Description
As a Multi-trade Carpenter with the Lancaster West Neighbourhood Team, you'll deliver responsive repairs to help residents feel safe and comfortable in their homes.
Your work will involve carrying out day-to-day repairs and maintenance across the housing stock, focusing primarily on carpentry work such as doors, windows, locks, and internal fittings.
You'll use your broader trade skills to complete secondary tasks and help achieve first-time fixes wherever possible.
Using a mobile PDA, you'll manage your schedule, record completed work, and ensure jobs are signed off accurately.
Attention to detail and good planning will help you complete repairs efficiently while maintaining high standards of workmanship.
Working directly in residents' homes, you'll represent the Council through your professionalism and respect.
You'll listen to residents' concerns, keep them informed, and treat each property with care.
Maintaining a safe and tidy working environment will be essential, and you'll report any health and safety risks or safeguarding concerns you notice while working on the estate.
While much of your work will be carried out independently, you'll work alongside a close-knit team of tradespeople, supervisors, and coordinators to ensure repairs are completed quickly and to a high standard.
To be successful in this role, you'll need:
- A Level 3 qualification in Carpentry as your primary trade
- Experience working in reactive maintenance or repairs, ideally within a social housing or local authority environment
- A secondary trade, such as plumbing, tiling, plastering, or a similar construction skill
- A practical, solution-focused mindset and a strong understanding of health and safety requirements
- Excellent customer service skills and the ability to work respectfully in residents' homes
In return, we offer a competitive salary of GBP 44,937 per year, ongoing training and development opportunities, and a supportive team environment.