Technology Engineer

Join Our Team as a: Assistive Technology Engineer
Contract Type:Fixed term contract/internal secondment opportunity for a period of 18 months
Working Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday Friday between the hours of 8:30am 5:00pm
Worker Type: On-site worker
Salary F Starting Salary is £32,597 (Level one) rising to £35,412 (Level four) per annum, ( Pay Award Pending) plus a generous benefits package including a local government pension scheme, annual leave, and flexible working arrangements.
Location: Harvey Road (NG8 3BB) is the base location for this role, but postholders would be expected to be able to regularly visit tenants homes and other sites across Nottingham City.

Make a Real Difference Work with Nottingham City Council Housing Services

At Nottingham City Council, were one of Nottinghams largest employers, offering a wide range of roles across diverse services. But here in Housing Services, your work goes beyond a job it changes lives.

What We Offer

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• A professional, inclusive, and supportive working environment where your skills are valued and your contribution makes a meaningful difference
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• A comprehensive benefits package that promotes wellbeing, flexibility, and a healthy work-life balance
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• A strong commitment to learning and development, including a full induction, e-learning and classroom-based training, and fully funded professional qualifications
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Benefits of joining our team

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• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
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• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
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• Smart Working to support your work life balance
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• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
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• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!
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About The Role

The post holder will undertake complex assistive technology equipment installation and maintenance for the Assistive Technology Service provided by Nottingham on Call, working in partnership with Nottingham City Council Adult Social Care. Duties will include visiting assistive technology service users, to advise, install, programme, test and maintain a range of assistive technology equipment including the removal of equipment that is no longer required.

About You

What were looking for:

The ideal candidate will have:

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• An understanding of assistive technology and its role in helping manage the needs of older and vulnerable adults in their own home.
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• Experience of assistive technology equipment installation programming and maintenance
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• Understanding of the needs of older and vulnerable people and the services available to them
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• Ability to deal with distressing situations whilst remaining calm, sensitive tactful and diplomatic
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• Effectively manage a diverse workload under pressure to meet specified targets and deadlines, whilst demonstrating accuracy, neatness, and prioritisation and organisation skills.
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Please ensure you demonstrate clearly how you meet the essential 5 requirements in your CV & supporting document.

Please note: a full driving licence is essential to this role and an Enhance Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.

Closing Date: 26th July 2026 (11:59pm)) - Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date, and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interview date: 4rd August 2026 Please note, this is subject to change

We bring together talent, celebrate diversity, and create lasting value for the communities we serve. As a fair and inclusive employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities.

We recognise that artificial intelligence (AI) can be a helpful tool when preparing your application. AI can guide you, but only your own words and experiences truly matter we want to see the real you. All examples and statements must be your own, accurate, and reflect your true experience and values. AI tools do not understand context, think critically, or assess the reliability of information, which means AI-generated responses can feel generic and may not accurately represent who you are. We recruit fairly and inclusively showing your real self is what helps you succeed

We welcome applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK. Please note that we are currently unable to provide visa sponsorship.

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