Job Introduction
The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks if relevant to their role.
Join Us as a Maintenance Operative
The National Autistic Society helps create a world that works for autistic people and within our Corporate Services support the teams who champion the rights and interests of autistic people and their families. We have a rewarding opportunity for Maintenance Operative at our Catrine Bank service. If you share our values and want to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Visit our website to find out more about who we are: https://www.autism.org.uk/
About the Service
Catrine Bank is one of our supported living services in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It includes three houses and two cottages. With the river Ayr running adjacent, Catrine village is a beautiful, remote and rural area with access to varied county walks and National Trust locations within easy access.
About the Role
As a Maintenance Operative, you’ll be responsible for the day‑to‑day upkeep, repair, safety, and security of buildings, grounds, and equipment across your allocated sites. You’ll carry out planned and reactive maintenance, support compliance activity, and work with contractors where needed to minimise disruption to services.
What You’ll Do
- Carry out general repairs, maintenance, and minor redecorations to ensure buildings and sites are maintained to a high standard.
- Proactively identify maintenance issues, prioritise repairs, and coordinate with contractors to minimise cost and disruption.
- Support health and safety and compliance activity, including routine checks, record‑keeping, and responding to emergency or out‑of‑hours call‑outs when required.
What We’re Looking For
- Practical experience in building maintenance and general repairs, with the ability to work safely and independently.
- Good communication skills, with experience working alongside service teams, contractors, and suppliers.
- A reliable, organised approach to work, with a full UK driving licence and willingness to travel between sites.
Click here for the Job Description
This advert is for a full-time permanent position at 37 Hours per week.
What we can offer you
- Pension – Auto-enrolled pension scheme.
- Annual Leave – 33 days (including public holidays). You can buy or sell leave each year.
- Training – Great induction and training, including autism training.
- Discounts – Online staff discount scheme for shopping, cycling, tech, and more (e.g., Asda, Tesco, Nike, Apple).
- Healthcare – Cash plan for permanent staff.
- Life Assurance – 2x your base salary.
- Flexible Benefits – Options like private health, dental insurance, holiday trading, enhanced pension.
- Support – 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme and counselling.
- Mindfulness – Free Headspace app for you and up to 3 family/friends.
- Blue Light Card – Eligibility for discounts.
About our application process
You will be required to upload your CV. If you are providing a supporting statement, please consider the following:
- Look at the job description and person specification.
- Tell us how your skills and experience match the role.
- Give examples if you can.
We might close this job advert early if we get lots of suitable applications.
For questions about this vacancy, please contact Jim Lochrie, hiring manager, at Jim.Lochrie@nas.org.uk
To protect our autistic adults & children at the National Autistic Society, some roles require employees to have a criminal background check. Possession of an Enhanced DBS Check either on the Update Service or conducted within the last 12 months would be preferable but not essential if its applicable to your role.
Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from autistic people.
We are an equal opportunities employer and part of the Disability Confident Employer scheme.
Important Information
Agencies need not apply.
Please note the National Autistic Society are unable to provide sponsorship for Visas.
The National Autistic Society may use artificial intelligence (AI) to assist our recruitment team with reviewing applications for this role. All application decisions are made by people and are not determined automatically by AI.