Multi Skilled Joiner

Charnwood Borough Council; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Loughborough is seeking a Joiner / Multitrader to join their empty homes team. The successful candidate will have essential carpentry skills, basic plumbing abilities, and a commitment to improving local communities. The role emphasizes quick turnaround of empty properties, offering generous annual leave and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Agile working

Generous annual leave

Access to Local Government Pension Scheme

Free parking

Qualifications

• Good carpentry skills are essential from hanging doors to fitting complete kitchens.
• Demonstrated basic plumbing skills.
• Ability to carry out wall tiling.

Responsibilities

• Join the empty homes (Voids) team.
• Help turn around empty properties quickly and to a high standard.

Skills

Carpentry skills

Basic plumbing skills

Wall tiling

Job description

Charnwood Borough Council in Leicestershire is searching for the latest member of The Void and Decants Team.

We are looking for a passionate individual who is customer focused, a team player and wants help improve our local communities in Charnwood.

The Council is recruiting for a Joiner / Multitrader

You will be joining our empty homes (Voids) team and helping us to turn around empty properties quickly and at a high standard to be available for our residents to move into quickly. Good carpentry skills are essential from hanging doors to fitting complete kitchens. The successful candidate will also be able to demonstrate basic plumbing skills and be able to carry out wall tiling.

The benefits of working with us:

• Agile working for many roles
• Generous annual leave of between 35.5 and 40.5 days of leave (depending on length of service), inclusive of bank holidays
• Most services are closed over Christmas
• Opportunities for professional development linked to many roles
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free parking

We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant's Employer Recognition Gold Award.

We prioritise the well-being and engagement of our employees through internal groups such as the Staff Forum, Health and Wellbeing Group and Equality Working Group.

About the Council

Charnwood is one of the largest shire district councils in the country based on population, serving around 183,000 people.

We offer a range of services, with everything from refuse and recycling collections to the operation of a theatre and historic markets.

Our services are built on our values: Pride in Charnwood; Customer Focused and Working Together

About Charnwood

We are proud of our borough, and it is a great place to live, work visit and invest in. Charnwood boasts breath‑taking landscapes which are great to explore.

At the heart of Charnwood is Loughborough, home to a world class university, historic markets, and the only major bell foundry in the UK. It is a diverse community thanks to its student population and cultures from around the world.

Charnwood is located in the centre of the country with rail, road and air links to the rest of the nation and the world beyond. Our investment brand inCharnwood describes the borough as being at the centre of innovation.

Our economy is increasingly diversifying, leveraging the incredible research that flows from the world class Loughborough University and our science and technology related industries. Charnwood also has a wide ranging-portfolio of physical, cultural and social assets, with many of the levers of sustainable and inclusive growth at our disposal.

There are a range of exciting developments and regeneration opportunities which will help create high‑quality jobs and ensure continued economic prosperity.