Plasterer

Salary Starting salary £30,632 rising to £32,245 after successful completion of 6 month probation period

Location Blackburn

Permanent, Full Time

A Plasterer will deliver a wide range of plastering methods to our properties and to a diverse customer base for us. As a Plasterer, your responsibilities will include preparing un-plastered or previously plastered surfaces, mixing plaster, and applying base and finishing layers of plaster to walls and ceilings.

You may work on indoor or outdoor surfaces, fix damaged areas, and work as part of a larger team; this together with excellent customer service is the core of our repairs service we need you to deliver. You will deliver high productivity to get through more jobs, fixed first time.

What you’ll be doing

• Fitting plaster board to walls and ceilings
• Multi / board finish to walls and ceilings
• General wall prepping and maintenance
• Patch plastering
• Applying plaster to walls and ceilings
• All aspects of plastering and boarding
• Raking out re grouting of tiles to bath and shower areas
• Mould washes and stain blocking
• You will be working remotely and completing jobs on a mobile device
• Respecting customer homes, leaving them clean and safe
• 39 hour working week

What you’ll need

• Qualified to minimum NVQ level 2 or equivalent experience in Plastering
• A minimum of 3 years working in a built environment
• You are as comfortable working on your own as you are as part of a team
• Mobile working through job allocation and data transfer via ICT (hand-held device etc.)
• Full clean driving licence
• Knowledge & understanding of construction related Health, safety & welfare legislation

What we need from you

• A commitment to understand the challenges and opportunities that exist in the communities in which we work. We particularly value lived experience in social housing
• A passion to advocate on behalf of people and communities
• A commitment to work in partnership with others for the benefit of us
• A commitment to continuous learning and improvement
• Ability to work flexibly and when needed outside normal working hours to ensure service continuity
• An ability to work in uncertainty.
• To be professional and work with integrity, inclusivity and respect for diversity

What we give you in return for your hard work and commitment

• Pension ¦DC Scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleague and us)
• WPA ¦Healthcare auto enrolled at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available- option to increase & add on family members
• The Market Place ¦high street, restaurant & supermarket discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work, smart tech loans and much more
• Annual Leave ¦Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days Bank Holidays
• Lottery ¦ Monthly draw with 1st @ £250, 2nd @ £75 and 3rd @ £50
• Savings Club ¦ You can put aside money each month for 11 months to help you save for that special something (pays out in Novembers salary)

We believe the wellbeing of our colleagues is vital to enable them to deliver to great services, all your benefits can be used inside and outside of work.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all our colleagues to share this commitment. All successful applicant(s) will be subject to a basic criminal records background check. Further detail on our commitment to safeguarding children/young people & vulnerable adults can be found in our Safeguarding Policy & Recruitment Policy on our website.

For the purposes of our van fleet insurance you must have a minimum of 2 years driving experience with a full UK driving licence, be over the age of 21 and complete an on-line driver monitoring Assessment prior to starting your role. If you are under 21 but with 2 years driving experience with a full UK driving licence you would be required to complete an on-line driver monitoring assessment and additional in vehicle assessment prior to starting your role funded by us.