Overview
Additional Trade Operative – Fencer at Haringey Council. Contract: Permanent, 36 hours per week, On-site. Starting salary: Pay Grade PO2, (£42,771 – £45,750). Closing date: Sunday 28 September 2025.
About the Role
Haringey’s Repair Service is offering a vacancy within our day-to-day reactive repairs service for a Multi-Trade Fencer. This team delivers a high-quality, resident-focused maintenance service to the Council’s housing stock, complying with relevant procedures and legislation. As a multi-trade operative, you’ll support the “Right First Time” approach, tackling repairs that require core trade skills and additional trades to complete work efficiently, reducing resident appointments and operating costs. You’ll be a front-line representative of Haringey Council’s repair service, working directly within the community in residents’ homes and other Council properties.
Responsibilities
* Carry out repairs requiring fencing and additional trade skills; aim to complete work efficiently to minimize resident appointments and costs.
* Represent the Council’s repair service on-site, ensuring compliance with procedures and legislation.
About You
* Experienced and dedicated multi-trade operative with a background in the building and trades industry. You’ll hold appropriate industry qualifications, or an equivalent recognised competency in one core trade such as fencing; ideally with additional experience in at least one other trade.
* A “can-do” approach to problem-solving, adept at tracing and carrying out repairs, addressing root causes (e.g., leaks), and seeing tasks through to completion. Comfortable making urgent decisions when working independently in customers’ homes. Experience working with diverse communities and delivering strong customer service.
Benefits and Workplace
* Leave entitlement up to 31 days + bank holidays; potential hybrid working opportunities; health and well-being support; Local Government Pension Scheme; discounts across leisure and culture.
Equal Opportunity
Haringey Council is committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued and included. We welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities.
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