Job Description

Job details

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Job reference
REQ5774
Date posted
12/06/2025
Application closing date
26/06/2025
Location
88 Leycroft Road
Salary
25,584, - 27,269 Per Year
Package
Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): 37,021.13
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time
Job category/type
City Services
Attachments
- 2025-05-30T143407.489.pdf

Stores Assistant

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Job description
Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent



Play a key role in providing building materials and support to the Repairs and Maintenance Service.



Our Housing service deliver a broad range of services to residents, tenants, and leaseholders. As the city's largest provider of social housing, with a portfolio of over 19,000 homes, we are committed to providing decent, good quality housing and support services. We ensure our houses remain in excellent condition alongside providing a large internal repairs and maintenance service.



Join the Stores team to provide and prepare building materials which enable our Repairs and Maintenance Operatives to repair and renovate tenants' homes and keep them safe. We are a small, but friendly team who work together to provide a high quality, efficient and effective service.



Our working hours for Stores are 07:30-16:00 Monday to Thursday and 07:30-15:30 on a Friday. You'll also be asked to work occasional Saturday's assisting with stock takes and at busy periods. You will also be required to work on the emergency call out standby rota.

What you'll be doing

You'll receive, prepare, and allocate materials for our Housing Repairs and Voids teams. Aiming to provide an efficient and effective Stores service, you'll manage the arrival of deliveries and issue requested materials, plant, tools, and equipment. You'll update computer systems, databases and follow Health and Safety guidance. Assisting with maintaining stock at approved levels, you'll complete stock checks and periodic stock takes. You'll be able to complete manual handling tasks and be require operating various fork-lift trucks and other manual handling equipment with full training provided.

What you'll need

You'll be proficient in clerical and administrative support to ensure our inventory management system is maintained. With great attention to detail and strong accuracy skills, you'll be able to check the correct authorisation has been granted and the computer system is updated correctly. You'll have a forklift truck driving certificate or be able to work towards achieving this.

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You'll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. We'll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including childcare vouchers, discounts on city buses and trains and help with relocation to Leicester, where appropriate. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at out benefits calculator.

Join us

We're committed to recruiting a diverse and highly talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That's why we've designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We'll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the 'our approach to recruitment' page.



For a chat about this post please feel free to contact Scott Grainger via email to scott.grainger@leicester.gov.uk or call 0116 454 2508.



Assessment/interviews will take place week commencing 30th of June