Multi Skilled Operative

We are looking for an experienced Multi Skilled Operative with joinery and general building experience to work within our Property Services team. Working primarily within the voids team, you will be responsible for preparing empty homes for new tenants, carrying out a variety of joinery, building, plaster patching and decorating tasks to ensure properties meet high standards and are ready for occupation quickly and efficiently.

You Will Typically:

• Carry out all joinery, building and maintenance work relating to voids, modernisation and responsive repairs works allocated by the Resource planner.
• Carry out multi-skilled works to include joinery, plastering, tiling, decoration works to all JRF/JRHT properties in accordance with priorities and policies.
• Provide safe usage and supervising usage of machinery, including basic maintenance and inspections, as and when required.
• Attend and participate in all training, learning and personal development events as required.
• Work to current Health & Safety guidance and legislation supporting Team Leaders and JRHT in the development of safe working practices.
• Take part in JRHT's out of hours rota (Generally no more than 1 in every 10 weeks).

About You:

You will hold a City & Guilds / NVQ in a related field and have experience in building and joinery and multi-skilled works, particularly maintenance, repair and modernisation to properties. You will also have a good understanding of Health & Safety requirements, including COSHH regulations. You must also have good customer service skills and a clean driving licence and be comfortable working on a mobile job allocation device. In this varied role there will be opportunities to progress within the department, lead on projects as well as access to training courses in order to develop your skills.

If you want to make a real difference in a local community then this may be the role for you!

Our Core Priority:

JRHT strives to be a housing association that is sustainable and engaging, providing high quality and continuously improving services and decent affordable homes in well managed communities prioritising those in greatest need.

How To Apply:

To apply, please complete the online application. The closing date for applications is 9th January 2025. We will be shortlisting and interviewing on an ongoing basis and reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received.

Additional Information:

We are a values driven organisation and our values drive our behaviours. We are at our best when we are continually building on trust, showing we care and making a difference and we hope others will do the same. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace, where all colleagues can be themselves.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

At JRHT we believe in giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or social economic background. We positively encourage applications from people with experience of living in poverty. As part of our commitment to equity and specifically anti-racism, we operate an anonymised recruitment process so that bias is eliminated from the shortlisting process. We are a Disability Confident Employer. This means that we are committed to the recruitment, progression and retention of disabled individuals. We offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the job. If you have a disability, please tell us if you would like to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.