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Looking for a rewarding trade career as a Multi-Trade Operative. Use your skills to help Fairhive repair, maintain and improve affordable housing in Buckinghamshire. Fairhive is a non-profit affordable housing provider with ambition. We already provide affordable housing to more than 20,000 people in our community but we want to do more. We keep expanding our operating area delivering homes that are built to high standards and reduce environmental impact. Our trades team play a vital role in the provision of our services from repairing and maintaining existing housing stock to managing environmental improvements to provide more families in our community with a home. About the role We are looking for an experienced Multi-Trade Operative to join our team and to help us achieve our social mission. On the Job you will: Carry out inspections to determine the extent of the repair, maintenance or installation required. Carry out repairs or installations of new kitchens and bathrooms as necessary Participate in the out-of-hours emergency call-out cover. About You We're looking for someone who understands how important it is to have a safe place we can call home and who is motivated to support the local community. For this role you will need: To be able to carry out a range of repairs and installations in occupied and empty properties associated with at least two of the following three trades: carpentry, plastering, plumbing. All of the above to current legislative standards and to prevailing performance standards. To be able to carry out a range of general trade repairs and installations in occupied and empty properties including but not limited to: full decoration of a house, full tiling of a bathroom/shower room, patch plastering 1sqm, basic plumbing and basic carpentry. You will ideally have skills and attributes that include: good communication skills, the ability to work as a part of a multi-disciplined team, good time management skills practical problem solving skills If you're conscientious, compassionate and want to learn more about a career in our Trades team, we'd love to hear from you! Benefits include 28 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) Discretionary performance related payment Contributory pension scheme Flexible working Health Cash Plan Workplace Options Employee Assistance Programme Employee discount scheme E&D Commitment Our Vision and Values express our commitment to becoming a leader in our field, providing quality affordable homes and investing in Aylesbury and our surrounding areas' diverse communities. As part of our continued commitment to our workforce accurately reflecting the community we represent, we welcome applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds, and applicants who have status as an individual with a physical or mental disability, as part of our ongoing commitment to Equality and Diversity. We are a Disability Confident Leader. Closing date : 1st May 2025 - 1pm Interview date : TBC All applications for this role will be reviewed on a continuous basis. As such, should a suitable candidate apply before the closing date, interviews and offers may take place before this date. TPBN1_UKTJ