Handyman jobs in Hove

Brighton and Hove City Council are recruiting for experienced and enthusiastic tradespeople to join our Housing Repairs and Maintenance Team

Do you want to support the residents of the city with their housing repairs? Do you want to focus on your trade and not sourcing materials, writing quotes or chasing customers for payment? Do you have a full clean manual driver’s licence? Do you have a City and Guilds or NVQ level 2 or equivalent in a relevant trade?

If so, we’d welcome your application to work within our busy Housing Repairs and Maintenance Service.

For an informal discussion, please contact Dave Hall, Project Manager - dave.hall@brighton-hove.gov.uk

About the role

You will carry out high-standard multi trade repairs and refurbishment activities for our residents’ homes, delivering high customer service and meeting all safety, quality and cost control standards.

You will mainly be working in occupied properties within the Brighton and Hove area either on your own or in a small team. The key tasks will be:

• Tracing and repairing leaks.
• Carrying out repairs to plumbing installations such as bath, sinks, basins and WCs.
• Carrying out repairs to doors and windows (wooden and UPVC)
• Repairs and maintenance of wall and floor finishes such as patch plastering, tiling, storm boarding and sheet flooring (not floor coverings).
• Carrying out repairs/maintenance and partial replacements to kitchens.
• Maintenance and replacement of ironmongery.
• Emergency response to make properties safe/secure and gaining entry.
• Making good to finishes including caulk/sealant, paint, stain, varnish and other finishes.

Our residents come from a variety of backgrounds and some are vulnerable so you will need to be comfortable interacting with a wide range of people.

Our team members say they enjoy working in Housing Repairs because “Every day is completely different, we really get a chance to help people from the local community and it feels great to have made a difference at the end of the day”.

In return for your skills and hard work, we offer:

• A defined working week of 37 hours per week plus 5.5 hours of contracted overtime (Monday – Friday 08.00 – 17.00)
• The opportunity to take on additional call out shifts if you want to
• A full induction with job shadowing and on-going development
• Your own allocated fleet vehicle for work use
• Paid annual leave
• Pension scheme

Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

As part of your application, you will need to provide your education and career history and answer some application/shortlisting questions. Your answers to the application/shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

AI advice for candidates
We are interested in hearing about your experience and skills in your own words. While we value people who know how to use AI, we ask that you minimise using it in your application.

We are keen to hear how your experience and skills align to our values and the skills and experience needed to perform well in our roles with clear real examples from you. To support you in this, we have guidance on using the STAR model which can help you ensure you are telling us your whole story. We also provide clarity on the skills we are looking for in our adverts and in the job description/person specification attached to each job advert.

All the applications we receive are read by at least two hiring managers and we do not use AI in this process. Our experience of reading applications is that those that have heavily used AI contain generic paragraphs that are strikingly similar to other applicants’ responses. This makes it extremely difficult to differentiate between applications, and doesn't give us enough evidence of your individual skills. There is a risk that we will therefore not be able to shortlist you. Instead, we recommend you ensure your application stands out by presenting clear examples of your actual skills and experiences in your own words.

Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is term-time only. For part time applicants, where your working week is less than the council’s basic 37 hour week, contracted overtime rated pay will not form part of your working hours. This is because overtime rated pay is payable for hours worked more than the council’s basic 37 hour week. Your starting salary will be pro rata based on the basic annual salary elements of pay between £33,119 to £34,811.

Please note that this post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Criminal Records Check.

We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.

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