Maintenance Support

Location: Greenock Road, Bishopton PA7 5PW

Salary: up to £22,876 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full-time

Hours of Work: 37.5 hours

Pattern of Work: Monday to Thursday 7.30 am – 3.45 pm; Friday 7.30 am – 2.30 pm with a degree of flexibility

“I found staff to be ‘Excellent’ nothing but extremely good experiences of the staff and it’s the same for my Young Person.” – Social Worker

“Our purpose is to provide a positive, life-changing experience for young people through individual care, education and skills development focused on promoting young people’s mental and emotional wellbeing and longer-term positive outcomes.”

The GSC campus just outside Bishopton offers young people a safe, nurturing and caring environment set in fabulous grounds with a garden wildlife trail and outdoor sports facility. On-campus there are three secure care houses, a close support house & a semi-independent living cottage. Young people who live with us continue their education in our school, on campus, or attend further education out with the campus.

This is an exciting time to join Team GSC as the charity seeks to build on its strong reputation for relational based practice and helping young people to build hope, skills and plans for their future. At GSC we are on a journey and have ambitious strategic goals for the growth and development of our young people and our services.

GSC offers employees a great benefits package and you will be joining an enthusiastic and dedicated team.

Young people referred to our houses have experienced significant difficulties in their lives, and many will have faced traumatic and harmful situations and may be experiencing psychological distress; mental health problems; and problems coping with managing feelings and day to day life. We offer a place of safety and nurture where we support young people and their families, alongside the professionals involved in their lives, to make sense of these experiences and to build hope, coping skills and goals for the future.

The Maintenance Support worker will join our Maintenance team who are key to the provision of a safe, welcoming, and homely environment for young people and colleagues to live, learn and work in whilst at the GSC.

The Maintenance Support worker will be responsible for assisting the smooth running of the support services within the Centre. The role will involve general repairs and maintenance work as required and liaising with the Facilities & Operations Manager and external contractors.

We’d love to hear from you, if you have a minimum of 1-2 years maintenance experience, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills; and you’re adaptable, reliable and hard working.

If you are looking for a new and exciting role in the third sector, then working as part of our dedicated and experienced maintenance team may be a good move for you.

If you would like to find out more about this opportunity, please contact either John Crockett, Operations Manager, or the HR department on 01505-864500.

Please note, as per our company policy, we are strictly unable to accept CV’s.

To apply, please complete our application form available to download below and submit to applications@goodshepherdcentre.org.uk by the closing date.

Pre-Employment Medical Questionnaires will be undertaken prior to confirmation of employment. All convictions whether spent or unspent must be declared. These posts are regulated work with children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.