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If you’d like to be a part of Oasis’s award-winning team, take a look at our current vacancies below, and apply through the relevant application form.
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Current vacancies

Job Title: Maintenance Technician
Grade: 5
Salary: £26505.44
Hours: 35
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Kent – various locations including North and East Kent
Responsible to: Head Of Compliance & Health and Safety
Responsible for: Collaborative Multi-Agency Relationships

Background
Oasis is a passionate and ambitious organisation committed to tackling the causes and
consequences of domestic abuse on families. We are known in Kent & Medway for our
dedicated, independent services that have been supporting the cause with a local focus for
many years.
Overall:
We provide an efficient service for families affected by domestic violence and abuse across Kent
& Medway. These families and individuals will have a range of needs, and our client support
work is needs-led, risk-focused & trauma-informed with a focus on developing individual
resilience. We work with clients in a range of settings. We provide group work and all support
staff are expected to be capable of integrated working in the wider social system.
Colleagues are expected to work flexibly as needed by service demands, this may include
evenings and weekends. Where necessary staff are also expected to participate in the out-ofhours service, providing an on-call system for the refuge service users (for which enhancements
are paid)
Competency
Oasis utilises a competency framework to enable the development of competent and
emotionally intelligent behaviors. All staff are expected to engage with personal learning
through the use of this framework. A summary is attached at the end of this role description.
Purpose of the role
To provide an effective and efficient maintenance service throughout Oasis’s estate of supported
accommodation, move-on accommodation, and offices.
You will participate in and conduct general maintenance, health & safety checks, responsive repairs,
and cyclical works to ensure the premises are safe and kept to a decent standard for both
colleagues and clients. You will work within Oasis policies and procedures including but not limited
to Safeguarding, Health & Safety, HR, Finance, Housing services/contracts, and Support services,
and all colleagues are expected to live the Oasis values and the ethos of the organization.
Maintenance Technician - Kent
A Maintenance Technician for Oasis is responsible for completing routine and emergency
repairs to equipment, fixtures, fittings, and building systems as well as:
Key Responsibilities
1. Conduct maintenance works as required to suit the needs of Oasis including but not limited to
decorating, carpentry, plastering, flooring, locks, gardening, minor plumbing, and minor electrical
works (depending on individual qualifications and competence).
2. Liaising with approved external specialists and contractors when required.
3. Maintain properties in accordance with internal and external standards and health and safety
regulations.
4. To ensure reactive works are prioritised effectively and completed in reasonable timeframes.
5. To ensure cyclical maintenance is conducted on time and plan refurbishments/redecoration of
void rooms as required.
6. To ensure all maintenance work is recorded accurately so works can be closed out and trends
monitored over time.
7. To ensure maintenance works are cost-effective.
8. To follow and contribute to the development of risk assessments.
9. To work closely with the Head Of Compliance & Health and Safety Manager as required.
10. Commit to the continuous improvement of the service.
11. To provide advice and input about the acquisition of additional properties.
Other Duties
12. To undertake and participate constructively in induction, regular supervision, appraisal, and
relevant training, and contribute positively to good team relationships and continuous
improvement of services
13. To maintain confidentiality in line with organisational policy in relation to clients, colleagues, and
business-sensitive information.
14. To be involved in broader working groups within the organisation under the direction of the Head
Of Compliance & Health and Safety Manager.
15. Undertake work or other duties in different locations or projects as determined by the Head Of
Compliance & Health and Safety Manager, and as required by the needs of the charity.
16. To work with the Head Of Compliance & Health and Safety Manager to ensure that your own
professional development is continually reviewed.
17. To perform other reasonable tasks as identified by the organisation.
Review arrangements
The details contained in the role specification reflect the content of the job at the date the
document was prepared. It should be remembered, however, that it is inevitable that over time
the nature of individual jobs will change; existing duties may be lost and other duties may be
gained without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility
entailed. Consequently, we expect to revise this role specification from time to time and consult
with the postholder at the appropriate time.
Oasis Domestic Abuse Service is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
children; applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to
the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service

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Job Description

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Read more about the helpline volunteer role.

To apply, download and fill in this form and return it by email to recruitment@oasisdaservice.org

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Read more about the admin support volunteer role.

To apply, download and fill in this form and return it by email to recruitment@oasisdaservice.org

We are a Mindful Employer

We are an equal opportunities organisation. Some roles may be exempt under the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1. As such on occasion we may only be able to consider applications from women.

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