Joiner

Places for People; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Fuel card

35 days annual leave

Buy/sell leave

Overtime opportunities

Core hours 08:00-16:30

Tools and PPE provided

Pension up to 7%

Permanent employment

2% bonus scheme

Death in Service

Sick pay

Joining bonus

Job summary

Places for People is hiring a Joiner to perform joinery installations and repairs across domestic properties. You’ll handle doors, kitchens, flooring, and fittings, while adhering to specifications and safety standards.

You will protect customers' homes, work with supervisors and teams to meet deadlines, and document all activities. DBS checks apply; based in London’s E1/E2 corridor. This role emphasizes team performance and service quality.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Joinery.
• Experience as a Joiner, ideally within social housing or domestic properties.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Based in E1, E1W, E2 or surrounding areas.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out joinery installations and repairs within domestic properties.
• Completing tasks such as doors, kitchens, flooring and internal fittings.
• Working to specifications, reports, and agreed standards.
• Protecting customers' homes and belongings while completing work.
• Collaborating with supervisors, schedulers and wider teams to meet deadlines.
• Recording work activity and completing required documentation.
• Supporting apprentices and contributing to team performance and KPIs.

Skills

Joinery experience

Full UK driving licence

Based in E1/E1W/E2 area

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Joinery

Job description

What you’ll get

• Use of a company vanwith fuel card
• 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays)with options to buy and sell leave
• Overtimeopportunities available
• Coreworking hours of 08:00-16:30 Monday-Friday
• Tools, uniform, iPad, mobile phone and PPE provided
• Pensionwith matched contributions up to 7%
• Permanent, secure employment
• Consistent workloadwithin your dedicated area
• A bonus scheme for all Colleagues at up to 2%
• Death in Service benefit
• Sick pay

A £3,000 joining bonus is available for this role. The bonus will be paid in two instalments: £500 upon joining Places for People and a further £500 upon successful completion of your probation period, subject to the terms of the scheme.

What you’ll be doing

• Carrying out joineryinstallations and repairs within domestic properties
• Completingwork such as doors, kitchens, flooring and internal fittings
• Working to specifications, reports, and agreed standards
• Protecting Customers' homes and belongings while completingwork
• Collaborating with supervisors, schedulers and wider teams to meet deadlines
• Recordingwork activity and completing required documentation
• Supporting apprentices and contributing to team performance and KPIs

What your day looks like

• A structured schedule covering repairs and maintenancework
• Travelling between jobs inyour company van
• Working independently or with a team of other tradespeople
• Engaging directlywith Customers in their homes
• Completingwork efficiently while maintaining quality and compliance standards

Where you’llwork

You will beworking across:

• Occupied homes
• Empty (void) properties
• A range of domestic propertieswithin your local area
• Environments involvingvulnerable Customers

EssentialCriteria (you need to meet all of these to be shortlisted)

• NVQ Level 2 orequivalent in Joinery
• Experienceworking as a Joiner, ideally within social housing or domestic properties
• Full UK driving licence
• Due to the area this patch covers, you will need to be basedwithin E1, E1W, E2, E3 or surrounding areas.

Nice to have (not essential)

• Experienceworking across multiple trades
• ITliteracy or willingness to learn digital systems

Our hiring process

We’re moving quickly and aim to interview as soon as possible for suitable candidates. If successful, when you join us you’ll start an induction programme, which covers our systems, how we do things here and anything else you’ll need to know.

Important information

This role will require a Basic DBS check. You may be required to work across surrounding areas

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.