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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Maintenance Operative

Blue Triangle Housing Association
Full time
On site: Central Support with travel throughout central Scotland
£29,600
35 hours per week
Closing 19 September 2025
Advertised from 19 August 2025

Role

Blue Triangle is a social care organisation that empowers people to thrive, by delivering solutions in connected communities which focus on the needs of each individual. We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive.

Blue Triangle recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What we offer:

Aside from offering a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated, we’ll see that your hard work and drive to succeed is rewarded.

  • Competitive Salary and Pension Options
  • Full time & Part time hours available
  • Double pay for festive bank holidays
  • Long service awards
  • Access to our benefits platform with high street voucher and tech discounts and cycle to work scheme to name a few!
  • Inhouse training programmes
  • Significant Gym discounts
  • Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
  • 24/7 access to employee assistance programme, including counselling
  • A wide range of family friendly policies
  • Life Assurance cover of 3 times your salary
  • Credit Union
  • £200 refer a friend scheme

And many more!

About the Role:

As a Maintenance Operative, you’ll work to deliver a high quality maintenance service across all of the association’s properties. You’ll do this by providing ongoing maintenance, reactive responsive repairs and maintaining our properties to the highest standard.

Main Responsibilities:

This Maintenance Operative role based at our Central Support building in Glasgow involves working 35 hours per week and covers all of the association services across Scotland. The Maintenance Operative will:

  • provide delivery of maintenance and minor work for all services within Blue Triangle and other organisations.
  • carry out redecoration of void properties and office space.
  • complete repairs as instructed by the property manager.
  • assist all trades as and when required which include contractors.
  • undertake regular inspections of the buildings for the purpose of co-ordinating cyclical or remedial repairs.

To find out more about being a Maintenance Operative, click the link below:

Maintenance Operative Role Profile

About You:

  • To join us, you must possess a strong knowledge of building repairs and the relevant skillsets across all covered trades.
  • Ideally, hold experience as a timeserved tradesperson.
  • Hold personal values in line with those of Blue Triangle.
  • Ability to lone work and use own initiative.
  • Must hold a full clean driving license.

We care about one another whilst taking pride in the service we offer. You will be working in a company with a strong identity and with the guidance and support of experienced Managers you will be able to develop in your career.

To apply for this role, please click ‘Apply’ below where you’ll be given important information regarding the process and an application form to complete and upload.

Due to the Safer Recruitment requirements by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and Care Inspectorate we do not accept CV’s and you must therefore complete our application form.

Please note we do not accept applications from out with the UK as we do not have a UK visa sponsorship license.

Application notes

Visit our website to find out more and apply

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews arranged accordingly.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.