Salary: £33,170 - £34,806 per annum (Grade 8) (pay award of 3.3% pending). Plus a tool allowance of up to £483.08 per annum. Full time 37 hours per week.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and customer-focused individual to join the Council’s Housing Repairs team as a Plasterer / Builder.
In this role, you will spend your day carrying out a wide range of plastering and building repairs across the Council’s housing stock. Duties will include patch plastering, skimming, rendering, brickwork repairs, concreting, tiling, and other general building maintenance tasks to ensure properties are maintained to a safe and high standard. You may also be required to undertake associated repairs and work alongside other trades to deliver an effective repairs service.
As you will be visiting a variety of properties, you will require excellent customer service skills and the ability to communicate effectively with tenants and residents, ensuring work is completed professionally and with minimal disruption.
Most of your work will be undertaken within occupied properties, otherwise you may also be required to work in void properties, carrying out repairs and refurbishment works to bring homes back up to the required standard and prepare them for new tenants.
You will be provided with a company van for this role.
We’re looking for an individual who has experience of:
- Working in social housing
- Undertaking repairs in tenanted properties
- Working in a team
The ideal candidate will:
- Have excellent technical skills in more than one trade
- Hold a qualification to evidence their ability
- Have strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Be enthusiastic and self-motivated
- Have a flexible approach to meet the needs of a demanding service
- Be someone who represents our GREAT values and behaviours
Successfully shortlisted candidates will be invited to partake in a trade based practical test, to determine suitability for the role. Should the candidate be a successful, this will be followed by a formal interview.
The Council has five GREAT values which represent our standards and expectations of how we’ll work.
As a disability confident employer and an organisation that is committed to equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
The Council embraces flexible ways of working to ensure that we can attract the best talent and experience and get the most from our employees. Whilst meeting the needs of our residents is a priority and we can’t guarantee we can accept all flexible working requests, we are happy to discuss your options when you apply for a job with us.
As a Broxtowe Borough Council employee you can enjoy many benefits including a generous pension fund, loyalty awards and family friendly policies to help you balance your work and family life, as well as discounts and offers as part of our employee benefits scheme.
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