Annual salary: up to £32,510.38
Compliance Technician
Location: Newcastle – field based
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary up to £30,510.38 per annum, plus, commercial vehicle & fuel card
42.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8.00am – 5.00pm
Mears provides temporary accommodation to asylum seekers whilst their claim is being assessed in three regions: Northeast, Yorkshire and Humber, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. At the end of May 2021 Mears had over 19000 service users across the three regions. Mears work in partnership with central and local Government, registered providers, tenants, landlords and investors to find solutions to homelessness, provide more social and affordable housing and create specialist housing for people with care needs.
As a Compliance Technician you will be responsible for completing approximately 20 tenanted property compliance checks per day across Newcastle. The role includes carrying out monthly fire alarm and smoke alarm tests, monthly emergency lighting checks, and monthly Legionella water hygiene checks in occupied properties. The successful candidate must work efficiently while maintaining a high standard of accuracy, ensure all checks are completed in line with current regulations and company procedures, and accurately record results and findings using the required documentation or handheld systems.
Role Criteria:
1. Experience in similar duties as above
2. Full UK driving license
3. Trustworthy
4. Excellent communication to communicate to tenants and other colleagues
5. Hardworking
Benefits we can offer you.
6. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
7. Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
8. Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
9. Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more.
10. Family friendly policies
11. Company Van, Fuel Card, and Uniform
All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.
To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.