Assistant Maintenance Officer until 2027 & Relief​/Bank Assistant Maintenance Office

Title:

Assistant Maintenance Officer Fixed Term until March 2027 & Relief/Bank Assistant Maintenance Officer

Hours:

37 hours per week & 0 hours (Relief/Bank) / Salary: £12.71 per hour (£24,519.88 pa / pro-rata) /

Location:

Isla Road, Perth, PA2 7HQ

Benefits: 32 days holidays per year, increasing to 37 with service/8% pension contributions, perks at work, cycle to work, £600 refer a friend scheme and much more!

You’ll support the residents, staff, and Facilities Manager to deliver a comfortable, safe, and stimulating environment for all. The role requires smooth running of the facility through planned and reactive maintenance to provide the best possible standard for our buildings, services, and grounds across the Capability Scotland Estate. Manual handling and heavy lifting may be required, along with regular driving, supporting vulnerable customers to spend time outside the service.

• Excellent communication skills with a passion for helping disabled people live full and inclusive lives.
• Proven work experience in building services or engineering, including basic electrical, plumbing & joinery within commercial, social care or domestic settings.
• Problem solving skills, with a strong understanding of fire safety, health & safety, chemical handling, equipment storage and care.
• IT literacy/experience using the Microsoft suite of programs.

No two days will be the same in this diverse role: you could be decorating a service user’s room, or thinking outside the box to solve a technical issue that may jeopardise their safety. As part of the maintenance team, your actions really make a difference to service users’ daily lives.

37 hours (Monday‑Friday) or 0 hours relief/bank to cover existing AMO's periods of leave.

Isla Road, Perth, PA2 7HQ

Driving licence essential for this role – the appointed person will have access to our vehicles.

• Competitive salary - £24,519.88 pa (£12.71 per hour).
• Fully funded SVQ qualification.
• 32 days holidays per year, increasing to 37 with service.
• Free PVG checks throughout employment.
• Up to 8% company contribution pension scheme.
• Up to 3 x annual salary death in service.
• Perks at Work – shopping discount scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• 24/7 employee assistance.
• Blue Light & Concert for Carer discounts.

Capability Scotland is committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance.

We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone. A copy of Capability Scotland's Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request from the HR Team.