Carpenter

Peninsula Community Legal Centre; Haverfordwest; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Pembrokeshire County Council in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, is seeking a Carpenter to deliver repair, maintenance and installation work across a variety of buildings. You will assess requirements, select methods and plan tasks, ensuring safety and compliance with health and safety requirements.

You will work with tenants and building managers, maintain tools and equipment, and report defects promptly to uphold a safe working environment. Welsh language skills are desirable.

Qualifications

• DBS disclosure check required.
• Right to work in the UK.
• Welsh language skills are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver repair, maintenance and installation work across buildings.
• Assess work requirements, interpret instructions and select suitable methods/materials.
• Plan work, set up work areas and carry out site risk assessments to ensure safety and compliance.
• Coordinate activities with colleagues and other trades to deliver efficient service.
• Engage with tenants and building managers, keeping stakeholders informed of progress and maintaining safety of tools and equipment.

Job description

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The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

As a Carpenter, you will play a key role in delivering a comprehensive range of repair, maintenance and installation work across a variety of buildings. Your work will include areas such as doors, studwork, roofing, first and second fix carpentry, kitchens and flooring, helping to ensure properties are maintained to the highest standards of safety, quality and compliance.

You will be responsible for assessing work requirements, interpreting job instructions and selecting the most appropriate methods, materials and equipment to complete tasks efficiently and to specification. This includes planning and organising your work, setting up work areas and carrying out site-specific risk assessments to ensure all activities are undertaken safely and in line with relevant health and safety requirements. Working closely with colleagues and other trades, you will help coordinate activities on site to deliver an efficient, customer-focused and cost-effective service. Using your practical knowledge and problem-solving skills, you will identify and implement effective solutions to any challenges that arise, adapting working methods and materials where appropriate.

You will regularly engage with tenants, building managers and other stakeholders, keeping them informed of progress and ensuring a positive customer experience throughout the delivery of works. In addition, you will be responsible for the safe use and maintenance of tools, plant and equipment, promptly reporting any defects or issues to ensure a safe working environment.

Employee Benefits

Our employee benefits are designed to help invest in your future and are in addition to living and working in Pembrokeshire, one of the most beautiful and desirable counties in the UK. For further details, please refer to the Employee Benefits leaflet attached.

The Visit Pembrokeshire website https://www.visitpembrokeshire.com/ is an excellent source of information, and showcases the wide variety of activities, amenities and adventures that await you.

Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.

Employment Checks

This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check. Where it is appropriate for your role and responsibility, the personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by visiting https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Please note that at this point, Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Guidance Note: Use of AI and Accuracy of Information:

• We understand that applicants may choose to use tools such as generative AI to support the preparation of their application. While the use of such tools is permitted, it remains the applicant’s full responsibility to ensure that all information submitted is factually accurate, truthful, and representative of their own skills, experiences and qualifications.


• Providing information that is false, misleading, or exaggerated, regardless of whether it was generated by AI or not, may result in disqualification from the recruitment process or dismissal if discovered after appointment.


• By submitting this application, you confirm that all content provided is accurate and submitted in good faith.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well-being. The Council’s Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties. This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.

Support & Additional Info

• Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2025.


• Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.

Pembrokeshire County Council,Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA61 1TP