Brighton and Hove (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
£29777 - £31364
37
Job introduction
Would you like to work in a friendly team, and help keep our city clean and safe?
Do you have a full current driver's license?
Do you have a City and Guilds or mulit-trade qualification in a relevant trade discipline?
If so, we’d welcome your application to work within our City Environment (Cityclean & Cityparks) service.
You will work a 37hr week, Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm. You will be required to be on call every 3rd weekend, for which you will receive an on-call payment regardless of whether you are called in to work.
About the role
You will be driving from site to site, keeping them in good working order by maintaining plumbing and fixtures and fittings. Your key tasks will be:
- Undertaking fault finding, maintenance repairs and new installations.
- Completing dynamic risk assessments, writing reports and worksheets, and taking photographic evidence of completed works.
- Working effectively to ensure labour and material costs are kept to a minimum.
- Providing a positive, inclusive, and accessible customer experience.
- Identifying and sourcing required materials including ordering at wholesalers.
- Working well as part of a team, linking with and supporting other trades to ensure successful completions of work.
You will need to:
- Possess a City & Guilds qualification in one of the trade disciplines described below or a multi trade qualification, and capabilities to undertake works from the following selection: bricklaying, carpentry & joinery, plastering, plumbing, roofing, damp proof coursing, tiling, or glazing.
- Have a full, current driving licence.
In return for your skills and hard work, we offer:
- Training and development opportunities
- 26 days holiday, including bank holidays
- Staff benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail shopping, travel and socialising to health and wellbeing
- Local Government pension scheme
- Full uniform provided.
Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview..
As part of your application, you will need to upload your CV and answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the 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 guidance here (Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
Company information
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.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).