Job Description

Sanctuary Students provide safe and secure accommodation to thousands of students around the country. We believe that our strength lies in our dedicated staff who help students with their everyday needs.

Maintenance Caretaker

Moor Lane, Preston

\xc2\xa321,488 - \xc2\xa322,619 per year

37.5 hours per week - Shifts are on a rota basis, including weekend work

We have an opportunity for a Maintenance Caretaker to join our Accommodation Management team, based in Preston. This role sits within Sanctuary Students which provides accommodation nationally.

The role of Maintenance Caretaker will include:

• Reacting to maintenance duties across the site, undertaking repairs and reporting issues which require specialist attention
• Undertaking building checks and audits to maintain a safe and secure environment in line with health and safety requirements
• Carrying out routine works and providing accurate and timely information on progress
• Maintaining an adequate supply of stock and replenishing as appropriate
• Ensuring waste is disposed of correctly and cleanliness is maintained

Skills and experiences:

• Experience within a caretaking or cleaning role is essential
• Practical skills in identifying and/or carrying out standard repairs
• Working knowledge of health and safety
• Good communication skills allowing you to provide great customer service
• The ability to assess priorities and plan work effectively

Why work for us?

manages accommodation for over 11,500 students across England and Scotland. We work in partnership with universities to provide cost-effective facilities management and support services, as well as providing specifically designed and purpose built accommodation direct to students across the UK. We offer a range of accommodation from shared flats to self-contained apartments in some of the biggest university towns and cities in the UK, including London, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow.

Our Benefits

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays (pro rata)
• A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
• Life Assurance
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• \xc2\xa321,488 per annum (rising to \xc2\xa322,619 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

The full time equivalent salary for this role is \xc2\xa322,921 per annum based on 40 hours per week rising to \xc2\xa324,127 per annum after 12 months service and subject to satisfactory performance

Closing Date: 2 August 2023

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

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Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
Sanctuary Students is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.

Sanctuary Group