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Handy Person

Home Group Limited

Handy Person

£24960

Home Group Limited, Newcastle upon Tyne

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 11 Sep | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: c0f58f3ecd0f47b789553f6a1d259d8e

Full Job Description

  • 37.5 hours per week.

  • You'll need a DBS check done and we pay for that.

  • Driver highly desirable

    A team player with a can-do attitude, enthusiastic, and commendable organisation skills.

  • You're multi skilled with general maintenance, know a bit about general repairs, carpentry, basic plumbing and is a whizz with a paint brush!

  • Comfortable working and communicating with people from all walks of life.

  • It would be amazing if you have been a handy person in a previous job, but it's not a deal breaker. Let us know your transferable skills in your cover note.

  • Able to use technology for essential eLearns and completing HR tasks such as submitting annual leave.


    • Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship to external candidates for this role. This remains under regular review.

    Our team

    Looking for a job where you really belong? Where you can be, well you! Bring your uniqueness, brilliant skills and awesome experience to deliver amazing things for our customers. You'll join our team, who come from different walks of life and are here to support you as you make yourself at Home!, Disability Confident
    About Disability Confident
    A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

    Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!

    Permanent, Full time (37.5 hpw) fully flexible on days worked

    £12 per hour, and great benefits including Health Cash Plan

    Driver highly desirable

    Home, a place where you belong

    We have a fabulous job opportunity for a Handy Person in our service in Newcastle. You will be the multi skilled, hands-on practical support that helps our colleagues deliver services to our customers.

    Step Newcastle covers in the Newcastle upon Tyne area with great shops and other amenities as well as excellent transport links to both the city centre and the coast. We accommodate customers aged 18+. There are around 50 dispersed properties.

    Typical day as a Handy Person
  • Be ready to react to minor emergency and non-emergency repairs. Examples include repairs to doors and locks, changing tap washes, along with general household duties such as unblocking sinks and maybe a touch of gardening.

  • A keen eye and hand for any internal deco, you will be a dab hand with a paintbrush.

  • Collaborative working with colleagues, commercial partners, and customers throughout your day.

  • We see customers in their homes and having a friendly face is needed when doing minor repairs in their homes.


    • Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You'll do that here, we're in the top 10 for Great Places to Work in the UK!,
  • 34 days leave (including bank hols and a "me day" to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too!

  • Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We'll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.

  • Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.

  • We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you're ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!

  • Colleagues really matters to us, that's why we're the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them.

  • Explore our benefits in detail on our website.