Repairs Co-ordinator, Housing Repairs Service, Pullar House, Perth - Internal

Main Purpose of the Role

Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job, it's about being part of something meaningful. It's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.

We currently have the following opportunity:

Repairs Co-ordinator - PKC12503
£39,680 - £43,603
Housing Repairs Service, Pullar House, Perth

Please note: Only existing employees of Perth & Kinross Council may apply.

The Housing Repairs Service is responsible for ensuring that tenants are provided with safe, warm, modernised, secure housing that meets the Scottish Housing Quality Standard.  We have over 8000 homes across Perth and Kinross Council.  This post is responsible for four Repairs Inspectors working in the City and South localities delivering front-line services including property inspections of tenanted and vacant houses and providing customers with guidance on repairs to their homes.
  
The postholder will work closely with other colleagues in Housing and will monitor more complex repairs, target timescales and ensure void properties meet our lettable standard for new tenants.  You will be responsible for responding to councillor enquiries and any formal complaints received from our customers. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who can lead and work within a large team, encouraging a positive working attitude from staff.  

You should have experience of managing staff and providing an excellent level of support to others.  

You will be responsible for ensuring performance targets are met, health and safety for staff including incident report and managing staff in line with current staffing policies.  

You will be line managed by a Team Leader and work as part of the wider Housing Service.  

We offer excellent terms and conditions including generous, flexible holidays, flexi-time, family friendly policies as well as a pension scheme and more.

Skills & Experience Required

As the successful candidate, you will be self-motivated, with a track record of forming and developing relationships and good working practices with colleagues.  

Applicants are required to have an appropriate qualification to HNC/SVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in a construction/property or building trades function.  In addition, applicants must be able to demonstrate that they are organised and can manage an allocated budget, confident in use of technology, have good written and verbal communication skills, good interpersonal skills.

You must have a valid UK driving licence as this post requires you to travel to a variety of locations across Perth and Kinross.

Ideally, you will have:

• Experience of working in a construction/repair’s environment at a supervisory/management level.
• Have a strong track record of leading and managing others.
• Have proven experience in Health and Safety legislation and monitoring compliance.
• A working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of packages and experience of using a job management system.  The main systems you will use are Total Mobile (Connect) and Northgate.

You will be committed to promoting a performance focused, safe, and healthy working environment for staff.

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities.  In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours.  Find out more about Perth & Kinross Council and you could soon be joining our team!

Here's what we can offer you:

• A generous annual leave package
• 6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day
• Eligibility to join our pension scheme
• Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework
• Flexi time
• Access to a range of benefits

We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this.  You are encouraged to discuss potential options with the recruiting manager, if this is of interest to you.  A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance.  You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

For purposes of connection and collaboration with colleagues and with the community we serve, our full-time employees work on site for a minimum of 2 days per week with the arrangements for part time employees being agreed on a basis which will ensure that they benefit to an equivalent degree.

Our FAQs on hybrid working can be found here Hybrid working FAQs.

We are committed to being a more inclusive employer - to ensure we can consider any reasonable adjustments, please either contact the recruiting manager to discuss any individual circumstances, discuss at interview or, if you prefer, after any conditional offer is made.

Next Steps

We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with Louise Robinson via email at larobinson@pkc.gov.uk or Charlie Shepherd at cwshepherd@pkc.gov.uk to find out more.

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External candidates are required to provide contact details for 2 referees, including email addresses.  One of these must be your current or most recent employer.

We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post.  Please contact the hiring manager above or the Recruitment Team on (01738) 475555 or recruitment@pkc.gov.uk to discuss any reasonable adjustments.  Appointments are based on evidence supplied during the selection process.

Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements.  That includes welcoming applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists.  Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

To comply with Baseline Personnel Security Standard, you will be required to complete a Disclosure Scotland check.

If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within 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 the above mentioned mandatory pre-employment checks (including references) and will also include eligibility to work in the UK, qualifications and fitness to undertake the post.