Carpenter - Multi Skilled - Bracknell, RG12 8PE

Would you like to work for a company that can offer 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a healthcare cash plan, matched pension contribution scheme and cashback on purchases from some of the country’s biggest retailers? A company that can also offer you full uniform and all required PPE, the latest handheld technology, Company vehicle and access to regular employee forums and feedback groups?

This role involves recruiting experienced multi-skilled Carpenters to work within our Responsive Repairs Team. Candidates should ideally have experience in social housing or local authority, construction, or property environments. You will undertake carpentry and other trade repairs and maintenance work to provide high quality, ‘right first time’, cost-effective building services to the business and its customers.

To be considered for this position, it is essential that you have the ability to undertake associated trade tasks within competency, NVQ2 qualification or equivalent, and long-term relevant trade experience. It is desirable to have Abrasive Wheel training and PASMA qualification (training courses available).

You will conduct work in accordance with current legislation, British Standards, Codes of Practice, safe systems of work, and recognised industrial standards for such work, minimising damage to the fabric of the property.

You will need a full manual UK driving licence and will be provided with your own Metworks van for working hours. To meet our commitment to providing safe, high-quality services to our customers, we will complete a standard background check with the Disclosure and Barring service once an offer of employment is made. As standard, you will be added to the DBS updating service with a new check being carried out on a 3 yearly basis. The cost of a DBS will be paid for by the organisation.

Our benefits include:

• 28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time) per year
• 2 volunteering days per year for things like helping out in local communities
• An additional ‘Beliefs day’ once a year to have an extra day off
• Supported family friendly approach with extended parental leave
• Enhanced pension with matched contributions of up to 9%
• Option to buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave per year
• Life assurance cover 3 x your salary
• Cycle2work scheme
• Hybrid Working - Dependent on job role and department
• Health cash plan scheme for your everyday healthcare needs which you can add your family members to
• Tenancy deposit – interest free loan to help with rental deposits and season ticket loan
• Access to extensive learning and training opportunities with Wisebox platform
• Colleague virtual social platform with our workplace pages where you can keep up to date with the organisational activity and link in with colleagues
• Career progression across the organisation with our mentoring/coaching programmes, apprenticeships and career planning support
• Employee Assistance Programme - We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and support this as an organisation

About us: We are committed to developing and implementing or maintaining sustainability initiatives to reduce environmental impact and promote sustainable practices within MTVH.

Our promise: Here at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH), we want to capture the value that difference brings and are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion. We work collaboratively ‘Serving people better every day’ to educate, support, and develop all of our diverse employees and the communities that we serve. We are also part of the disability confident employer scheme.

We want every employee and every customer to feel comfortable enough to be their true self and are working tirelessly in the background to create an environment that encourages our employees to challenge non-inclusive behaviours and to be mindful of their own and others' wellbeing.

We provide a platform of Network groups for employees to share views, tell us what we’re doing well, and recommend improvements. Our Networks groups include Gender, Ethnicity, LGBTQ+, and Disability.

Our core values of Dare, Care, and Collaborate demonstrate that we are a people-focused business, solving social issues by working together!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found, so we do encourage you to complete the application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.