View Vacancy – Intern Maintenance Worker (Handyman)

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Job Category

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)

Job Subcategory

Estates

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

Main purpose of job:

To enhance practical skills by engaging in a comprehensive, hands-on work and learning experience that builds proficiency across a range of core handyman tasks, including carpentry, basic electrical and plumbing work, and general maintenance, ensuring well-rounded capability in areas directly relevant to career path whilst ensuring high standards of quality, safety, and customer satisfaction.

Roles and responsibilities

The Handyman will work under supervision to:

• Address general maintenance requests, including plumbing, painting, minor electrical repairs, and locksmithing.
• Install fixtures, fire blankets, and smoke detectors during property preparations
• Accompany team members for property evaluations and assist with caryying out safety checks.
• Wider Health & Safety support to grant Estates team operations are complying.
• Assist in moves, including furniture protection and safe lifting moving activities.Assist with overseeing contractor works and ensure tasks meet BHC standards.
• Proactively identify maintenance needs and report them promptly

Learning and development opportunities:

To enhance practical maintenance skills while continuously learning new techniques to deliver efficient repair and maintenance services, ensuring high standards of quality, safety, and customer satisfaction

Language requirements:

Proficient in English

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

Essential on arrvial:

• Completion of secondary education or vocational training in building maintenance, construction, or a related field.
• Ability to work in teams
• Good Communication skills
• Basic computer skill

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Desirable:

• Knowledge in building construction would be beneficial
• Knowledge of safety procedures and understanding of risk prevention and hazard identification
• Skilled in the safe use of hand and power tools
• Working at heights safety protocol
• Ladder usage

Required behaviours

Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together

Application deadline

10 July 2026

Grade

Internship

Type of Position

Fixed Term

Working hours per week

39

Duration of Post

6 months

Region

Americas, Caribbean & Overseas Territories

Country/Territory

Jamaica

Location (City)

Kingston

Type of Post

British High Commission

Number of vacancies

1

Salary

$128,624.63

Type of Salary

monthly

Start Date

10 August 2026

Other benefits and conditions of employment

Candidates must have the legal status to live and work in Jamaica at time of application.

Applicant should have a valid police report.

Working hours:

Monday – Thursday 08:00 – 16:30, Friday 08:00 – 13:00

Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary, e.g. some non-local national staff and some spouses or partners of UK diplomatic staff, will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.

Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list. If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second of subsequent candidate.

Additional information

Closing date of receiving applications is before 23:55 (Local Time) on 10 July 2026.

All applicants must fully complete the online application form, including the sections for employment and educational details, experience, and behaviour-based questions. Only those applications that contain all required information will be considered. To ensure the sift process remains anonymous, please do not include any personally identifiable information in your application form.

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