Painter & Decorator

Painter & Decorator

£33,548 per annum

Bedfordshire

Permanent, Full Time

Are you an experienced Painter & Decorator with a background in housing? Join our Responsive Internal Repairs Team (IRT) where you'll help to improve the homes of our customers by carrying out essential painting, decorating, and mould treatment tasks.

What you’ll be doing

- Deliver high-quality painting, decorating, and damp & mould treatment for residential properties.

- Collaborate with other trades to ensure efficient, timely completion of projects.

- Manage materials - measuring, ordering, and replenishing as needed.

- Work closely with managers to meet deadlines and maintain cost-efficiency.

- Keep your company vehicle clean, well-maintained, and stocked with the essentials.

- Communicate professionally with customers and colleagues, promoting our core values.

- Follow strict Health & Safety guidelines and adhere to company policies.

- Maintain and operate company equipment (mobile phone, tablet, People Safe Device).

- Attend regular team meetings and training sessions to keep skills up-to-date.

What we’re looking for

- Experience in preparing and protecting surfaces for decoration.

- NVQ Level 2 in Painting and Decorating, or relevant time-served experience.

- Skilled in applying paint systems by brush, roller, and airless spray.

- Experience applying wall and ceiling hangings.

- Ability to effectively apply mould treatment solutions.

- Knowledge of erecting and dismantling access equipment.

- Strong understanding of Health & Safety regulations.

- Excellent customer service skills and a professional attitude.

- IT literate, able to use smartphones/tablets for work purposes.

- Full UK driver’s licence.

- DBS clearance required.

Perks of working at Grand Union

- Annual leave of 25 days, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service

- Generous pension scheme – employer contribution up to 10%.

- Extra day's leave for no sickness absence in the financial year.

- Christmas week off (no need to use your annual leave allowance)

- Opportunity to buy/sell annual leave.

- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.

- Paid emergency and compassionate leave.

- Life assurance (2x salary).

- Generous sick pay.

- Free annual flu jabs.

- Paid qualification.

- Plus more – check out the full list of benefits in the attached document

Ready to make a difference? Apply now

Important information

Grand Union Housing Group and Longhurst Group are excited to be merging, creating even more opportunities for growth and impact. Learn more about the merger here.

Please note to be eligible for this position, you must have the right to work in the UK and reside within the UK for the duration of your employment. We do not offer sponsorship. Proof of your Right to Work will be required.

A full driving license is essential for this role.

A DBS in required for this role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early in response to an overwhelming number of applications or a change in business priorities.

Our company

At Grand Union, we know that what we do matters. We build more homes, stronger communities and better lives.

We’ve been in business for over 25 years and provide 12,500 homes for more than 27,000 people across Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Hertfordshire. We’re an £86 million turnover social business with 400 staff.

Our mission is more homes, stronger communities, better lives. We build affordable homes, provide personal support, and help people to learn, work and be healthy.

We’re a financially stable and innovative not-for-profit organisation that believes in partnership and collaboration. We plan to build 1,959 more new homes in the coming years to play our part in ending the housing crisis