General Operative
Do you enjoy working in property maintenance looking for steady and rewarding work in the Bath area?
Curo, is an established, leading housing association based in Bath, with over 15,000 homes in our care, we have a busy workload of repairs and renovations in homes across the area, so were looking for people with basic trades experience who can join our team of skilled multi-trade professionals.
A full driving license is a must as you will be allocated your own van.
Why Join Curo?
If you love property maintenance and want to work within a skilled and professional team, Curo provides our General Operatives with the following:
- Your own van for business use
- Stable and steady work in the Bath/Bristol area.
- Career development if youre interested in progressing.
- A sense of purpose, youll be joining a team that cares about providing quality homes for those most in need in our community
Our values-driven culture revolves around care, respect, openness, fairness and trust. We are looking for people who are empathetic and have the people skills to build trust with all our customers on every job, every day.
Whether you're looking to make a difference in the community, develop your skills, or take your career to the next level, Curo is the place where your ambitions become achievements.
What you'll be doing
As a General Operative, you will join our large works team, assisting in the delivery of property maintenance responsive repairs both internally and externally for our customers, working with a variety of skilled trades.
Your main duties will be collecting and delivering stock and waste to and from sites, some work may involve climbing scaffolding and ladders, this will require an element of fitness, and may involve working through all weather conditions.
Youll be based in Bath, however youll be travelling around Bristol, Bath and surrounding areas
About the team
The larger works team are responsible for specialist repairs, which take anything from 2 hours to 2 days to complete each job. They are a highly motivated, sociable, hardworking, conscientious team, who are customer driven, and committed to providing a 1st time fix.
More about you
The successful General Operative will ideally have some basic trade competency, with experience of delivering high quality and timely works to domestic dwellings. Previous experience of a customer facing role will also be an advantage.
You will also have the aptitude to work with mobile technology and demonstrate a commitment to delivering first class customer service.
You will need to have a full manual driving license as you will be allocated your own van. (Please confirm this on your application and/or accompanied CV).
There will be a drivers assessment to complete as part of the recruitment process.
We require our trades colleagues to have the aptitude to work with mobile technology (training will be provided) and demonstrate a commitment to delivering first class customer service, ensuring repairs are carried out to a high standard and, whenever possible, resolved during the first visit.
We will need to take up a Disclosure and Barring Check for this role which we will do for you when you start.
We seek compassionate colleagues who are committed to living our values and can be trusted to work independently, who are resilient and happy to work in an environment where no day is ever the same.
What youll get in return
Youll be making a difference to our customers lives every day, rewarding you with job satisfaction. In return for all your hard work, not only do our General Operatives get a great salary as well as:
- 34 days annual leave including bank holidays (rising to 37 days after 3 years service).
- An additional days leave on your birthday
- Contributory (Salary Sacrifice) Pension Scheme matched by CURO up to 10%
- Annual Homes for Good Reward.
- Life Assurance Policy (up to 6x your annual salary)
- Flexible Benefits including the ability to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave, gym membership, Health Cash Plan, Computer Scheme, Green Cars, Cycle to Work
- Perks at Work access to 1000s of discounts online and in-store.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing friendly impartial advice on financial, health, work or mental wellbeing.
- Free Parking at many of our Offices.
We will be closing applications on 3rd November, however we will be reviewing applications as they come in and may close the vacancy earlier should we find the right applicant. So, if you think youre the person for this job, please dont delay and apply today.
Interviews will be ongoing
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