Multi Skilled Builder

Joseph Rowntree Foundation; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing association is seeking an experienced Multi Skilled Operative to join their Property Services team. The role involves carrying out various building and maintenance tasks across properties, ensuring high-quality service and adherence to health and safety regulations. Opportunities for skill development and progression are available. If you are committed to making a difference in your community, this could be the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in building, joinery, and multi-skilled works.
• Good understanding of Health & Safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Carry out building work relating to responsive repairs and maintenance.
• Provide safe usage and supervising of machinery.

Skills

Customer Service

Health & Safety

Education

City & Guilds / NVQ in a related field

Job description

Permanent, Full time, 39 hours per week (between 8am - 6pm) plus call out incl. weekends

*Please note that we do not currently offer any Tier 2 sponsorship*

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Multi Skilled Operative with a general building and roofing experience to work within our Property Services team.

You will be responsible for the improvement and maintenance to all JRF/JRHT properties as well as supporting colleagues across the organisation in order to deliver a high-quality repairs and maintenance service.

You will typically:

• Carry out all building work relating to responsive repairs, voids, cyclical and modernisation works allocated by the Resource planner
• Carry out multi-skilled works to include electrical, plumbing, tiling, plastering and joinery 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 this 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 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 25th May 2025.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 3rd June 2025.

Please note that we will be shortlisting and interviewing on an on-going 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’re at our best when we’re 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.