Operative - Multi Trader (Voids)

Are you a Multi Trader ready to take on your next challenge and make an impact? Then you’ve come to the right place. We’re recruiting a team of Multi Traders to join our Voids team. It’s a great time to join Golding with a real focus on our in-house Repairs and Maintenance team and driving quality customer service. With an established track record for building quality homes and investing in our local communities, we are excited to recruit a Multi Trader who is ready to make a difference to our customers' lives.

You’ll be part of our Voids team and play a key role in shaping our future – as well as forging a great career. We’re looking for an exceptional Multi Trade Operative to assume responsibility for ensuring our current properties remain at a high standard; providing our customers with great quality homes.

You’ll ideally have experience within Social housing, good IT skills with experience of working with a PDA on a daily basis. You’ll be working alongside other skilled operatives to ensure all repairs are completed on time and to standard. You’ll have a wide range of skills including Carpentry, Plumbing and Decorating.

More about you. What can you bring? We’re looking for highly motivated, customer-oriented people from all walks of life to bring the right skills to our team - Multi Traders who can provide the best service and value for money to our customers. A qualification in a primary trade is required. Experience gained working in Social Housing is required. Good IT skills and experience of working with a PDA required. A good understanding of health and safety requirements is required, which includes working at heights, asbestos awareness, manual handling and COSH, although further training will be provided.

We welcome and embrace diverse talent. We are committed to building a healthy, vibrant and inclusive organisation that treats people with respect and creates opportunities for all.

When and where you’ll be doing it: You will enjoy a 40-hour working week and earn an annual salary of circa £35,700 dependent upon your knowledge, skills and experience. Golding Homes have properties throughout Maidstone and the surrounding area. This role will allow you to travel around our properties, meaning no two weeks will be the same. What’s more, you’ll become a permanent member of the Golding family, offering you real job security.

What will you get in return? Creating an environment which enables our people to thrive is crucial for us and our Total Reward package goes beyond your salary, designed to support you throughout your working life here. You’ll get:

• Company vehicle and fuel card
• Mobile device
• Uniform
• Personal protective equipment
• 28 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays)
• Regular opportunities for training (upskilling and cross skilling)
• Company Pension contribution and life assurance
• Flexible Benefits including health cash plan, additional holiday purchase, cycle to work scheme, onsite gym, retail discounts and more.
• An annual Wellbeing Fund

A full driving licence and a basic DBS is required for this role. Closing Date: Monday 26th January at Midnight. Please note that we’ll be shortlisting throughout and reserve the right to close this role early. We appreciate people process information in different ways. If you would like any support with your application please contact us.

As a 'profit for purpose' housing association, we deliver high-quality affordable homes and services for over 20,000 people across Kent. We own and manage over 7,400 properties. Established in 2004 following the transfer of homes from Maidstone Borough Council, we have invested more than £150m in regenerating our homes and estates. Our priority is to provide homes for our residents that are safe and secure and ensure our neighbourhoods are places where people choose to live.