Job Description

Our Repairs and Maintenance teams play an important role in delivering our vision of providing great homes and great service. They offer vital support, ensuring that our homes are safe, warm, and dry, and where everything works; Places where our residents are proud to live.

Our South Coast team is recruiting a Multi‑Skilled Plasterer to support with the delivery of responsive repairs. The successful candidate will have excellent customer service skills and the drive to make things possible. This vacancy will be covering the Havant, Portsmouth & Chichester area.

This is a full time, permanent vacancy, working 39 hours per week, there is a requirement to cover out of hours callout on a rota basis, which offers an additional payment.

We are a customer focused organisation, so we know that how we do things is just as important as what we do. You will not only be an experienced Plasterer, but you will also be skilled in a secondary trade to contribute towards our goals of a first-time fix.

The successful candidate will live within the Havant area to be able to reach our resident locations in a timely manner. You must have a full UK driving licence as you will be allocated a company van to use for work purposes and there is a requirement for a basic DBS check which will be paid for by The Guinness Partnership.

Key essential requirements of the role

• You must be able to demonstrable competence within the primary trade and various multi-trade skills and experience in basic plumbing, tiling, joinery, mould washes/treatment and flooring coverings.
• Experience of working in a customer focused environment and ideally within the social housing sector, where you have delivered a great service
• Proven ability to work methodically, achieve targets, follow agreed procedures and accurately record information.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, demonstrating organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to carry out physical tasks and apply products that remove and treat damp and mould, in accordance with Health and Safety guidelines.
• Ability to operate safely, considering any environmental circumstances and possible risks.

Essential Qualifications:

• NVQ Level 3 (City & Guilds) Trade Qualification or equivalent recognised competency in the primary trade.

Guinness Property have an outstanding benefits package to reward hard work and commitment to our values, this includes:

• Competitive salary of £38,838.
• 27 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + option to buy Extra Holidays + Allowance increases with length of service.
• Company vehicle and fuel card for business use.
• Out of hours call out rota.
• Healthcare Cashback Plan.
• Pension Contributions – up to 9% matching contributions.
• 3 x Life Assurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme which includes access to face-to-face counselling, a stress helpline and tax, fitness and childcare advice.
• A benefit scheme which pulls together a range of special offers and great deals. You can make savings on everyday shopping, fashion, electronics, travel, leisure and days out.

To find out more, please review the role profile. If this sounds like the opportunity for you, we would love to hear from you, apply today!

Please note: You will be asked to provide proof of essential qualifications

The advertised salary includes a Market Supplement

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The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for nearly 160,000 residents nationwide. Guinness Property, our in-house maintenance service, delivers repairs to 55,000 of our homes. Our national teams deliver rapid-response housing repairs, maintenance, and improvement services to ensure our residents’ homes are safe and maintained to a high standard.
The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.