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About the Role

Seeking a dedicated and reliable Labourer Operative to support responsive and planned maintenance services across social housing properties. This role involves assisting skilled tradespeople, carrying out minor repairs, and ensuring properties are safe, clean, and ready for residents.

Responsibilities

• Assist tradespeople with building maintenance and repairs.
• Carry out basic repairs to social housing properties.
• Ensure properties and work areas are clean, safe, and ready for occupation or further works.
• Support the delivery of responsive and planned maintenance services.

Requirements

• Basic knowledge of building maintenance and repairs.
• Experience in a labouring, maintenance, or similar role.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Ability to follow instructions.
• Confident communication with colleagues and residents.
• Strong commitment to health and safety.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Good standard of literacy and numeracy.
• Ability to complete basic documentation and records accurately.
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• Willingness to undertake training and adapt to changing service needs.

Skills

• Building maintenance
• Repairs
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Customer service
• Health and safety
• Literacy
• Numeracy

Location

• Laurence House, Catford, London, SE6 4RU
• Across housing properties and council sites within the London Borough of Lewisham
• Locations outside the borough (occasionally)

Work Type

• Full-time
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Experience in a labouring, maintenance, or similar role

Education Level

• City and Guilds and/or NVQ qualification (or working towards one), or equivalent experience in building maintenance or the building trades

Salary/Compensations

• £34,863-£35,892 per annum (Scale 5)

Benefits

• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks

About the Company

• Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!
• Lewisham is the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for its work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.
• Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer.

Equal Opportunity

• We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities.
• If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert.
• We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process.
• We support the access to work scheme.