Painter

Role: Painter

Contract Type: 2 year fixed term contract

Working Hours: 37 hours per week - Flexible and agile working (by agreement) to cover the service 24 hours per day and 7 days a week

Worker Type: Off-site worker

Salary: Grade G - £35,235 - £37,938 per annum

Weve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce as Painters - perhaps this is the opportunity youve been looking for? Read on to find out more

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement, and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive, and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham.So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

As an experienced Painter, you will contribute to the provision of good quality rented housing, and the achievement of high levels of tenant satisfaction, improving the landlord and tenant relationships, and protecting health and safety.

You will be responsible carrying out all aspects of aspects of internal and external painting in domestic and commercial buildings, including stripping and papering walls, ceilings, and staircases. Work can include textured finishes, specialist coatings, fire risk assessed work, fire stopping and mould treatments.

We will also look to you to use elements of the skills of other general trades to meet the target of first-time fix where it is efficient and appropriate to do so.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of working in all aspects of painting works
• Qualified, certified & trained Painter to NVQ3 or C&G Advance Craft.
• Full and valid driving licence.
• Experience of communicating with customers with differing needs.
• Experience of carrying out investigations and tests to identify faults and the root cause of issues and implement lasting solutions.
• A well-organised and a methodical approach to completing tasks and prioritisation skills.

You can find the job description for this posthere.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on theadditional informationfor applicants page.

Please ensure you demonstrate clearly how you meet the 6 requirements listed above in your CV & supporting document.

Closing Date:20thNovember 2024 (midnight)

Interview date: w/c 2ndand w/c 9thDecember 2024

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre:https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home

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Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering17.9%
• Smart Working to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and wed like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.