Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 per week
Salary: Scale 5a £26,421 - £27,334 per annum
Closing Date: Sunday 2nd June 2024 at 23:59
Blackpool Coastal Housing manages almost 5,000 social housing properties across Blackpool, providing related services to its tenant and leasehold customers and regenerating areas to create opportunities for our local residents to thrive.
We currently have a fantastic opportunity to join our Asset Management and Operation team as a Maintenance Operative and you might be exactly who we’re looking for!
The role is to predominantly work in Supported Housing properties undertaking minor repairs, handyperson tasks and painting & decorating works to tenanted and void properties as well as communal areas.
BCH is a great place to work
Every member of staff comes to work here with one vision in mind, “Inspiring People to Build Sustainable Communities” and our values help guide the way we all work towards this.
Our 5 core values that reflect the PRIDE that our workforce displays on a daily basis, also guide our conduct and our relationship with customers, partners and stakeholders:
P ositivity
R espect and Compassion
I ntegrity
D ynamism
E nergy
BCH is a great place to work and has recently received two prestigious Awards at the 2022 Northern Housing Awards for the Best Approach to Employee Wellbeing and the Best Approach to Diversity and Inclusion.
We can offer you a friendly and inclusive working environment where you can develop yourself and really can make a difference to people’s lives across Blackpool.
We also offer a fantastic reward and benefits package which includes:
- Competitive rates of pay
- 26 days paid annual leave per annum, in addition to 8 bank holidays
- Attractive and flexible membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, with excellent employer contributions and eligibility to join the AVC Wise Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme
- An in-house wellbeing program of wellbeing, social and charitable initiatives with BCH colleagues
- Vivup - the employee benefits scheme for discounts on various high street retailers and cycle to work
- Option to join BHSF - a voluntary salary sacrifice Health Cash Plan Scheme for help with medical costs such as physiotherapy, optical, osteopathy etc.
- Option to join the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Credit Union for preferential rates on financial services
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and access to counselling services
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes
- A wide variety of training and learning and development opportunities
- Staff Suggestion Scheme
- Free annual flu vaccinations and Occupational Health Support
How to apply
This is a great time to join an ambitious, thriving and expanding organisation. If you like what you’ve read and think you’ve got what it takes to join our team then take action – apply now!
For further information about this position please email Shaun Frankle, Operations Manager at or on 07483 172428.