National Facilities Officer

National Facilities Officer

Location: Thame, Oxfordshire (Office-based)
Salary: £33,000 (Full-time, pro-rata for part-time)
Hours: 37.5 per week (full or part time)
Contract: 6-month Fixed Term Contract 

Make a difference with Affinity Trust.  

Affinity Trust is a values-driven charity dedicated to supporting people with learning disabilities and autism by creating opportunities and nurturing environments where they can truly thrive. Housing is a crucial part of this mission. We support people across England and Scotland to live their life, their way. 

As our organisation expands, maintaining safe, welcoming, and high-quality homes and offices becomes increasingly essential. We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented National Facilities Officer to join our Housing and Property team. In this important role, you will help manage and maintain our diverse property portfolio, which includes supported living homes, regional offices, and our head office in Thame. You will ensure these spaces remain safe and supportive environments that empower both the people we support and our Affinity Trust colleagues. 

About the Role 

 
You’ll work with our central property and operations teams, as well as with external suppliers, to provide facilities management across our supported housing, head office, and regional offices. Your role will be key to ensuring our spaces are maintained to a high standard and are compliant with regulations. 

Key responsibilities: 

• Be the main point of contact for property queries and repairs.
• Coordinate maintenance and liaise with contractors and local operations teams.
• Source quotes, organise works, and keep digital property records up to date.
• Carry out regular site visits to monitor standards, gather local feedback and action where appropriate.
• Monitor service agreements, track compliance checks, and escalate risks.
• Oversee the management of office supplies, update policies, maintain supplier relationships, and provide general administrative support at Head Office including managing calls, post, visitors, and general enquiries.

We work together |   We have courage |   We give our best |   People are at the heart of everything we do 

About you: 

• You will need relevant experience in facilities management, property, or office coordination.
• You will need strong organisational, time management, and communication skills.
• You will need to be proficient in Microsoft Office and adept at maintaining digital records.
• You will need to demonstrate discretion and professionalism, with a solid understanding of GDPR and confidentiality.

• You will need experience in supported housing or hold professional housing qualifications, which would be advantageous.

Why choose us? 

We offer a range of benefits that you can mix and match to suit your needs, including:

• Wagestream – an app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it, access to coaching, vouchers, discounts, cashback and more.
• Blue light card – we will reimburse your Blue Light Card membership which provides discounts in your favourite shops and restaurants. 
• Simply Health - Fully funded health cash plans giving you access to a 24-hour GP, money back on prescriptions, dental treatment, opticians and access to many more health benefits. 
• Vivup – spread the cost of home and electronics items, or a bike to cycle to work through fixed salary reductions throughout the year.
• Buy and sell annual leave – transfer windows open twice a year.
• Pension and Life Assurance - you’ll be enrolled into our Scottish Widows pension scheme and Life Assurance scheme.

Ready to make a real impact? Apply now and help us make it possible, together. 

If you are offered a role with us, you will need to complete a standard DBS check. We will submit your application and pay for your check. 

We’re committed to being Disability Confident and we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

If you require any assistance to find out about current vacancies, making an application, or need any recruitment related documentation in a more accessible format please send an e-mail to: Recruitment@affinitytrust.org 

Check out more opportunities on our careers page: https://www.affinitytrust.org/about-us/careers/job-search/