Overview
Apprentice Maintenance Operative – OX1 1ND
Number of Positions: 2
Contract Type: Temporary
Salary: £17507 – £24413
Working Hours: 37
Location: Oxfordshire
Business Unit: Property & Assets
About Us
Hard Facilities Management – Oxfordshire county council (OCC), prides itself for high quality repairs and maintenance carried out for a number of services that make up the property portfolio owned by OCC. The Hard FM Team is centred around ensuring compliance with respect to safe working environments.
About the Role
In this role, you will support the Hard FM workforce by upholding the Property Service’s values and policies, fostering a positive and constructive environment with colleagues, customers, and managers alike. You will have the opportunity to learn and deliver high-quality, prompt repairs and maintenance to the building fabric across the FM portfolio. Customer satisfaction and the accuracy of your work will always be priorities, whether you are performing preventative and corrective maintenance, minor repairs, or replacing components within water, environmental, and energy management systems, all in line with current legislation, industry standards, and manufacturers’ requirements.
You will assist with the planned maintenance programme and conduct routine inspections of buildings, services, and fixtures and fittings, arranging for necessary repairs in accordance with statutory requirements and contributing to minor decoration projects. Commitment to health and safety is essential: you will undertake all required training, follow the Property Service’s health and safety policies and procedures, use appropriate safety equipment, and ensure a safe working environment for yourself and others. This includes supporting your line manager with best health and safety practices, identifying and reporting workplace hazards, and ensuring that all safety events—accidents, incidents, or near misses—are properly recorded to prevent recurrence.
Collaboration is key to this role. You will engage constructively with colleagues across the Council and with external partners, both supporting and constructively challenging others to help deliver positive change. All tasks, duties, and responsibilities set out in this job description are to be performed in accordance with departmental and council policies, practices, procedures, and standards.
About you
You will need to have a positive attitude to learn and adapt to the requirements for trade specific training.
You will be expected to demonstrate the right values and behaviours as per OCC policy and procedures.
Our commitment to:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.
Our commitment to:
Guaranteed Interview Schemes
As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.
Our commitment to:
Safeguarding
Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.
Our commitment to:
Flexible Working
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.
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