Plasterer

Great Places Housing Association; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A community housing organization in Blackburn is seeking a qualified Plasterer to provide plastering services across various properties. Responsibilities include preparing surfaces, applying plaster, and ensuring high productivity while maintaining customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will possess an NVQ level 2 in plastering, a full clean driving licence, and a commitment to quality service delivery. This full-time role offers a competitive starting salary and additional benefits such as annual leave and pension contributions.

Benefits

Pension DC Scheme up to 10% contribution

Healthcare savings options

High street discounts and gym memberships

Flexible working arrangements

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in plastering methods and techniques.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of construction-related health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver plastering services to Great Places properties.
• Prepare plaster surfaces and apply base and finishing layers.
• Fix damaged areas in indoor and outdoor surfaces.

Skills

Qualified to minimum NVQ level 2 or equivalent experience in Plastering

Full clean driving licence

Float & Skim

K-Rend / rendering

Dot and Dab

Skim multi surfaces

Education

NVQ level 2 in plastering or equivalent

Job description

Plasterer

A Plasterer will deliver a wide range of plastering methods to Great Places properties and to a diverse customer base for Great Places Housing Group. As a Plasterer your responsibilities will include preparing un-plastered or previously plastered surfaces mixing plaster and applying base and finishing layers of plaster to walls and ceilings. You may work on indoor or outdoor surfaces fix damaged areas and work as part of a larger team; 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.

Starting salary 30632 rising to 32245 on successful completion of 6 month probation period

Blackburn

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 plastering or equivalent

What youll be doing

Fitting plaster board to walls and ceilings

Multi / board finish to walls and ceilings

General wall prepping and maintenance

Patch plastering

Applying plaster to walls and ceilings

All aspects of plastering and boarding

Raking out re grouting of tiles to bath and shower areas

Mould washes and stain blocking

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

Respecting customer homes leaving them clean and safe

39 hour working week

What youll need

• Qualified to minimum NVQ level 2 or equivalent experience in Plastering
• Float & Skim
• K-Rend / rendering
• Dot and Dab
• Mechanical fixing plasterboards
• Skim multi surfaces
• Damp proofing using plastic membrane
• Tiling (desirable)
• You are as comfortable working on your own as you are as part of a team
• Mobile working through job allocation and data transfer via ICT (hand-held device etc.)
• Full clean driving licence
• Knowledge & understanding of construction related Health safety & welfare legislation

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

An ability to work in uncertainty.

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 colleague and Great Places)

WPA Healthcare auto enrolled at no contribution level with 1250 of savings available- option to increase & add on family members

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

Annual Leave Start at 26 days annual leave increasing up to 30 days Bank Holidays

Lottery Monthly draw with 1st@ 250 2nd@ 75 and 3rd@ 50

Savings Club You can put aside money each month for 11 months to help you save for that special something (pays out in November's salary)

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

At Great Places we believe the wellbeing of our colleagues is vital to enable them to deliver to 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 on-line 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.

The Company

Great Places Housing Group exists to improve the lives of the people living in our 25,000 homes across the North West and Yorkshire. We are much more than just a landlord providing a wide-range of services and promoting partnership work to create vibrant sustainable communities.

You can find details of our story, our vision and our values here.

At Great Places we are committed to using inclusive hiring embracing diversity and difference we enrich our teams with varied perspectives drive and innovation to create an environment in which everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from people of all identities backgrounds and cultures and are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone can be their authentic self; building a workforce that truly reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We want to create a recruitment process that allows you to perform at your best! Should you need any support or information throughout the process please reach out to our recruitment team at (missing link).

The Benefits

Flexible working

Smarttech loans

Pension

DC Scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleague and Great Places)

WPA

Healthcare auto enrolled at no contribution level with 1250 of savings available- option to increase & add on family members

The Market Place

High street restaurant & supermarket discounts gym memberships cycle to work smart tech loans and much more

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

Help with transport

We offer season ticket loans an affordable way to purchase season tickets for public transport at discounted rates.

For more information about our benefits and rewards visit our careers page.

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

>Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 30001 - 35000