This Cornwall jobs in St Ives TR26

About the job

Salary: Circa £26,715 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week

We are looking for three Painting and Repairs Operatives to join Coastline's Services team. In this role, you'll carry out all aspects of refurbishment work associated with painting and decorating maintenance across Coastline properties throughout Cornwall.

We're looking for someone with a good general knowledge of building maintenance, experience in the use of trade equipment, and experience of working at height. They should be confident and experienced in working with the public, as part of a team, and able to use their initiative when working independently.

The ability to work to specified timeframes while maintaining a consistently high standard of work is essential to this role. Previous painting and decorating experience would be advantageous.

This role also requires a full driving licence and a satisfactory basic DBS check.

Females are currently under‑represented in some of our Service Repairs teams and we are committed to improving gender balance across the organisation. We are taking positive action to support this, and will guarantee the offer of an interview to candidates who identify as female and meet the essential requirements of the vacancy.

To apply for this role please click on the button below and submit a CV and covering letter on the links provided. Please use the covering letter as an opportunity to show us how you meet the competencies and skills required for this role and anything you think highlights how you are a good fit for Coastline.

Please note that although we have indicated the closing date below, we may close the vacancy at an earlier time. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as you can.

Closing date: 5 October 2026

Anticipated interview date: 12 October 2026

What can Coastline offer you

If you’re looking to make a difference in a progressive, forward-thinking company, with opportunities to develop a worthwhile career, Coastline is the place for you.

Here are just a few of the fantastic benefits we offer to our people:

• 33 days holiday including Bank Holidays
• Continuous training and development opportunities
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Defined Contribution pension scheme, we will match your contributions up to 8.3%
• Living Pension and Real Living Wage employer
• Healthcare cashback plan, including dental & eyecare
• Health and wellbeing program, including access to EAP, Thrive Mental Wellbeing app and company sick pay after 1 years’ service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Tonnes of discounts on everything from supermarket shops, to holidays and more

About Coastline

Coastline Housing is a charitable social landlord serving Cornwall. Winners in the Third Sector category at the Cornwall Business Awards and one of the fastest growing landlords in the country, we are proud to be a key provider of housing and support in Cornwall. That includes social housing for thousands of people across Cornwall, plus shared ownership and rent to buy homes to help people get a home of their own. Our Extra Care scheme in Redruth houses many older people, and our services for anyone experiencing homelessness help hundreds each year who are rough sleeping.

Accredited with Investors in People Gold, Investors in Volunteers, a Menopause Workplace Pledge and Disability Confident Leader, we are a proven, people-focused employer, putting customers and colleagues at the heart of what we do.

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If we have advertised for a full-time position but your preference is to work part-time or flexibly, please do give us a call so we can discuss these options with you. While some roles do require a full-time postholder, wherever we can accommodate a flexible way of working we will do so for the right candidate. It is more important to us that we have the right people in our organisation, rather than just people who can work full-time.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £26,715.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person