsibilities:

This Maintenance Operative role based at our Central Support building in Glasgow involves working 35 hours per week and covers all of the association services across Scotland. The Maintenance Operative will:

• provide delivery of maintenance and minor work for all services within Blue Triangle and other organisations.
• carry out redecoration of void properties and office space.
• complete repairs as instructed by the property manager.
• assist all trades as and when required which include contractors.
• undertake regular inspections of the buildings for the purpose of co-ordinating cyclical or remedial repairs.

To find out more about being a Maintenance Operative, click the link below:

Maintenance Operative Role Profile

About You:

• To join us, you must possess a strong knowledge of building repairs and the relevant skillsets across all covered trades.
• Ideally, hold experience as a timeserved tradesperson.
• Hold personal values in line with those of Blue Triangle.
• Ability to lone work and use own initiative.
• Must hold a full clean driving license.

We care about one another whilst taking pride in the service we offer. You will be working in a company with a strong identity and with the guidance and support of experienced Managers you will be able to develop in your career.

To apply for this role, please click ‘Apply’ below where you’ll be given important information regarding the process and an application form to complete and upload.

Due to the Safer Recruitment requirements by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and Care Inspectorate we do not accept CV’s and you must therefore complete our application form.

Please note we do not accept applications from out with the UK as we do not have a UK visa sponsorship license.

If you require any support in completing your application or the form in a different format, then please get in touch at recruitment@bluetriangle.org.uk or telephone us on 0141 729 8050.