Job Description

Please note this is a permanent position

Working hours:

40 hours per week

Working details:

Days/ Evenings

Interview Date:

To be confirmed

Job Summary:

Eva Burrows 1st Stop is a 32-bed residential Life House accommodating single males / females and families who are homeless. We provide an effective person-centred approach on the maintenance of life skills, mental health, addiction, social inclusion, employability and to achieve a better quality of life for adults and families within the South Lanarkshire area. We are looking to recruit a Maintenance Person to join our team on a full time basis.

Key Responsibilities:

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, compassionate, and motivated individual to take on this Maintenance Person Role.


The role of a

Maintenance Person

is essential to the smooth running of our accommodation -based services ensuring good quality accommodation is provided and repairs/ maintenance are completed in a timely manner. Ensuring both internal and external building/ grounds are well maintained.


Fire Safety and Health and Safety compliant and necessary tasks in order to complete this. This would include regular checks of equipment, safety needs and compliance.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

Practical experience of working successfully in a similar maintenance/building/decorating job role Knowledge of Health and safety within residential buildings Ability to follow instructions and manage your own workload to perform tasks to the required quality standards and timescales Excellent communication with external contractors The ability to give and receive information effectively and efficiently to colleagues Basic computer skills to perform work tasks such as sending/receiving emails and reporting and logging repairs, contracts fire safety, health & safety requirements The ability and willingness to work within, be empathic with and promote the Christian ethos and values of The Salvation Army Mission

In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.

In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.

Appointment subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK, and a Disclosure Scotland check.

For details of how to prove your right to work in the UK please click

here

and please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship.

Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.

Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.