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Apprentice Carpenter

Salary £15,881
Location Chelmsford
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This is a Temporary, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

We are looking for a Carpenter Apprentice to Assist in the delivery of high-quality carpentry repairs, planned renewals and other associated works to achieve the team plan in occupied or empty properties owned or managed by Delta in all Districts, performing to, or exceeding, required standards. To assist in carrying out a range of tasks as required in more than one trade area, with a flexible approach to your work in order to ensure an efficient and financially viable service is delivered.  Assist with an excellent customer focused approach and a right first-time service being delivered.

What you'll be doing

  • Under guidance, carry out carpentry repairs in properties owned or managed by Delta in all Districts to a high standard of workmanship which meets current legislation and ensures that key performance indicators (KPIs) such as customer satisfaction, voids / planned works priorities and turnaround times are achieved, works orders are closed down within agreed timescales and works completed within agreed budgets. 
  • Carry out works to comply with current health and safety (H&S) legislation, reporting any unsafe work practices to your line manager. 
  • Participate in all training as provided in order to achieve an enhance level of trade skills and multi-skilling tasks. You will also be required to attend college to gain relevant qualification NVQ level 2 or 3. 
  • With guidance ensure the correct safety procedures are followed before using tools and equipment  
  • Assist other multi-skilled operatives, Supervisors and Managers working part of a larger team as required to contribute to the delivery of repairs, voids and larger project works 

What we are looking for

  • Evidence of attainment of good literacy and numeracy, e.g. through GCSEs (Grade C/4) or equivalent. 
  • Some knowledge of manual handling and health and safety in the workplace.
  • Methodical and accurate approach to work. 
  • Ability to work as part of a team. 
  • Basic IT skills. 

Please note the office expectancy of this role is as follows: This role requires you out on site 4 days a week with an additional day then spent at college.

Benefits

  • The salary for this post will be £15,881.40 Per Annum.
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Healthcare cash plan
  • Robust employee reward and recognition programme
  • Free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme
  • Volunteering programme
  • Competitive pension scheme
  • 25 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays, 3 extra days between Christmas and New Year and 1 wellbeing day per annum.
  • 37 hours per week - employees may be able to work flexibly by agreement with their line manager, taking account of business need. We operate a hybrid working policy at Delta Housing Ltd.

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications or successfully appoint a candidate before the closing date. We encourage early applications to avoid disappointment.

 

We’re a local housing association that’s passionate about tackling the housing shortage in the East of England. We provide warm, safe and affordable homes. But we don’t stop there. We offer a wide range of support and services to help our customers and their communities to thrive.

We want to be an organisation that cares about our customers and communities and is determined to make a difference. We'll be bold and open-minded in our pursuit of solutions to help people transform their lives.

We dare to be different and look for opportunities to evolve and experiment. We’re comfortable taking calculated risks and aren’t afraid to fail and learn from our mistakes. We’re confident in our abilities and the contribution we can make whilst being sensitive and responsive to the needs of our people, customers and communities.

We show our understanding for others in everything we do and continually look for ways we can be helpful. We always assume best intentions and approach each situation with a warm heart. We give our support wherever we can and go out of our way to be kind and considerate to each other and our customers.

We welcome ideas and opinions that are different from our own and look for ways to bring them into our organisation and work. We value diversity of experience and thought, and we’re proactive in addressing bias or prejudice wherever we find it. We treat everyone fairly and strive to be truly inclusive in every way.

We’re resolved to do our very best for the people we serve and our employees by being our best every day. We’re resilient in the face of difficulty, finding creative ways to overcome obstacles. We’re resolute in achieving our objectives and persist until we succeed. We’re focused in our pursuit of excellence and don’t compromise on quality.

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