Handyperson


Company:	Home Group Limited
Salary:	£26,300 to £27,613 a year
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Swindon, SN1 4DG
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	7 Oct 2026
Closing date:	27 Oct 2026

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Summary

About the role

Earn £13.45 per hour, £26,300 per annum [pro rata], and great benefits including Health Cash Plan

Home, a place where you belong

We have a brilliant opportunity to join our fantastic Swindon Team. We are the multi skilled hands-on practical support that helps our colleagues deliver services to our customers.

We work with customers with a range of needs, including mental health needs, learning disabilities, young families and ex-offenders across a mix of properties and grounds. As our handy person you’ll spend much of your time working across Swindon.

Typical day

• Perform minor or emergency repairs, decorating and cleaning in properties and communal areas.

• Handle tasks like hanging curtain poles, moving furniture, touching up paint, changing washers, unblocking sinks, mowing lawns and clearing grounds.

• Carry out regular fire safety checks.

• Work closely with colleagues, contractors and customers

• Liaise with Customer Service Centre and contractors to report and follow up on repairs outside your remit.

Why join us

Your skills make a real difference to people’s lives and communities. We give you the tools, trust and training to do your best work and see the impact every day. Be part of one of the UK’s Great Places to Work! We can’t offer CoS for this role.

You bring

• A team player with a can-do attitude and enthusiasm.

• General maintenance know-how, including a bit of carpentry, basic plumbing and confidence with a paintbrush or broom.

• Comfortable working and communicating with people from all walks of life.

• Ability to use technology for online learning, emails etc.

• To get from A to B, you’ll need a vehicle insured for business purposes. The great news is that we’ll pay your mileage!

Stronger together

We do our best work when we’re ourselves. That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!

Job details

• Permanent, part time (30 hpw), Monday to Friday (can be discussed at interview).

• You’ll be based at Swindon and travel around the properties in this area.

• Occasionally you’ll head outside the patch for all hands on deck situations.

• You’ll need a Standard DBS check done and we pay for that.

What’s in it for you? 

• 34 days leave, (including bank holidays and a “me day”)  

• Matching Pension contributions (up to 7%, with life assurance of 3x Basic Salary)  

• Save up to £1140 yearly with our health cash plan, covering dental, optical, and therapies 

• Instant pay access with Stream

• Excellent benefits and rewards including supermarket discounts and travel expenses

Finally

For reasonable adjustments email recruitment@homegroup.org.uk. Roles can close early, so don’t delay applying. If you can’t see the Job Description at the top of this page, click APPLY to view it on our pages and find out more about us.

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