Directorate: Customer, Place and Services
Job Title: Plasterer (Permanent)
Salary: £27,977 to £30,141 per annum, (dependent on Qualifications and experience)
Hours: 40 hours per week + Out of hours callout rota.

Location: Based at Gadbrook Park, Northwich, but working across the stock of weaver vale housing

Do you want to work for a ‘Best Companies Top 100 company’ ?

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity working as part of a professional, engaged, and friendly organisation?  Our values are Fairness, Openness, Respect, Enthusiasm, Collaboration, Commitment and Customer Focus, we are constantly striving to demonstrate these values in our day to day working environment and culture.

The Opportunity

WVHT has an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking to develop their career with a great company.  We are looking for a driven, diligent, and friendly Plasterer with multi skills to join our Voids / Repairs team. We have over 6000 properties, which are maintained using our in-house trade teams. We are seeking an experienced trades persons with a core skill in Plastering. The successful candidates will work full time and on a permanent basis to work across our Property Services team.

What Will You Do?

As an Advance Multi Skilled Operative at the Trust, you will carry out a range of planned, cyclical, void and responsive repair works. It would be an advantage to be competence in all aspects of building maintenance with a recognised qualification in Plastering. You will be expected to work safely, follow guidelines, assess risk, and ensure the safety of yourself, our customers, and your colleagues.

This exciting role will be working in our domestic and commercial properties, transforming homes and services to improve the quality of life for our customers. It is essential that the successful candidates work within the values of the Trust and have the ability to communicate effectively with both customers and colleagues. The successful candidate should be comfortable working as part of a team, be flexible to the demands of the role but have the confidence to manage their own time and using their own initiative. The role requires the successful applicant to have a current and valid UK driving licence.

The working week is 40 hours, and these hours will be worked between the hours of 8.30am and 5.00pm. In addition, you will be required to participate on the out of hours callout rota, an additional out of hours payment of £240 a week will be paid for the weeks you are on call out.

Due to the nature of the role, a full current driving license is essential.  The role will also require the successful candidate to undergo a DBS check.

Minimum Requirements for This Role

1. • Completed a recognised trade apprenticeship to City and Guilds, NVQ or equivalent qualification standard.
   • Willingness to undertake further qualifications in areas such as health and safety and general management.
   • Full UK driving licence.

In line with the Trust’s Disclosure & Barring Policy, please confirm WITHIN YOUR APPLICATION if you have any current convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants may be subject to a DBS check.

The Successful Candidate

You will be expected to have excellent time management, organisational and prioritisation skills to keep up in a fast-paced and busy environment. You will need the ability to work independently when required, but with the common sense to know when to seek guidance and advice from your colleagues.

We are looking for a strong, reliable, and responsible team player with excellent communication skills both written and verbal. You’ll be IT literate with working experience of Microsoft packages with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.

Find Out More

If you have any queries about this or would like to ask any questions to learn more about the role, please contact Shaun McDermott at [email protected]

Your Benefits:

1. • A competitive salary
   • 25 – 31 holidays plus UK public/bank holidays*
   • Ability to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave* (pro rata for part-time) each year*
   • Child-care subsidy*
   • Cycle to work scheme*
   • A workplace pension scheme (providing you meet the eligibility requirements)*
   • 24/7, 365 day Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including free counselling
   • Annual Personal Development and Wellbeing Allowance
   • Free annual flu vaccines and free Eye Care Vouchers every 2 years*
   • A great experience, working with colleagues that are passionate about the services we provide to our customers.
   • The opportunity to develop a range of transferable skills that will be highly valued whichever sector you go onto work in.

*Benefits offered providing you meet the eligibility criteria

HOW TO APPLY:

Closing date for applications:         03/04/2023 (12:00 noon)

(Please be aware that applications received after this time may not be considered)

Interview date(s):                             Week commencing: 10/04/2023

Please review the job Information pack (on our website: http://www.wvht.co.uk) for further information and submit your CV with a covering letter (max. 2 pages) demonstrating how you meet the minimum criteria in relation to the accountability profile and person specification, please send to: [email protected].

Those applicants that consider themselves to have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview.  Please confirm within your application if you consider yourself to have a disability and if so, what reasonable adjustments may be required for you.

Disclaimer: We may conduct social media checks from sources such as Google, Facebook and LinkedIn to assist us in our assessment of your suitability for the role.

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

The recruitment manager will review your skills and experience to determine if there is a match with the position for which you applied. If there is, we will contact you by phone or email to schedule an interview / assessment. If your background does not match our current needs, you will not be contacted.

Please note due to the high volume of applications we are unable to respond to all unsuccessful applicants.  If you haven’t heard from us within 3 weeks of the vacancy closing date, unfortunately we will not be pursuing your application further.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK and evidence of essential qualifications.

We appreciate your interest in Weaver Vale Housing Trust and the time you have invested in applying to us.

The Trust invites applications from all members of the community, irrespective of Gender, Gender reassignment, Sexual orientation, Race, Religion or belief, Disability, Age, Pregnancy and maternity, Marriage and civil partnership.