Carpenter

Eastlight Community Homes; Braintree; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social housing provider in Braintree seeks a passionate Carpenter to join their Trades Team on a permanent basis. This role involves carrying out maintenance and repair work in residential properties, ensuring safety and quality. The ideal candidate will have experience in carpentry, a clean UK driving license, and relevant qualifications. This position offers a competitive salary of £34,302 per annum, 30 days paid annual leave, pension contributions, and other benefits, fostering a collaborative work culture.

Benefits

Power tools provided

Company van & mileage provided

30 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays

Group stakeholder pension plan

Annual wellbeing grant

Trailblazing family leave

Healthcare cash plan

Life assurance

Formal qualifications and paid professional membership

Qualifications

• Experience with carpentry and maintenance in residential properties.
• Clean UK Driving Licence required.
• Role Specific Qualifications or Cards if required.

Responsibilities

• Carry out maintenance and repair work in occupied residential properties.
• Complete various carpentry-related tasks including hanging doors, plastering repairs, and floorboard repairs.
• Maintain high-quality workmanship while ensuring residents' homes are safe and well-maintained.

Job description

Eastlight’s current agency PSL is at capacity, so we will not be able to consider candidate applications introduced by agencies outside of our selected suppliers.

Eastlight Community Homes is proud to be the largest community gateway social housing provider in the country. Together with our residents and communities, we create safe, affordable homes and neighbourhoods that people are proud to live in.

We’re looking for a passionate and skilled Carpenter to join our Trades Team on a permanent basis to help maintain and improve our residents’ homes at Eastlight.

What You’ll Do:

• Carry out maintenance and repair work in occupied residential properties.
• Complete a variety of carpentry-related tasks, including:

• Hanging doors
• Plastering repairs
• Tank stands, bath panels, and frames
• Floorboard repairs
• Boxing in pipework
• Fascia soffit and guttering
• Applying sealants

You’ll also ensure that residents’ homes are safe, well-maintained, and continuously improved, while promoting a positive company image through high-quality workmanship, effective time management, and a customer-focused approach.

In your day-to-day work, you will operate safely, professionally, and courteously, fully complying with Health & Safety legislation, policies, and procedures. You’ll remain mindful of residents’ individual circumstances, reporting any safeguarding concerns through the appropriate channels, and treating customers and their homes with respect and care. Working collaboratively with colleagues across the business, you’ll share ideas for service improvement, uphold Equality and Diversity principles, and conduct yourself in a way that builds trust and confidence with residents, colleagues, and the wider public.

• £34,302 per annum
• Permanent, full time, 37 hours per week
• Power tools provided + £75 annually towards your hand tools
• Company van & mileage provided
• 30 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays
• Group stakeholder pension plan (Eastlight will double, up to 5% of the employee’s contribution - Employee 5% + Eastlight 10% = Total 15%)
• Annual wellbeing grant of £200 per annum – Subject to eligibility
• Trailblazing family leave (Maternity, Paternity and Adoption – 12 weeks full pay / 6 weeks half pay) – Subject to eligibility
• A healthcare cash plan, life assurance
• Formal qualifications and paid professional membership

• Clean UK Driving Licence
• Role Specific Qualifications or Cards if required

At Eastlight we support, develop, and invest in our people, together creating a culture where people love to work. There has never been a better time to join us! Click the link below to submit your CV and personal statement.

Eastlight Community Homes is a disability confident leader and equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse culture, which is why we encourage applications from everyone. If you require any support with the application process, please contact [e-mail]

Eastlight Community Homes are unable to provide Visa Sponsorship.

Closing Date: Friday 9 January 2026 at 23:59pm

Interview Date: Interviews are expected to be held on Monday 19 January 2026 in person at Marks Tey Hub.

We reserve the right to close or withdraw this vacancy earlier than advertised should we receive a sufficient number of applications.