Multi Skilled Joiner - 6 month Fixed Term Contract

Great Places Housing Association; Oldham; On-site; GBP 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A housing association in Oldham is seeking a Multi Skilled Joiner to deliver responsive maintenance services. You will ensure customer homes are safely and cleanly maintained while providing excellent customer service. The ideal candidate will have an NVQ level 2 in joinery or equivalent, and willingness to work flexibly. This role also offers benefits such as annual leave, pension scheme, and health well-being initiatives.

Benefits

26 days annual leave, increasing to 30

Pension & DC scheme

Health and Wellbeing Initiatives

Qualifications

• Certified in City & Guilds NVQ level 2 in joinery or equivalent.
• Experience of working with a repairs scheduling system preferred.
• Ability to carry out basic functions of other core trades.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a wide range of responsive maintenance jobs.
• Achieve first-time fix with correct diagnosis and effective relationships.
• Respect customer homes, leaving them clean and safe.

Skills

Full clean driving licence

Experience working in domestic properties

Comfortable working alone and in teams

Education

NVQ level 2 in joinery or equivalent

Job description

Multi Skilled Joiner

As a Multi Skilled Joiner at Great Places, you will deliver a wide range of responsive maintenance jobs. You will leave customers’ homes in a condition that is safe, clean and in good working; this together with excellent customer service is the core of the Great Places repairs service we need you to deliver. You will deliver high productivity to get through more jobs, fixed first time.

£32,829

Oldham

39 hour week, working hours 8am-4:30pm Monday -Thursday & 8am-3:30pm on Friday

Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days plus bank holidays

Van, Fuel card, Uniform & Tools provided

Key must haves – full clean driving licence, NVQ level 2 in joinery or equivalent in experience

What you’ll be doing

You will achieve first time fix with a correct diagnosis, multi trade working and effective relationships with the supply chain

You will be working remotely and completing jobs on a mobile device

Respecting customer homes, leaving them clean and safe

Treating your customers with respect and empathy

What you’ll need

Certified in City & Guilds NVQ level 2 in joinery or equivalent

You will have experience of working in domestic properties preferably in housing but not essential

You will worked with a repairs scheduling system previously; but not essential

You are as comfortable working on your own as you are as part of a team

You will have the ability to carry out basic functions of other core trades to help support First time fix and value for money.

What we need from you

A commitment to understand the challenges and opportunities that exist in the communities in which we work. We particularly value lived experience in social housing

A passion to advocate on behalf of people and communities

A commitment to work in partnership with others for the benefit of Great Places

A commitment to continuous learning and improvement

Ability to work flexibly and when needed outside normal working hours to ensure service continuity

To be professional and work with integrity, inclusivity and respect for diversity

What we give you in return for your hard work and commitment

Pension & DC scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleagues and Great Places)

WPA & Healthcare scheme starts at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available per year (option to increase & amp; add family members)

Ways of Working & We offer some hybrid and flexible working

Annual leave – Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days within 5 years + Bank Holidays

Reward & Recognition – You Count Rewards are individual rewards for going ‘above & beyond’

Professional fees – The business pays the cost of one professional role related membership fee for each colleague

The Market Place – high street, restaurant & supermarket discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work, smart tech loans and much more

Wage Stream – You can access savings opportunities and early access to wages

Health and Wellbeing Initiatives – Our colleagues enjoy wellbeing campaigns throughout the year, with activities designed around our four pillars of wellbeing, these include career wellbeing, mental wellbeing, physical wellbeing and financial wellbeing

At Great Places we believe the wellbeing of our colleagues is vital to enable them to deliver great services, all your benefits can be used inside and outside of work.

Great Places Housing Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all our colleagues to share this commitment. All successful applicant(s) will be subject to a basic criminal records background check. Further detail on our commitment to safeguarding children / young people & vulnerable adults can be found in the Great Places Housing Group Safeguarding Policy & Recruitment Policy on our website.

For the purposes of our van fleet insurance you must have a minimum of 2 years driving experience with a full UK driving licence, be over the age of 21 and complete an online driver monitoring assessment prior to starting your role. If you are under 21 but with 2 years driving experience with a full UK driving licence you would be required to complete an on-line driver monitoring assessment and additional in vehicle assessment prior to starting your role funded by Great Places.