Current Vacancies

We are a rapidly growing and changing community housing association based in Cardiff. Our Asset Management team manage all maintenance related services for Cadwyn and Calon properties.

Our Maintenance Service is made up of our great in-house team ‘CanDo Contractors’ and external contractors. All of this work is planned by our skilled Coordinators, Surveyors and Officers.

We’re looking for someone to join the team in this key role, working with systems to make sure they provide us with the best outcomes for our service delivery.

What we need

We need someone who gets excited about making a difference and making systems work for Maintenance Services.

The successful candidate needs to be passionate about data and have an eye for detail when it comes to processes.

Strong customer service skills are paramount, along with the ability to adapt to varying situations within an office environment.

Someone who is able to translate information to ensure managers and staff understand the complicated stuff.

The important stuff

• Maintaining system information
• Able to analyse information from its very basic levels to make a story of events
• You must be organised and able to cope in a very busy environment which can change on a daily basis
• Understanding of performance and finance information
• Don’t think about what you did; think of what you CanDo!

Bonus points

• Experience of analysing data using traditional methods and systems
• Experience of working with or for a contractor

What you’ll get

• Salary £19,763 – £22,026 (plus an out of hours payment)
• 35 hour working week
• 25 days holiday per year plus Bank Holidays
• Company sick pay scheme
• Pension scheme

To arrange an informal chat about the role please contact Martin Ford on 029 2043 4412.

This is a full time, permanent role with a salary of £19,763-£22,026.

Full information and details on how to apply are on our website: https://www.cadwyn.co.uk/job/41104/

Salary £22,710 to £24,960 per annum

37 hours per week (Flexi Time)

Merthyr Valleys Homes is a Registered Social Landlord committed to providing an excellent level of customer service to our tenants. We are looking to recruit a Floating Support Officer on a permanent basis to work within our busy Operations Department.

The successful candidate will provide appropriate levels of tenancy support to service users who may lack the basic skills to sustain accommodation independently. They will also provide the highest quality tenancy support to vulnerable service users who may be vulnerable and at risk losing their accommodation

The applicant will need proven experience of delivering support in planned way through the use of needs assessments and support plans. They will also need experience of working with a range of service user groups and dealing with potentially challenging behaviour.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships

Should you be interested in applying for this vacancy, please visit our website at www.mvhomes.org.uk or should you require further information call us on 01685 727764

The closing date for applications will be Thursday 20^th June 2019 at 2:00pm.

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Night Hostel Assistant  (an average of 35 hours per week, based on a rolling shift pattern)

(Fixed Term until Jan 2020)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Hostel Assistant to join Nightingale House, our hostel for families who are homeless and in crisis. At Nightingale House we provide support and accommodation to prepare families to move into their own accommodation and maintain their tenancies.

You will ensure Nightingale House is a safe home environment for our families. As the Hostel Assistant, you will be a vital part of our housing management team and have responsibility for maintaining a clean and safe home environment for the families living at Nightingale House.

Shifts – 4 nights on 4 nights off (9.15pm – 7.15am)

What we need:

• Someone who understands, the positive first impressions a clean environment can make
• Someone who takes pride in creating a clean and welcoming environment.
• Someone who enjoys a busy workload and is able to manage their time effectively
• The ability to ‘think on your feet’ in an emergency / crisis
• Understanding of the importance of health and safety

The important stuff:

• Experience of cleaning
• Basic IT skills – including outlook and word
• Empathy towards homeless families and individuals
• Someone who is adept at working nights

Bonus points:

• Experience of a working in a similar environment

What you’ll get

• £9.88 per hour
• 25 days holiday per year (increasing to 30) plus Bank Holidays
• Company sick pay scheme
• Pension scheme

Having become the first employee and tenant mutual in Wales there could not be a more exciting time to join Merthyr Valleys Homes.

• Salary Band 1 – £18,060 to £19,150 per annum
• Excellent benefits including Local Government Pension Scheme
• 37 Hours per week, flexi time

Merthyr Valleys Homes is a Registered Social Landlord committed to providing an excellent level of service to our tenants. We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Health and Safety Apprentice.

The post will involve supporting MVH in the practical management of risks to both the workforce and tenants. Reporting directly to the Health and Safety Manager, the post holder will support both the Health and Safety Manager and our wider team in carrying out inspections and audits of our work places and conducting  investigations following adverse events in support of our commitment to ‘Safe Homes and Everyone Home Safely’.

The successful applicant will require basic literacy and numeracy skills a willingness to work towards and attain a fully funded NVQ Level 3 Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.  A full driving licence with access to a vehicle and IT skills for maintaining systems that record and monitor statutory compliance are also required. Above all, it is essential that the successful applicant has a desire to learn and develop in this technical discipline.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships

Should you be interested in applying for this vacancy, please visit our website at www.mvhomes.org.uk or should you require further information call us on 01685 727764

The closing date for applications will be Wednesday 26^th June 2018 at 2:00pm.