Position: Painter & Decorator
Salary: £24,212 per annum
Hours: 36.25 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Toynton, with travel between sites as required.
Responsible to: Head of Maintenance & Estates
About the role
The Painter & Decorator will play a key role in maintaining and improving the appearance and condition of the Trust’s buildings and facilities. Working as part of the Maintenance & Estates Team, you will carry out a wide range of internal and external painting and decorating works, helping to ensure our environments are safe, welcoming and fit for purpose for the people we support, learners, staff and visitors.
You will work across multiple sites, supporting planned maintenance programmes, refurbishments and reactive works, while ensuring high standards of workmanship and compliance with health and safety requirements.
As part of the role, the successful applicant will:
- Carry out painting and decorating tasks to a high professional standard
- Prepare surfaces, including sanding, filling, stripping and priming
- Undertake internal and external decorating works using appropriate materials and finishes
- Complete minor repairs to surfaces prior to decoration where required
- Work collaboratively with other members of the Maintenance & Estates Team
- Maintain safe, clean and tidy work areas, particularly in occupied buildings
- Follow health and safety procedures, risk assessments and safeguarding requirements
- Identify and report any additional maintenance issues observed while working
About you
You will have practical experience as a Painter & Decorator, with a good understanding of decorating techniques, materials and tools. You will take pride in your work, have good attention to detail, and be able to work independently while also contributing positively as part of a team.
A qualification such as NVQ or City & Guilds in Painting & Decorating would be desirable, although equivalent practical experience will be considered. Experience of working in education, care, housing or other occupied settings would be advantageous.
You will be reliable, organised, flexible in your approach and comfortable working across multiple sites.
What Linkage can offer you
We are committed to investing in our people. In return for your contribution, we offer:
- Training and development opportunities
- Career progression within Maintenance & Estates
- A competitive benefits package
Do you share our values of Independence, Respect, Honesty and Teamwork?
Linkage Community Trust is a learning disabilities charity and a values based organisation. Our values are central to providing high quality, personalised and effective care, support and education to our clients and students. We are passionate about making a difference to the lives of the people with learning difficulties and disabilities, by supporting them to become all they can be. As an employer, we are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer. You will be joining a 700 plus strong team of staff and volunteers who work county wide.
Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer
Linkage Community trust do not hold a sponsorship licence and therefore will be unable to consider applicants who are looking for sponsorship
All applications for this vacancy are to be submitted online, and strictly no agency calls or agency CV submissions. You can initially apply by CV. Should you do this you will be asked to complete an application form for our safer recruitment process. Communication is undertaken via telephone & email, we advise you check your inbox and junk mail. Should you be offered a role you will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check. We welcome and value applications from all candidates who identify with our values and behaviours.
As an equal opportunities employer, Linkage Community Trust is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone 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 Linkage.
Safeguarding is a priority for us. We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and we expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers. Linkage pays full regard to safer recruitment practices and we ensure that all appropriate measures are applied in relation to everyone who works in the organisation.
Pay: £24,212.00 per year
Application question(s):
- Do you hold an NVQ in Painting & Decorating?
Experience:
- Painting & Decorating: 3 years (required)
Work Location: On the road
