Multiskilled Operative Bricklaying/Plastering

Full time, Permanent – 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Colchester Borough Homes are seeking to employ a Multi Trade Field Operative (with a bricklaying and plastering bias) who can undertake responsive repairs, routine and planned maintenance.

Individuals must be able to carry out a wide range of responsive repairs but must have a particular bias to bricklaying and plastering works.

Individuals must have a ‘can do attitude’ and drive to provide an excellent service to tenants and leaseholders in the borough.

Excellent customer care and communication skills are essential, and candidates will be required to demonstrate a genuine commitment to customer service. Individuals must ensure that all health, safety and environmental guidelines are followed.

We offer a range of benefits which include:

Local Government Pension Scheme with a 19.5 % employer contribution
Excellent training, development, and progression opportunities
Generous annual leave entitlement, 23 days annual leave (increasing to 26 days after 5 years’ service), plus bank and public holidays and two extra company holidays during the Christmas period.
The opportunity to buy up to another 5 days holiday, subject to conditions
Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
Provision of a smartphone and laptop
Discounted gym member - corporate membership rate at Leisure World and the Northern Gateway.
1 Volunteering Day per year
Free Flu Jab
Exceptional flexible working arrangement
Agile Working at Colchester Borough Homes means having some flexibility about when, where and how we work to best meet the needs of our role and service area.

Other employee benefits include payment of a professional subscription, Free yearly eye tests plus a contribution towards glasses for VDU use.

You can find out more about Colchester Borough Homes by visiting: www.cbhomes.org.uk .

For further job details please click here.

If want to learn more about a career in our Trades team, we’d love to hear from you! Please contact Cliff Loring, Senior Field Supervisor on 07779 256 932 or alternatively Mark Derwin Service Improvement Manager (Repairs and Maintenance), on 07754 675 694 .

Interview date to be confirmed.

Equality & Diversity Commitment

Colchester Borough Homes is an equal opportunities employer. As part of our continued commitment to Equality and Diversity, and our workforce accurately reflecting the community we represent, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and applicants who have status as an individual with a physical or mental disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer and a Mindful Employer. We also hold accreditations for Working Well, Investors in People Gold status and the Armed Forces Covenant.

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