Estates and Facilities Operative
Location: Evesham, with travel to other schemes and offices as required
£14,318 per annum, 21 hours per week (FTE £25,226)
At Rooftop, we’re passionate about creating safe, clean and well-maintained spaces that our customers are proud to call home. We’re now looking for an Estates and Facilities Operative to join our team covering our estates, blocks, schemes, and offices. Working independently and as part of a team, you'll carry out a range of facilities tasks – from health and safety checks to minor repairs – and ensure our communal areas are safe, clean, and well maintained.
What you’ll be doing
- Carrying out routine health and safety inspections in communal areas
- Testing fire safety equipment (emergency lights, smoke detectors, alarms)
- Recording test results accurately and reporting any faults
- Completing minor repairs (e.g. signage, lightbulbs, locks, basic decorating)
- Liaising with contractors for cyclical and responsive repairs
- Supporting residents with minor handyperson tasks when required
- Undertaking external tasks like litter picking and deep cleaning
- Assisting with compliance tasks at our head office
- Ensuring excellent customer service and acting as a positive representative of Rooftop
What we’re looking for:
- Previous experience in a similar estates/facilities role
- Strong understanding of health and safety (COSHH, manual handling, compliance checks)
- Good IT skills – able to use mobile devices for inspections and records
- Ability to carry out minor maintenance tasks confidently and safely
- Strong customer service and communication skills
- Able to work independently, prioritise tasks and solve problems
- Committed to professional boundaries and working as part of a team
- A full driving licence and access to a vehicle insured for business use
We work together – We make things better – We do the right thing
Rooftop Housing Group is a modern, dynamic and flexible social business, aiming to deliver high quality, value for money services. We are proud of our people and what we achieve, making a positive impact on lives every day.
We need high performing people at all levels who can champion our culture, live our values and facilitate high performance in others, encouraging applications from all candidates with the right experience and qualifications. Supporting individuals to request reasonable adjustments that will help them to perform to the best of their abilities and make them feel more comfortable. We strive to maintain a skilled knowledgeable and motivated workforce who are empowered and engaged through working in a supportive working environment.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity throughout our teams and in the communities we serve.
Some of the examples where we put this into practice include celebrating Pride month through our Inclusion Alliance, being a Disability Confident employer and, signing up to the Armed Forces Covenant. We make every effort to achieve equality of outcomes in all aspects of our employment including recruitment and selection, training and development and employment practices.
Please let us know if there is anything we can do to make this application process more accessible.
The benefit
- Flexible working
- Holiday buying and selling scheme
- A day’s paid leave for your birthday or annual celebration
- 2 days paid leave to help with a house move once you have completed your probationary period
- Life assurance
- Health cash plan, which includes a range of treatments including dental treatment, physiotherapy, consultation and 24 hour free confidential helpline
- Company contribution to mindfulness and fitness. For example discounted gym membership, fitness classes or mindfulness apps.
- Online discount with a number of retail shops, supermarkets, cinema, insurance and holidays.
- Funded training and sponsored qualifications
- 2 days paid volunteering leave per year
Closing date: 9am on 22 August 2025
Interview date: TBC
Please refer to the recruitment pack upon completing your application.
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