*Background: *IMPAKT Housing & Support is an award-winning, progressive, forward-looking housing association that has been making an impact since 1986. Underpinned by a strong set of values, we are committed to supporting people to recover from trauma and the devastating impact of homelessness and domestic abuse in a safe and aspirational environment. We are ahead of the field in our commitment to delivering services in a psychologically informed way, operating as a trauma-informed Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE) service to maximise successful outcomes for our clients.We provide supported housing for over 400+ vulnerable people aged 16-65 across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Northamptonshire. We also work with housing partners in the Southwest, Kent, and North and South Yorkshire. Beyond housing, we deliver domestic abuse outreach services across the East of England, operate a community food larder, and run social enterprise retail stores. As a registered provider and registered charity, we maintain high occupancy rates with low rent arrears, demonstrating our commitment to sustainable, well-managed services that truly transform lives.We expect our staff to be passionate about making a difference to people's lives and wanting the best for those we support, which often means 'going the extra mile' to achieve it. In return, we offer a competitive remuneration package, comprehensive developmental support, ongoing training opportunities, and a friendly working environment where your contribution to ending homelessness will be valued and supported.IMPAKT Housing and Support is an equal opportunities employerThis role is subject to safer recruitment checks, including a basic DBS check, reference checks, and employment history verification. We are committed to safeguarding residents and service users of all ages and expect all staff to uphold our safety and protection standards.*Job Purpose: *To be part of a small, friendly, proactive team, maintaining and improving our sites across Bedfordshire to ensure that our residents have a safe, comfortable & contemporary place to live that feels like home, and to help us in our mission to end homelessness.Van and tools are supplied during working hours. You will also receive 25 days’ holiday/ year with excellent pension and other benefits.Working hours: 8:30-4:30 Monday to Friday.*Our Values: ** *Aspirational *- We believe everyone can be the best they can be and dream big dreams.* *Caring *- We believe everyone should be cared for.* *Empowering *- We believe we should support and encourage people to take ownership of their lives to enable them to achieve positive change.*Main Duties and Responsibilities: *Under the direction of the Maintenance Manager you will undertake various reactive and planned tasks, prioritised in order of need. These include: turning around void rooms as residents move on, maintaining communal areas and office spaces and carrying out necessary repairs. The varied workload will give you the opportunity to use your carpentry, decorating, electrical, plumbing and maintenance skills to great effect.* Prepare and decorate residents’ rooms prior to being let* Maintain communal areas, outbuildings and staff offices.* Repair doors and any broken furniture e.g. wardrobe, drawers, chairs within rooms and staff facilities* Build flat-pack furniture* Basic kitchen installation/ tiling* Resolve problems that will result in the increased damage to the building if not attended to e.g. water leaks* Basic plumbing tasks, including maintaining water & waste systems/ drains* Using health and safety knowledge and experience to work within agreed risk and method statements (RAMS)* Undertake routine health & safety checks/ testing as and when they are due; e.g. fire panels/ emergency lighting/ legionella etc.* Maintain equipment & clean down tools supplied to carry out works* Update records of works as required*Additional Duties and Responsibilities: ** Be part of an out-of-hours service on an on-call rota basis with the team to support with maintenance emergencies.* Be flexible to the changing needs of the organisation and its service users.* Abide by the organisations staff working policies and procedures.* Promote the aims, purposes, mission and services delivered by the organisation.* To respect and uphold the aims and core beliefs of IMPAKT Housing & Support.* In addition to the duties set out in this job description the post holder may at times be required to undertake additional or other duties to meet the needs of the organisation.* We have properties based in Bedford, Luton, Northampton and Peterborough. This role involves travelling to these locations to perform maintenance works.*EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:** Strong cross trade experience in the building / maintenance trade* Experience of dealing with a variety of contractors to ensure high quality services* Experience in the use of a multitude of power tools - Jigsaws, circular saws, angle grinders, drill drivers, power SDS drills, chop saws, routers and use of a variety of hand tools.* Evidence of excellent customer care, team working, problem solving and the ability to teach others.* First Aid At Work Certificate* Willing to undergo a basic DBS check.* Full driving license.Job Types: Full-time, PermanentPay: From £27,000.00 per yearBenefits:* Company events* Company pension* Cycle to work scheme* Employee discount* Free parking* Health & wellbeing programme* Life insurance* On-site parking* Referral programmeExperience:* Maintenance: 1 year (preferred)Licence/Certification:* Driving Licence (preferred)Work Location: In person