Title: Multiskilled Operative
Location: Field-based across the North East
Hours: 40 per week / 8am - 4.30pm Monday – Friday
Salary: £32,987 per annum – plus call-out payment and company van
Contract: Permanent
Are you a skilled Multi Trade Operative with a pride in quality workmanship and safe working practices? Join Anchor Repairs & Property Services (ARPS) and play a key role in maintaining and improving high quality homes across the North East of England.
As part of our field-based team, you'll deliver a range on multi-trade works to a high standard, supporting site teams and ensuring our properties remain safe, compliant and well cared for.
Why Join us?
Competitive salary and benefits package
Equipment and company van / fuel card provided
Paid call out
Annual Leave of 25 days + 8 bank holidays (buy & sell scheme available)
Free Life Assurance of upto x3 your annual salary
Pension contribution between 4% and 8% - we'll match it or better
Ongoing professional development opportunities
What you'll do:
Carry out a range of multi-trade tasks to a high standard, including plumbing, carpentry, and painting/decorating
Support site teams in ensuring all works meet quality standards and specifications
Keep work areas clean, tidy, and safe
Load, unload, and coordinate materials on site
Maintain and care for company tools, equipment, and van
Complete site documentation accurately and on time
Liaise professionally with clients, colleagues, and contractors
What we're looking for:
Proven experience in a trade environment (plumbing, carpentry, or similar)
NVQ Level 2/3 or City & Guilds in a relevant subject (or equivalent)
Knowledge of Health & Safety standards and safe working practices
Self-motivated, adaptable, and organised with excellent communication skills
Full UK driving license (essential)
Experience working in housing or care settings is desirable
If you're reliable, enthusiastic, and ready to put your skills to good use, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now and help us maintain safe, high-quality homes across England
Anchor – a great place to work
Anchor is England's largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.
We're not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.
Our values
Every one of us can make a difference to our residents and play a part in shaping homes and services around their needs.
Our Anchor values of being Accountable, Respectful, Courageous and Honest apply to us all, whether you manage colleagues as part of your role or not.
Displaying our values can influence those around us to do the same. We can all be leaders at Anchor and should all be driven by the same customer ethos. Our Anchor Leadership Framework helps align these values with the skills and behaviours we demonstrate.
A rewarding environment
From health and happiness to finance and your career, we'll give you all the support you need.
Health & happiness
Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
Mental health support
Flexible working options
Access to online GP appointments
Finance
Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we'll match it or better
Quick and easy pension transfer service
Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more
Free Blue Light Card
Career
Ongoing personal and professional development programme
Leadership Pathways online learning resources
Career progression and promotion opportunities
To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated being well website Please follow the link or copy and paste into your browser
Celebrating diversity, celebrating you
Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.
We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.
We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.