Handy Person - Bristol

YHA
Bristol
£25,570 - £29,710 per annum
08 Jun 2023
06 Jul 2023
JUN20237861
Full Time

Handy Person - Bristol

YHA Bristol are looking to recruit a Handy Person for 42.5 hours per week.

YHA Bristol is a former waterfront grain house which has been sympathetically restored to offer relaxed, well-appointed accommodation amongst city-centre surroundings, ideal for a cheap city break or weekend away.  The hostel’s bustling bar and stylishly decorated reception area is a great place for visitors to meet up with friends and make plans for their stay. It complements the industrial feel to the building and embodies both the vibrancy and quirkiness of Bristol as a destination. YHA Bristol has 143 beds over 36 bedrooms, a cafe bar and three meeting rooms.

What can YHA offer you?

YHA Bristol is somewhere a little different, certainly not your average office. YHA offers a fantastic benefits package including:

  • We pay £25,570 - £29,710 per annum
  • You will get access to YHA’s staff discount and cash back portal
  • Free YHA Membership each year
  • 10 nights free hostel stays per year for you and up to 3 friends or family

There’s lots more benefits to working for YHA so please visit our YHA Jobs website to find out more.

What will you be doing as a Handy Person?

Our handy person carries out repairs and maintenance to one or more of our Youth Hostels and grounds, including both planned and reactive work.  They support the hostel team in delivering an excellent customer experience by ensuring fixtures and fittings are in good working order.

You will be responsible for painting and decorating bedrooms and public areas.

Our handy person is responsible for mixing paints, matching colours, preparing surfaces, and applying paint to these surfaces. You will perform touch-ups regularly or coordinate large painting projects related to the specific hostel requirements.

You will co-ordinate larger cyclical maintenance in conjunction with our central property team and the hostel manager.

Other duties may include:

  • Basic repairs
  • Plumbing repairs
  • Checking/PMVs – hair traps, fire safety checks, chasing and following up with contractors, checking rooms and basic functions including door locks and closers
  • Carpet tile replacements as and when required.
  • Attaching and removing signage and other items from walls and doors

What Skills and Experience do you need to be a Handy Person?

Experience of painting and decorating is a requirement to fulfil the role of Handy Person.

The successful candidate will ideally have the following skills and/or experience:

  • City and Guilds NVQ2 in Maintenance Operations or equivalent (desirable)
  • Proven experience of repair and maintenance duties and tasks
  • Experience of completing risk assessments to ensure maintenance tasks are undertaken safely
  • Experienced in the use of hardware tools (hand and power tools)
  • Basic understanding of electrical safety and plumbing
  • Competent decorating skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Good interpersonal and communication* skills, with the ability to read and understand instructions
  • Good attention to detail
  • Strong time management skills
  • Well organised, with the ability to solve problems
  • Ability to adhere to health and safety guidelines
  • Knowledge and understanding of the core purpose of YHA (desirable)
  • Proficient in basic IT skills

Excellent communication* skills are required to ensure information is conveyed clearly, accurately, and convincingly.  A keen ear to listen to and understand the needs of others would be an advantage.

How do you apply?

Submit your CV and complete the application form (it’s a short one, we promise!). If you need any assistance, please visit the contact page on the YHA Jobs website and someone from the team will help you.

Who are YHA?

If you would like to find out more about YHA the charity, the culture, the heritage and so much more please visit our jobs website.

YHA’s core strategic priority is access for all. It is a fundamental part of our charitable objects and the foundation upon which our 90-year history is built. We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone.

You can find out more about us by visiting the ‘Working for YHA’ pages of the YHA Jobs website.

PLEASE NOTE All relevant checks are in place to ensure safeguarding and legal requirements of safer recruitment are adhered to.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.