An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Assistant to join our team.
As part of a friendly and professional in-house workforce you will be assisting other skilled tradespeople, carrying out minor repairs, as well as property clearance to our housing stock, for both Tenanted and Empty Homes properties.
The post of Maintenance Assistant is career graded and applications are welcome from both non- or semi-skilled applicants and for those wishing to develop their skills and experience within building maintenance trade disciplines.
About you:You will have a customer focussed can-do approach, a general awareness of basic health and safety within the building maintenance and construction environment.You will also need to be confident to work unsupervised and in accordance with strict Health & Safety guidelines.You will have experience in working at height and asbestos awareness.Registration of the CSCS (Construction Skills Certificate Scheme) or similar would be advantageous but is not essential.A Full driving licence is required for this role
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Maintenance Assistant
Company: New Forest District Council
Salary: £26,242 to £28,284 a year
Hours: Full-time
Location: Lymington
Working pattern: Field-based
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 9 Nov 2026
Closing date: 29 Nov 2026
Summary
Working in an office not for you?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Assistant to join our team.
As part of a friendly and professional in-house workforce you will be assisting other skilled tradespeople, carrying out minor repairs, as well as property clearance to our housing stock, for both Tenanted and Empty Homes properties.
The post of Maintenance Assistant is career graded and applications are welcome from both non- or semi-skilled applicants and for those wishing to develop their skills and experience within building maintenance trade disciplines.
Essential requirements
About you:You will have a customer focussed can-do approach, a general awareness of basic health and safety within the building maintenance and construction environment.You will also need to be confident to work unsupervised and in accordance with strict Health & Safety guidelines.You will have experience in working at height and asbestos awareness.Registration of the CSCS (Construction Skills Certificate Scheme) or similar would be advantageous but is not essential.A Full driving licence is required for this role
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.
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