Job Description

Are you passionate about making a difference in people's lives? Do you want to work for an organisation that values its people and supports autonomy and innovation?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Fairoak Housing Association, a small, supported housing provider, offering a range of accommodation and support to adults with a learning disability and autistic people across North Lancashire, Cumbria, and the Northeast.

We are looking to recruit a Repairs and Compliance Coordinator to join our small but highly motivated team based in Kendal, Cumbria. The successful candidate will join an organisation where we work together, and empower and support each other, to ensure we do everything we can to make a positive difference to the lives of our tenants.

This role reflects our commitment to driving and ensuring an exceptional service to our tenants. As the Repairs and Compliance Coordinator, you will be the first point of contact for providing a person-focused, efficient and effective repairs and maintenance service whilst ensuring that our landlord obligations relating to the safety and wellbeing of our tenants is maintained.

The core responsibilities of this role include logging and ordering repairs, scheduling works for our repairs and maintenance technician, managing contractors, arranging safety checks, and proactively communicating with our tenants and support providers. We can promise you that the job will be both rewarding and challenging, and you will need to be an excellent communicator and problem solver.

Ideally, you will have previous experience in the administration of repairs and maintenance or a similar environment. On a personal level, you must be well organised, adaptable, and resilient with excellent interpersonal, communication and IT skills and be able to drive a manual car with a full UK driving license. If you are not a positive, highly motivated person, we are not the organisation for you.

The post is fulltime covering Monday to Friday 9.00am-5.00pm based in our Kendal office. The successful candidate will be required to take part in our on-call emergency repairs rota for which an additional daily allowance is paid.

We offer the chance to work as part of our friendly and motivated team, generous holidays including an additional wellbeing day, a 7% employer contributory pension scheme and excellent training opportunities.

Fairoak Housing Association is committed to equal opportunities, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community. Due to the nature of the post, the candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

For further information please visit our website at www.fairoakhousing.co.uk/recruitment/ or contact our office on 01539 720082.

The closing date for completed applications is 9am Monday 1st December 2025.

Interviews are scheduled to take place between 9am and 5pm Friday 12th December 2025.

Next Steps -

Read the job role and description Visit our website and social media - see what we are all about If you have any questions or queries why not email, call or pop into our office - don't leave it too late! Read the job role and description again and decide if this role is for you Fill in the Fairoak job application form - ESSENTIAL (CV's alone will not be accepted) Send your application in by 9am Monday 1st December 2025 We will email shortlisted applicants for interview by Wednesday 10th December 2025 Keep Friday 12th December 2025 free!

For an informal chat about this position or to submit your application please contact John Holmes on 01539 720082 or email john.holmes@fairoakhousing.co.uk

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 28,000.00-31,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Bereavement leave Company pension Free flu jabs Life insurance On-site parking Sick pay
Work Location: In person