Multi Skilled Decorator

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Job summary

A property services company based in Sheffield is seeking a Multi Skilled Decorator to undertake various decorative tasks within social housing. The role involves performing emergency and scheduled repairs, ensuring high-quality work, and liaising with tenants. Applicants must have relevant qualifications and experience in painting, decorating, and maintenance. This position offers a supportive team environment and several employee benefits including generous holiday allowance and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension contributions up to 10%

Company van

Professional training opportunities

Employee recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of repairs and maintenance work within tenanted properties.
• Sound understanding of the construction industry and legislation.
• Ability to undertake decoration works including Damp and Mould treatments.

Responsibilities

• Undertake all types of painting and decorating, patch plastering and basic wall tiling duties.
• Ensure the correct materials are available to complete work at the required quality standard.
• Achieve performance targets efficiently and effectively.

Skills

Painting and Decorating

Damp and Mould Treatment

Health and Safety Awareness

Asbestos Awareness

Education

City and Guilds I,II or NVQ Level 2 in a specific trade

Job description

Job Advert

This is an exceptional opportunity to join an award winning, high performing team. With solid support from the Repairs and
Maintenance Manager and a close nit supervisory team on hand too, this is a great time to be joining the business.

Our recent awards: -

Housing Innovation - Best repairs and Maintenance, NHMF - Most innovative property services, EMM - Inhouse maintenance team of
the year

As an Multi Skilled Decorator, a typical day might include:

* Undertaking all types of painting and decorating, patch plastering and basic wall tiling duties identified within Acis housing
stock and any other properties as instructed. Works may involve both emergency and scheduled responsive repairs as well as more
extensive renovation works to properties.
* Apply mould growth treatments as per manufacturer’s specification.
* Identify and resolve route causes of damp and mould.
* Ensuring that the correct materials are available to complete the work at the required quality standard.

* Liaising with tenants and your line manager concerning the timing and progress of work being undertaken
* Possess a positive ‘can do’ attitude with the ability to work under you own initiative.

* Using ladders, step ladders, scaffolding and hydraulic platforms where needed to affect a repair.
* Fitting of materials and component parts in confined spaces often in awkward postures.
* Lone working with the public and in tenants’ homes, including working at height and in empty properties.

* Achieve your performance and productivity targets by booking appointments in the most efficient way.
* Carrying out localised risk assessments as your individual work task requires

* Completing further training and qualifications as the job role and changing legislation demands.
* Carrying out work activities in line with current Approved Codes of Practice and in accordance with Building Regulations.
* Update your PDA in real time on the job status and communicating with customers and booking of appointments




Some of the experience/skills we need to consider you:

* A City and Guilds I,II or NVQ Level 2 in a specific trade i.e. Painting and Decorating or equivalent with the ability to
undertake other various trade work.
* You’ll have demonstrable experience of repairs and maintenance work within tenanted properties.
* You have a sound understanding of the construction industry in particular the building trade including issues surrounding
legislation, Health and Safety, manual handling, working at heights etc.
* A good knowledge and experience of working in social housing
* The ability to plan ahead to ensure that all jobs can be completed on time, first time.
* Ability to undertake all types of decoration works including Damp and Mould treatments.
* Asbestos awareness



What will make you stand out from the crowd (but not essential):

* Level 2-3 in understanding Damp and Mould in domestic dwellings
* NVQ level 3 in painting and Decorating
* You have the knowledge and are qualified to undertake asbestos removal (non-licensed) or willing to be trained
* You’ll be adept at change, having got hands on experience living and breathing new ways of working and knowing how to bring
your colleagues along for the experience.
* Awareness and understanding of Awaabs Law




Being part of the Acis team, you’ll get:

* Generous holiday entitlement – 25 days annual leave every year plus bank holidays
* Pension contributions up to 10%
* Company van
* The opportunity to undertake professional training, funded by us.
* One days paid leave a year for volunteering work (in addition to your Annual leave entitlement)
* Staff benefits with Paycare – A health and benefits scheme giving you support and contributions towards various health benefits
such as counselling, eye tests, vaccinations and much more
* Benefits with Acis Perkz – a discount scheme giving you savings off hundreds of schemes including discounts on your coffee,
weekly shop, days out and much more!
* Employee recognition scheme, where we celebrate and award our Stars within Acis, including gift vouchers
* Long service awards for our loyal employees
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme to give you confidential advice and support, when you need it
* Professional membership subscription to support your continuous professional development
* Death in service benefit as part of our pension scheme




As soon as a suitable candidate is found for this role we reserve the right to close the job advert ahead of the closing date, so
please do not delay in submitting your application.




Acis are committed to equality and diversity, are a proud member of disability confident and welcome applications from any
applicant who feel they hold the essential skills to fulfil the role. We recognise that people need flexibility in their role and
we’re happy to discuss flexible working options with the successful candidate in addition to any aid with interviewing that you
might need