Painter and Decorator

Painter and Decorator 

£30,202 per annum 

Long Stratton, Norwich, Norfolk 

Permanent, Full Time  

We have an opportunity for a Painter and Decorator to join our Planned Improvements team to carry out painting and decorating works both internally and externally on a wide range of building types, including occupied and empty properties, sheltered schemes and any other premises owned by Saffron or those they have an interest in. 

Key responsibilities include:  

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  Undertake all painting and decorating work in order to maintain all premises owned by Saffron or those they have an interest in. 

  
  


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  Undertake painting and decoration work in association with planned improvements, voids, minor works, and small new build contracts. 

  
  


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  Responsible for all equipment provided by Saffron including van stock, vehicle, tools and materials. 

  
  

Please see the full list of responsibilities on the Role Profile attached.  

Our ideal candidate will have:  

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  Relevant experience and knowledge in all types of Painting and Decorating. 

  
  


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  Experience of working in both occupied and unoccupied properties and on occasions in extreme temperatures and conditions due to seasonal weather conditions.  

  
  


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  A recognised trade apprenticeship, NVQ level 2 or the equivalent level of skills and experience is required.   

  
  


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  Able to work as part of a team and also able to work independently without the need for close supervision. 

  
  


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  Excellent time management skills, including an ability to prioritise workload and meet agreed deadlines. 

  
  


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  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, possessing the ability to liaise with various audiences. 

  
  


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  Ability to use a mobile device (mobile phone/tablet) to manage workload, send and receive emails, access apps to order stock and MS Teams for meetings / training. 

  
  


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  Ability to participate on the out of hours call out rota. 

  
  


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  Full, current, valid driving licence. 

  
  

The Company  

We are a housing association based in Norfolk providing quality homes and services to people across the county and in Suffolk.  

We manage over 6,000 homes including affordable homes for those in housing need who cannot afford to rent or buy in the open market.  

We offer specialist homes for older and vulnerable adults and are committed to providing new homes to help solve the housing crisis.  

We have a huge commitment to our employees. We want the team at Saffron to be happy, empowered, motivated and feel proud to be part of the Saffron community. We know by having great people we can do a great job for our tenants. We trust our staff to do the right thing and we are looking for people whose values are aligned with ours (PACE – Professional, Accountable, Collaborative and Evolving).  

You will have the freedom to learn and grow. We are passionate about investing in our people, providing them with the skills they need now, and for their future aspirations. We do this by offering a blend of learning opportunities, including our innovative e-learning platform where learning is self-directed allowing people to learn what they want, when they want to.  

We work with and support our people to work in an agile way to ensure that have the right work/life balance. They have the choice to work in the office, work from home, coffee shop, park or a combination of all. We have recently refurbished our offices to encourage collaborative, agile working.  

As an inclusive employer, we are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and have a zero tolerance policy relating to discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.  

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Saffron Community.