Estates Maintenance & Security Officer

We are outstanding, you can be too.

We are looking for an Estates Maintenance & Security Officer to join our friendly Estates team here at Portland Charity. We are looking for someone to confidently undertake planned and general maintenance and repairs, and to play a part in ensuring our campus buildings are safe and secure for our learners, citizens and staff.

The successful candidate will be experienced in dealing with reactive and preventative maintenance and will possess a range of practical skills, such as decoration, joinery and plumbing. During the working day, you will come into contact with Portland Charity staff, learners and citizens, therefore it is important that you have a friendly and professional approach.

This role is primarily based at our Nottingham sites: Woodborough Road Campus and Forest Road West Campus; however, you may sometimes be required to work at our main campus in Mansfield to meet service demands. As this role involves travel between sites, access to your own transport is essential. Please note that the main location of this role may change in the future in order to meet the demands of the charity.

If you would like a varied role in which no two days are the same, and you would like to join a dynamic and thriving team, we look forward to hearing from you.

You can see more about what we do at Portland Charity by looking at the Who We Are and Choose Your Future pages on our website https://www.portland.ac.uk/

Working at Portland Charity

At Portland Charity, our learners, citizens and staff are at the heart of what we do. We are passionate about our vision that all people with disabilities will have a lifetime of opportunity, and you could help us to achieve that. Our priority for staff is to create an outstanding place to work where the rewards of a job well done can be seen in the faces of our learners and citizens.

There are lots of great benefits to working at Portland Charity

• A rewarding career and working towards positive outcomes for our learners and citizens
• Enhanced holidays of 33 days per year when you join us (pro rata) and you are able to buy up to 10 additional days of holiday (for employees on a permanent 52 weeks contract)
• You are eligible for a Blue Light Card with access to lots of great discounts
• Free and confidential access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Everyone has an opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills on the job through training, mentoring and qualifications.
• Free life assurance – your family will benefit from a payment of 4x your annual salary if the unthinkable should happen

We are committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections the community.

Qualifications and skills needed

• Recognised Qualification in one or more of the following areas; Joinery, Electrical installation & maintenance or Plumbing.
• Safety Compliance & COSHH
• Moving & Handling
• Access to own vehicle and driving licence

Working Hours

37.5 hours – Monday through Friday on a rota shift pattern between the hours of 6:00am – 7:00pm, with an on-call rota for weekends (on a rotation basis).

Applying to work at Portland Charity

There are some other important things you need to know before you apply to work with us at Portland Charity.

Portland Charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its learners, citizens, customers, volunteers and staff. We expect all our staff to be aware of their responsibilities to protect learners, citizens, customers, volunteers and staff from abuse or harm and to promote Fundamental British Values.

Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and to provide proof of their right to work in the UK.

Where applicable, you will need to provide evidence of your care qualifications and/or be willing to complete the Care Certificate within a three month period.

Please note – We need you to complete an application form to fulfil our Safer Recruitment responsibilities, but you can submit a CV, and we will consider it alongside your application form.

In order to apply for this role, you will need to apply using our online recruitment portal, Sam People Recruit.

Please click on the “apply” button, and this will take you to the link to access the platform.

If you have any questions or need some help when completing your application, you can contact work@portland.ac.uk or call the recruitment team on 01623 499111, extension 428 or 205, and we will be happy to help.

Many of our staff have a disability, and we’re proud to hold Disability Confident and Mindful Employer status which recognises our positive approach to physical and mental health and wellbeing at work. If you would like to speak with us before completing an application, you can contact our recruitment team on 01623 499 111 or via email at work@portland.ac.uk who will be happy to support you with your application or answer any questions.

https://www.mindfulemployer.dpt.nhs.uk/

https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

Below are links to all the documents you will need, including the online application platform.