Craftsperson Painter
Salary: £27,300 per year
Hours: 40 hours per week; Monday – Friday (8am – 4:30pm)
Location: Suffolk
Ref: IP295

Orwell Housing Association provides homes for over 7,500 residents throughout Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex and Cambridge.

We are looking for a considerate and conscientious individual to join our in-house painting team, to provide a cyclical painting service for all properties owned by Orwell and for properties identified in

Orwell Painting Contracts.

Key Responsibilities:
Our Painter’s key responsibilities include:
* Carrying out internal and external decorating within agreed timescales and in accordance with Orwell’s property service standards.
* Ensure that the working area is cleared of any debris/materials once the work has been completed
* Be responsible for keeping chemical and paint storage facilities tidy, and locked. Assisting with maintaining stock levels and organising storage areas.
* To carry out all minor pre-painting repairs.

About you:
* Previous experience of working in a customer facing environment.
* At least 5 years painting experience.
* General carpentry experience.
* Experience of working with people and providing customer orientated services.

More reasons to apply…
* 22 days annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays
* Retail discounts via our rewards platform (restaurants, shopping, days out gym memberships, cinema tickets, holidays, Sky store and much more…)
* Reward and recognition awards
* Free DBS checks, Hepatitis and Flu vaccination
* Ongoing training and development & opportunities to progress in your role through the Orwell Academy
wellbeing programme
* Great training and development opportunities
* Cashback Health plan
* Access to Blue Light Card – membership fees apply.

Person Specification…
* NVQ Level 2 in Painting and Decorating or equivalent, is desirable

Due to the nature of this role a full UK Driving Licence is required.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.  All new arrivals to the UK must also provide a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC).

The definition of new arrival is an applicant who has worked or been resident overseas in the previous five years and this includes citizens of the UK who have worked or lived overseas for a continuous period of six months or more.

Under the provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018 by applying for this vacancy, I give my consent for Orwell Housing Association Limited to process personal data, sensitive or otherwise, in accordance with privacy policy for the sole purpose of determining suitability for the post in question and compliances with the Equality and Diversity Policy. To view our policy, please go to:

https://orwellhousing.octo-firstclass.co.uk/candidates/c/account/privacystatement?cId=14987

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