Decorator; Multi Trade

Overview

Salary From £32,000 per annum. Location Bedford. This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in 9 days at 23:59 GMT.

We are looking for a Decorator Multi Trader to join bpha’s In House Maintenance Service. You will contribute to delivering a high-quality repairs service designed around customers, operating across Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and surrounding areas. You will work with the latest technology to ensure a great experience for customers and colleagues.

Due to the continued growth of our In-House Maintenance Service, we are looking to add Decorator Multi Traders to help resolve customer enquiries and issues.

Reporting to a Maintenance Supervisor, you will deliver painting, decorating, mould eradication and remediation works in customers’ homes and void properties. You will apply industry-standard techniques while adhering to policies, procedures, controls, training and record keeping. You will operate in a safe, customer-centric, environmentally ethical and accountable way, aiming to maximise first-time fix rate.

• Maintain adequate van stock levels to support you in making first time fixes.
• Treat damp and mould with specified mould treatments.
• Carry out minor repair works.
• Be responsible for accurate recording of tasks and liaising with the scheduling team.
• Apply your technical knowledge, skills, and training to complete the repairs assigned to you in a safe, efficient manner. Ensure high quality, compliant with technical specifications and long-lasting solutions.
• Provide reports on factors that are a cause of damp and mould.
• Deliver and maintain excellent customer service at all times.

• Experience in decorating
• Knowledge of industry-standard techniques and products for damp and mould remediation
• Experience of the construction industry, including trades, materials, processes, and Health & Safety especially within a social housing context
• Ability to operate in a positive, organised, efficient and self-motivated way
• Additional Multi Trade skills such as bricklaying, plumbing, carpentry, plastering
• A full clean driving license

• A competitive salary
• 28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays (increasing with length of service to 33 days plus bank holidays)
• A generous contributory pension scheme
• Private health care
• Free life assurance
• Enhanced Family Leave
• Access to wellbeing services and tools including a digital gym
• Opportunities for learning and development
• Discounted gym membership
• Retail discount scheme

Please note the successful candidate will need to complete a basic DBS application.

Closing date: 2nd May 2025

Interview date:
To be confirmed

We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.

bpha is a Housing Association located in the Oxford to Cambridge Corridor, committed to providing high quality, value for money services while developing energy efficient, sustainable and affordable housing. We are a leading provider and developer of affordable homes – for rent, shared ownership and supported housing. We work together with communities to improve opportunities, independence and quality of life for our residents, and to benefit the wider community.

We invest the money we make in existing homes to enable us to build new homes and deliver new and improved services. As a bpha employee, you’d be joining 500 passionate and valued colleagues, all working together to achieve our mission and deliver quality service for over 20,000 homes and a more than 33,000 residents (and counting!).

‘Quality homes. Connected communities’.

Our vision underpins our commitment to provide and maintain safe, sustainable, efficient, high standard homes for local people. Our values underpin the work that we do and are ingrained in our culture  are looking for people who can share these values and translate them into day-to-day practices for the benefit of our communities, customers and fellow colleagues. So that we can realise our vision, together.

We are ambitious

We are better together

We show empathy

We take responsibility

• Holiday entitlement of 28-33 days a year, plus public holidays
• Contributory pension scheme
• Competitive pay
• Life assurance cover
• Private healthcare
• Mental Health First Aid
• Counselling service
• Eye tests
• Discounted gym membership
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Free annual flu jabs
• Wellbeing activities and events
• Free fruit and refreshments
• Long service award
• Annual staff recognition awards
• Discretionary reward scheme
• Annual volunteering day
• Social events, clubs and activities
• Breakout areas
• Onsite cafe/restaurant at headquarters
• Opportunities for professional training and qualifications
• Workshops and training sessions for new skills
• A fresh and modern eLearning platform

Documents:
Decorator (Multi Trade) Role Profile - Download