Multi-Skilled Painter (part time, two days a week, 12 month FTC) in Chelmsford

We’re looking for a skilled and versatile Painter & Decorator to deliver high-quality repairs, refurbishments, and planned works across occupied and empty homes. You’ll carry out a range of multi-trade tasks, working flexibly to maintain properties to a high standard. The role requires strong problem-solving skills to diagnose and resolve issues efficiently, aiming to get it right first time. You’ll provide excellent customer service while meeting performance targets and working within budgets. If you’re adaptable, reliable, and take pride in your work, we’d love to hear from you.

This role is 2 days a week on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

What you'll be doing:

• Carry out painting and decorating as required for an in-house repairs and planned works team.
• Participate in all training as provided in order to achieve an enhanced level of multi-skilling.
• Responsible for collaborating with the Planning and Logistics team to efficiently book or procure materials, plant, stock, tools and equipment required, ensuring timely delivery or collection as appropriate, as well as safe custodianship of all items.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge and awareness of relevant technical, statutory, regulatory and legislative requirements, standards and best practice.
• Ensure that your work is undertaken in accordance with regulations, you are trained to a suitable standard, and your accreditations and certification requirements are up to date.
• Have a flexible approach to work, working flexibly across all teams as required, and be willing to take on new areas of work with the appropriate training in order to ensure an efficient and financially viable service is delivered.

What we are looking for:

• Evidence of attainment of good literacy and numeracy at GCSE level or equivalent.
• City and Guilds Painting and Decorating Level 2 or NVQ 2 Painting and Decorating or equivalent demonstrable prior learning.
• Full, current manual driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.
• Relevant experience working in occupied homes.
• Basic IT skills and prior use or understanding of mobile PDA devices.

Benefits:

• The salary for this post will be £16,522.88 Per Annum.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Healthcare cash plan.
• Robust employee reward and recognition programme.
• Free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
• Volunteering programme.
• Competitive pension scheme.
• 25 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays, 3 extra days between Christmas and New Year and 1 wellbeing day per annum.
• 37 hours per week - employees may be able to work flexibly by agreement with their line manager, taking account of business need.
• We operate a hybrid working policy at Delta Housing Ltd.

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications or successfully appoint a candidate before the closing date. We encourage early applications to avoid disappointment.

The Company:

We’re a local housing association that’s passionate about tackling the housing shortage in the East of England. We provide warm, safe and affordable homes. But we don’t stop there. We offer a wide range of support and services to help our customers and their communities to thrive. We want to be an organisation that cares about our customers and communities and is determined to make a difference. We'll be bold and open-minded in our pursuit of solutions to help people transform their lives.