The role
About Southwark:
Southwark is a large, ambitious, and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude and enviable reputation. As a Council, we are successful, passionate and forward-thinking. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do. If you want to make a difference at a local level, apply to Southwark Council today.
The Role:
We are looking to recruit a Handyperson who is experienced, highly motivated, a multi-skilled tradesman with excellent communication skills to join our Handyperson team working across Southwark.
The Handyperson Service is part of the Council’s Private Sector Housing & Adaptations team which helps vulnerable people to continue living independently in their own homes. You will be required to carry out small repairs (minor carpentry and plumbing work), minor adaptations, and energy efficiency work on behalf of people living across all tenures.
We will provide a van fully equipped with tools and a supportive team/environment to help you in delivering this very successful service.
About You:
The successful candidate will have a relevant trade i.e. Carpentry, Plumbing, Electrician, etc and at least 5 years experience in dealing with repairs or general building work, the experience of assessing repairs/minor adaptations, estimating/quoting on potential works, ordering/purchasing of materials and have excellent customer facing skills, etc.
Additional salary details
Benefits:
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
https://jobs.theguardian.com/minisites/southwark-council/life-at-southwark-benefits-and-more/
Recruitment timetable
Application deadline: 11:59 pm Sunday 8 May 2022
Interviews - Week commencing: Monday 16 May 2022
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at the senior management level in the Council.
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