Multi Trade Operative - North & West London

Multi Trade Operative - North & West London
We are One Housing and we create places for people to call home and support them to live well. With a breadth of services and expertise to help people whatever their housing, care, or support needs.We are part of Riverside, a group of complementary businesses with a charitable housing association at its core. We believe in creating places that people can call home, supporting people to live well and building lasting homes and communities.
Our Property Services team is knowledgeable, skilled, friendly and we love what we do. We are passionate about the high quality of service we provide.
We offer our colleagues a friendly, collaborative workplace and the chance to build a rewarding career with a not-for-profit organisation that is proud to make a genuine difference to people’s lives, each and every day.
Join our Property Services team as a Multi Trade Operative
Housing sits at the heart of our organisation. We believe that everyone deserves a safe, secure, affordable home. Our Property Services team is crucial in helping us deliver on this vision.
The team works on the provision and maintenance of our large portfolio of properties. This demands strong organisational skills and the ability to work collaboratively with customers, other teams and external service providers.
We’re an organisation with strong values. We Care, We are Inclusive and We are Trusted. This is what makes us such a great team, working together as one to achieve our vision of Transforming Lives, Revitalising Neighbourhoods
The role
We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join us in the position of Multi-Trade Operative in North & West London.
Salary:  £37,000 - £38,000 with a van, fuel card, mobile phone, power tools, uniform, lone working device and all PPE provided.
You will be working on our properties in the North & West London area.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out routine carpentry and plumbing tasks in our residential properties.
• Carrying out other general Multi Trade activities including painting and decorating, tiling, and plastering etc.
• Responsible for carrying out all jobs allocated via DRS (Dynamic Resource Scheduling) and to meet with all necessary system requirements from start through to completion.
• Completing works in accordance with the current Building Regulations Approved Documents and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
• To work flexibly as part of a team to deliver a great service to all of our customers.
• Responsible for maintaining and replenishing van stock, and keeping your van clean, tidy and presentable at all times.
• Ensuring Health and Safety procedures and processes are always followed.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service standards and a work ethic that avoids complaints.

What you will need to succeed
We are looking for someone who believes in working together as part of a team, who shares our values and who is positive and friendly.
The successful candidate will have:

• Strong skills & experience working in carpentry and / or plumbing
• Basic skills and experience in at least one other trade
• Experience of reactive repairs within a social housing/residential setting.
• A good understanding of legislation in maintenance and property management
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written
• Excellent customer service skills
• Self-motivated, assertive, confident and able to work independently.
• A full driving license
• NVQ 2 or NVQ 3 qualifications in painting and decorating, and/or plastering (Desirable)
• NVQ level 2 or NVQ level 3 in Carpentry (Desirable)
• NVQ level 2 or NVQ level 3 in Plumbing.(Desirable)

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