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Reporting directly to the Chargehand Maintenance Technician, in this hands-on role the postholder will be responsible for the effective and efficient delivery of a range of building safety, caretaking and handyperson services to VHA’s customers and colleagues. You will be allocated tasks of a varied nature according to your skill sets (i.e. Minor joinery, plumbing and maintenance works, painting and touch ups) and demand across our housing complexes, care homes and offices. Work will broadly consist of - • Monitoring practical health and safety issues within our buildings ensuring they are safe, clean and clear of obstructions, documenting the results • Carrying out minor repairs and works ensuring internal and external areas of our buildings are maintained as required. • Inspecting and reporting repair and maintenance concerns to the Assets Team. • Carrying out a range of minor DIY jobs for customers.
Read moreYour specific remit will encompass a selection of responsibilities from the full range of asset management activities comprising: • Reactive repairs • Void management • Estates management • Planned, and cyclical maintenance • Capital projects • Major and specialist works • Building safety and services • Stock condition surveys • Energy efficiency and carbon reduction While you will be allocated a specific remit to include a particular set of duties, we expect our Assets Officers to be able and prepared to work across any combination of those activities as required. Our structure currently includes four Assets Officers. Currently two officers are assigned to response repairs and maintenance, one to cover building safety compliance and services in our communal development and the remaining officer is responsible for void management, stock condition surveys and component replacement contracts. To provide further development in the role, you will be expected to shadow colleagues undertaking a different remit with a view to rotating duties, furthermore, in the future we may consider moving to a patched base system where the Assets Officer will be responsible for all asset functions within the patch, depending on future direction and business needs. You will be the primary budget holder in excess of £1m for your allocated responsibilities and you will assist the Head of Assets to set annual budgets which you will be responsible for managing, monitoring and re-forecasting throughout the course of the financial year. You will have a high degree of autonomy and accountability for the management of your allocated budgets, management of contracts and the delivery of satisfactory service outcomes. You will be the first line decision maker within your remit and be accountable for those decisions. You will be expected to own your own performance. You will act as the nominated Client Representative/Contract Manager for works and support services contracts allocated to you by the Head of Assets. You will be expected to build and maintain positive working relations with Viewpoint colleagues across the business. You will be accountable for raising levels of customer satisfaction within your remit and for engaging directly and positively with tenants and other customers. You will provide or contribute to performance management reports to the Head of Assets and Performance/Health and Safety Group meetings and committees as required.
Read moreReporting to the Domestic & Laundry Supervisor (and in their absence) the care home manager, you will work as part of the domestic & (if applicable the) laundry team. Under the direction of your supervisor and Care Home Management you will ensure that an excellent domestic/laundry service standards are carried out, and that you comply with infection control and health & safety requirements at all times. When undertaking laundry duties, you will ensure that good care is taken over all laundry items and this also includes the aftercare of the laundered item and their presentation and storage. You will be able to work with colleagues from a variety of backgrounds with an approachable and solution-oriented style; keen to support and drive the development of a positive working culture across the organisation and able to represent the organisation in all that they do.
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