Description
Plasterer
Housing and Homelessness
Salary : £29,173 – 33,287
Hours : 36 hours per week
We are looking for plasterers to join our Housing Operations team. You will be part of a team of cross trade operatives who are responsible for carrying out repairs in Council tenant's homes and repairing and maintaining our empty homes to a high standard for our new tenants.
The Housing Operations team manages over 20,000 homes across Edinburgh. We are looking for a time served plasterer who has great customer care and communication skills and will thrive at the opportunity to help our tenants.
The role includes:
* The ability to undertake all types of plaster work to a high standard including traditional plaster finishes, renovating plaster finishes and dot/dab plasterboard application.
* The ability to work outdoors and at height.
* Time served plasterer.
* Proactive in identifying ways of improving service provision.
* High level of health and safety awareness.
* Current full UK driving licence.
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We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Find out more about our commitment to equalities
As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We're interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
Happy to talk flexible working.
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View Plasterer Job Description
Responsibilities
Experience - Relevant trade experience in the social housing environment, Experience in Maintenance and Previous local authority experience.
Skills and Abilities - Knowledge in the safe use of tools and equipment associated with the trade, Customer focused, Ability to work to deadlines and Good Attention to detail.
Personal Qualities - Good Communication Skills, Ability to work under own initiative, Ability to work as part of a team and contribute to the practice of effective team working and Willingness to accept direction/delegation.
Qualifications and Training - Recognised qualification and previous experience.
Job Specific Requirements - Current UK driving license, Ability to work at height, Ability to use a variety of hand or electric power tools and Participation in standby rota if required.