About the Role

Applicants must be able to demonstrate a good level of DIY skills and/or have experience working in a building services environment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake key holding responsibilities including opening and closing of the premises and responding to callouts. The candidate should be an enthusiastic, conscientious, and self-motivated person who would like to provide a key role in maintaining our site, to ensure a welcoming and safe environment. This is a physical role. The successful candidate will have a broad range of repair, maintenance and caretaking skills, be vigilant and display attention to detail in addition to good computer literacy. The candidate should be able to work independently and be self-motivated but also be able to work as part of a team, have good communication skills and have a commitment to high standards.

Experience: Experience of maintenance and repair duties and gardening activities: Clear knowledge of relevant health and safety regulations: Ability to undertake cleaning, routine and emergency repairs: Physically able to move equipment and furniture and carry out general porterage duties: Knowledge of COSHH Regulations: Good IT skills. Good level of literacy and numeracy skills.

Personal Qualities & Attributes: Self-Motivated: Enthusiastic: Fit and capable of heavy work: Work to high standards, both when working with colleagues and when working unsupervised: Ability to take direction and to be available to work outside of normal site hours on occasion, with due notice or to work hours flexibly to meet needs of the site.

The closing date for this vacancy is Monday 1st June 2026 (or earlier in the event of high volume of applications being received).

Provisional interview dates are Thursday, 4^th June2026.

Equal Opportunities

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.

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