Additional Trade Operative - Wet Trades

Haringey Council; Tottenham; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working opportunities

Health and wellbeing support

Local government pension scheme

Leave entitlement up to 31 days + bank

Job summary

Haringey Council is seeking a Wet Trades Operative to join our responsive repairs team, delivering plastering, mould treatment, insulation and related duties across housing stock. You’ll work in residents’ homes, applying a multi-trade skill set with a focus on quality, safety and customer service.

You should have an industry-standard core trade qualification or equivalent, plus experience in additional trades.

Qualifications

• An industry standard qualification or equivalent competency in one core trade.
• Additional experience in at least one other trade is preferred.
• Can-do problem solving with the ability to trace and fix root causes.

Responsibilities

• Carry out plastering works across residential and public buildings.
• Perform patch repairs, full wall skims, ceiling repairs and renders.
• Undertake mould treatment and mould wash works per procedures.
• Install thermal boarding and insulation to improve energy efficiency.
• Apply experience across plumbing, painting and tiling as part of a multi-trade team.
• Attend assessments and meetings to maintain trade competencies and safety standards.
• Uphold high workmanship standards and deliver excellent customer service.

Skills

Can-do problem solving

Customer service

Independent work

Education

Industry-standard core trade qualification

Job description

Haringey's Repair Service is seeking a skilled and dedicated Wet Trades Operative to join our responsive repairs team. This team is central to delivering a high-quality, resident-focused maintenance service across the Council's housing stock, ensuring all work complies with relevant procedures, health and safety standards, and housing regulations. As a Wet Trades Operative, you'll be a vital part of our "Right First Time" approach-completing repairs efficiently and professionally to reduce disruption for residents and improve service delivery. Your core responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out a range of plastering works across residential and public buildings
• Performing patch repairs, full wall skims, ceiling repairs, decorative finishes, and external render works
• Undertaking mould treatment and mould wash works in line with Council procedures, helping to improve living conditions and support healthy homes for residents
• Installing thermal boarding and associated insulation systems to improve energy efficiency, reduce condensation, and address damp and mould-related issues
• Applying your experience across other trades such as plumbing, painting, and tiling as part of a multi-trade team
• Attending scheduled assessments and meetings to confirm and maintain trade competencies
• Upholding high standards of workmanship and delivering excellent customer service

In addition to your core skills, you may also be required to undertake tasks across other trades. You'll work collaboratively with other trades and supervisors, responding to both scheduled and emergency repair requests. As a front-line representative of Haringey Council's repair service, you'll be working directly in residents' homes and other Council properties-making a meaningful impact every day.

About the Team

The Responsive Repairs team is dedicated to exceeding performance expectations to ensure our customers receive the best possible experience. We foster a strong team spirit built on trust, a shared vision, and a clear sense of purpose. Together, we work hard, share laughter, and learn from one another every day. We prioritise developing potential, celebrating successes, and encouraging involvement at all levels. Ideas are welcomed, shared, and transformed into actionable outcomes, creating a dynamic and engaging workplace.

You will be an experienced and dedicated multi-trade operative with a demonstrable background in the building and trades industry. You'll hold an industry standard qualification, or equivalent recognised competency in one core trade such as roofing and ideally, you'll also have additional experience in at least one other trade, enabling you to confidently tackle jobs requiring more than one specialism. You're someone with a "can-do" approach to problem-solving, adept at tracing and carrying out repairs, resolving root cause issues like leaks, and seeing tasks through to completion. You'll be comfortable making urgent decisions when working independently in customers' homes. Experience of working within diverse communities is key, as well as excellent customer service, as you'll be a front-line representative of the Council. Working for Haringey

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work - the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We'll be celebrating all this and more as the "rebel borough" when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture. Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey's people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

Our Benefits Package

Our benefits package includes:

• leave entitlement up to 31 days + bank holidays
• potential hybrid working opportunities
• health and well-being support
• a generous local government pension scheme
• a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts