Job Description

About the Job

As a Property Maintenance Officer, you will apply your facilities and building expertise along with strong customer service skills to our dedicated team. This diverse role involves closely collaborating with the Property Preparation Officer to ensure resettled families from conflict-affected countries receive safe and comfortable homes that meet their needs.



Your contributions will include key tasks related to property preparation, such as assembling and transporting furniture, painting, decorating, maintaining gardens, and potentially repairing household items, all vital for creating a welcoming environment for those in need.- Prepare properties for occupancy in advance of refugee family arrivals.



There are several key responsibilities that are expected to be integral to this role, including:


Coordinating the completion of properties with arrival of families, working and liaising with the Resettlement Coordinator. Tracking and maintaining properties in active tenancies and sustain excellent relations with tenants. Liaising with other parties including landlords, partner organisations, and vendors. Ensuring all deliveries of items have been accounted for per the inventory. Purchasing one-off items from local suppliers to complete the property preparation when required. Tracking and reporting progress and updates on property preparation and maintenance. Using a variety of tools to put furniture together where needed. Ensuring all necessary paperwork is documented and user instructions provided to caseworkers/families.

Required Skills and Experience

NVQ in a building services related discipline, or related qualification or experience demonstrating the same level of applied knowledge in practical building / DIY. Analyse problems and implement practical solutions. Experience of maintaining accurate financial records, maintenance requests, and the purchasing of inventory for property preparation associated tasks. Liaising with potential vendors for property preparation associated tasks, i.e. installation of carpets and/or kitchen appliances (for social rental properties). Building credible working relationships with partners and volunteers and to ensure high levels of commitment though well executed incentivisation. Prioritising work, coordinating a variety of tasks in a clear and logical way to meet agreed deadlines and essential activities. Experience of working with a range of software packages with good keyboard skills e.g. Word, Excel, databases etc. Training can be provided. Full current UK driving licence.

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the attached.

Rewards and Benefits

We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.



A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from

25

days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 5 years' service (pro rata for part time)/



plus the opportunity to buy additional leave and an excellent

local government pension scheme

A range of discounts give our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over 1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform.



For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our

Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is

CPP01088

.



For issues or queries regarding your application please contact

hrrecruitment@westsussex.gov.uk

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to right to work within the UK, enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, satisfactory references, and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.



We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our

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Job Reference: CPP01088