Job Ref: 215736825

Date: 2022-02-04 11:36:53

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Looking for a rewarding trade career as a Carpenter ? Use your skills to help Vale Of Aylesbury repair, maintain and improve affordable housing in Buckinghamshire.

Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust is a non-profit affordable housing provider with ambition. We already provide affordable housing to more than 20,000 people in our community but we want to do more. That’s why we are striving to provide 1,000 additional homes by 2025.

Our trades team play a vital role in the provision of our services from repairing and maintaining existing housing stock to managing environmental improvements to provide more families in our community with a home.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Carpenter to join our team and to help us achieve our social mission.

Working in our Voids team, you will be responsible for the refurbishment of empty properties., working in a team with other skilled tradespeople.

On the Job you will:

Work in empty properties to refurbish them to our Voids standard

Carry out carpentry repairs/installation as necessary

Carry out repairs to tenanted properties as and when required

Execute workmanship to a high standard and ensure strict compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act

About You

We’re looking for someone who understands how important it is to have a safe place we can call home and who is motivated to support the local community.

For this role you will need:

Good communication skills 

Like meeting new people 

To be motivated to make a difference in the local community.

Level 3 qualification in Carpentry

You will ideally have skills and attributes that include:

good communication skills,

the ability to work as a part of a multi-disciplined team,

good time management skills

practical problem solving skills

If you’re open minded, compassionate and want to learn more about a career in our Trades team, we’d love to hear from you!

Benefits include

28 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time)

Discretionary performance related payment

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible working

Health Cash Plan

Workplace Options Employee Assistance Programme

Employee discount scheme

E&D Commitment
Our Vision and Values express our commitment to becoming a leader in our field, providing quality affordable homes and investing in Aylesbury Vale’s diverse communities. As part of our continued commitment to our workforce accurately reflecting the community we represent, we welcome applicants from BAME backgrounds, and applicants who have status as an individual with a physical or mental disability, as part of our ongoing commitment to Equality and Diversity. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Closing date: 28th February 2022 – Midday – 9am
Interview date: Wednesday 9th/10th March 2022

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