Technical Maintenance Support Officer

Can you see yourself playing an important role in leading a team who manage the Council's temporary accommodation for Richmond and Wandsworth homeless families?

If so, this is a unique secondment opportunity to work for a ground-breaking better service partnership across both boroughs.

This key role is primarily responsible for supporting the Senior Technical Maintenance Officer and Property Management Officers across all forms of directly managed temporary accommodation.

Reporting to the Property Manager we are seeking to recruit a dynamic and innovative officer who will adjust to a fast-paced voids team and provide excellent support to colleagues.

If you think you have excellent communication skills and a proven ability to work both as part of a team and independently when needed, then this job might be for you.

Travel is an essential part of the role, and you would be expected to have your own vehicle available for work use.

About The Role

You are responsible for the provision of a support role to the Senior technical Maintenance Office and Property Management Officers across all forms of directly managed temporary accommodation.

You will be responsible for monitoring and assisting with the completion of post inspections and variations on the NPS system.

You will be assisting the Senior Technical Maintenance Officer with the post inspection of void temporary accommodation properties to ensure that works have been carried out to a consistent high standard.

You will be responding to correspondence within the timescales laid down corporately and provides report for the Property Manager/ Deputy Property Manager as required.

Have knowledge of property maintenance in residential accommodation.

A good working knowledge of Excel, Word and Outlook and the ability to learn other IT packages.

Experience of working in a front line, stressful environment

Have the ability to interrogate computer systems

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils