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<h2>Job introduction</h2>
One 37 hour per week permanent post and one 18.5 hours per week temporary post (Maternity cover for 8 months)
Brighton &amp; Hove is a great place to live, learn, work and visit. Our diverse and vibrant community is passionate about the city and there’s a shared commitment to celebrating and promoting all that makes Brighton &amp; Hove so unique.
We are just as committed to delivering an outstanding service to our residents as we are in making Tenancy Services the first choice for a career in Housing.
If you are looking to work in a flexible and forward-thinking organisation, enjoy helping people from a range of backgrounds and are&nbsp;looking for an exciting new challenge, then we would be delighted to hear from you.
You’ll be working in a directorate that is dedicated to empowering people from different communities and backgrounds to come together, live well and thrive, supported by our city-wide work on fairness, inclusion and engagement.
This fixed term role is available as a secondment to internal applicants in line with our secondment policy. Before applying, please ensure you have read <a href="https://brightonandhovecc.sharepoint.com/sites/TheWavePoliciesandProcedures/SitePages/Secondment-policy.aspx?web=1" target="_blank">the Secondment policy</a> to ensure you are eligible to apply. In accordance with the policy, please ensure you have the written approval of your line manager before applying. Evidence of this must be included with your application.
For an informal discussion, please contact Marlene Wright - Housing Customer Team Leader on 01273 &nbsp;293030 <a href="mailto:marlene.wright@brighton-hove.gov.uk" target="_blank">marlene.wright@brighton-hove.gov.uk</a>
<h2>About the role</h2>The role of a Housing Service Adviser is to provide a first point of contact to Tenancy Services for tenants and leaseholders.You will have experience of communicating with customers from a range of backgrounds face to face, on the phone and digitally. You will be able to work in a high demand service, providing advice, support and signposting to council tenants. You will be skilled in discussing sometimes challenging issues in a supportive and empathic way. You will be skilled in keeping accurate records and in working with colleagues to achieve the best outcome for customers.You’ll be working in a directorate that is dedicated to empowering people from different communities and backgrounds to come together, live well and thrive, supported by our city-wide work on fairness, inclusion, and engagement. You’ll have an ability to communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders, an understanding of the needs of our different communities and residents, and the skills to ensure accessibility and inclusion in your work.We have a number of vacancies available, with some flexible working including working from home to support a positive work/live balance. We can also offer fully office-based arrangements as an option. Our diverse team is based across the city in one of our three housing offices and at our Housing Centre based in Moulsecoomb. On the days you are working in the office you will be in a spacious and welcoming working environment and whether working in the office or remotely, you will become part of our friendly and supportive management team.In return, we can offer you a competitive salary, training and qualifications, career progression with the opportunity to become involved in bespoke projects, flexible working, a generous annual leave allowance with the opportunity to buy extra days, staff discounts, and admittance into the Local Government Pension Scheme.For more information about the organisation and the specific roles please download the job description/person specification.Please read our <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/how-apply-job-council" target="_blank">Apply for a job at the council</a> 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 Application Form and answers to some shortlisting questions. &nbsp;Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as it 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 (<a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/application-form-guidance" target="_blank">Application Form guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</a> and (<a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/shortlisting-questions-guidance" target="_blank">Shortlisting guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</a> as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.<h2>Additional information</h2>
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 <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us" target="_blank">Why work for us&nbsp;</a>
<h2>Company information</h2>Encouraging a diverse workforceOur 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 &amp; 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 that we serve, so we welcome and encourage 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 or LGBTQ. &nbsp;If you are successful in your application, we have the following employee networks here to support you throughout your employment with us: BME Workers, Disabled Workers and Carers, LGBTQ Workers, and Women’s Network.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 <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/fair-and-inclusive" target="_blank">fair and inclusive</a> actions, our <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/becoming-anti-racist-city" target="_blank">anti-racism strategy</a> and the work we are doing to <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us/how-we-create-fair-and-inclusive-workplace" target="_blank">encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).</a>

Brighton & Hove City Council

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<h2>Job introduction</h2>
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 plastering 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 drivers licence? Do you have a City and Guilds or NVQ level 2 or equivalent in plastering?
If so, we’d welcome your application to work within our busy Housing Repairs and Maintenance Service.
For an informal discussion, please contact Sandra Cooke, Project Manager at<a href="mailto:Sam.Crick@brighton-hove.gov.uk" target="_blank">&nbsp;sandra.cooke@brighton-hove.gov.uk</a>
<h2>About the role</h2>You will carry out high-standard plastering 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:<ul>
<li>Diagnosing and repairing defects across all aspects of plastering trade</li>
<li>Safely hacking off and disposing of existing wall and ceiling finishes.</li>
<li>Undertaking training and carrying out non-licensed asbestos removals</li>
<li>Repairing and patching textured coatings to walls and ceilings</li>
<li>Preparing walls and ceilings for finishes by cleaning, taping and filling any holes.</li>
<li>Preparing any wooden battens or noggins.</li>
<li>Mixing plaster and render finishes ready to be applied</li>
<li>Applying wet finishes of plaster and render,&nbsp;dubbing out, scratch coats, final coats and skim coats. Trowelling off and finishing or applying decorative textured finishes as required or to match in a repair.</li>
<li>All aspects of dry lining using sheet plasterboard, preparing, cutting, fixing, taping and jointing and applying wet skim finishes.</li>
</ul>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:<ul>
<li>A defined working week of 37 hours per week plus 5.5 hours of contracted overtime (Monday – Friday 08.00 – 17.00)</li>
<li>A full induction with job shadowing and on-going development</li>
<li>Your own allocated fleet vehicle for work use</li>
<li>Paid annual leave</li>
<li>Pension scheme</li>
</ul>Please read our <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/how-apply-job-council" target="_blank">Apply for a job at the council</a> 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 it 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 (<a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/cv-guidance" target="_blank">CV guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</a> and (<a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/open-vacancies-and-how-apply-brighton-hove-city-council/supporting-your-job-application/shortlisting-questions-guidance" target="_blank">Shortlisting guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)</a> as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting pr<h2>Additional information</h2>
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 in excess of the council’s basic 37 hour week. Your starting salary will be pro rata based on the basic annual salary elements of pay between£31,067 &amp; £32,654.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us" target="_blank">Why work for us&nbsp;</a>
<h2>Company information</h2>Encouraging a diverse workforceOur 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 &amp; 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 <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/fair-and-inclusive" target="_blank">fair and inclusive</a> actions, our <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/becoming-anti-racist-city" target="_blank">anti-racism strategy</a> and the work we are doing to <a href="https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/why-work-us/how-we-create-fair-and-inclusive-workplace" target="_blank">encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).</a>Please note that this post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Criminal Records Check.

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