Clean and Clear Operative

**Clean and Clear Operative - 6 month Fixed Term Contract**

You will be responsible for undertaking mould treatment, painting and minor damp prevention in tenants properties and empty properties. You will also be responsible for basic painting and decorating tasks such as stripping wallpaper and painting walls. In addition, you will clear and clean empty properties (voids) including external spaces and outside of the property. This will include checking and clearing loft spaces, removing all furniture, white goods, carpets and general waste.
- £25,552
- Blackburn
- 39 hour week, working hours 8am-4:30pm Monday -Thursday & 8am-3:30pm on Friday
- Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days plus bank holidays
- Van, Fuel card, Uniform & Tools provided
- Key must haves - full clean driving licence

**What you’ll be doing**
- Treating low level damp.
- Undertaking basic painting and decorating tasks, including stripping wallpaper, filling minor wall defects, and painting walls.
- Removing defective decoration damage by mould.
- You will assist with the removal of household goods and personal effects following a customer’s tenancy coming to an end.
- You will maintain a high standard off cleanliness within the homes you are responsible for; making sure it meets health & safety requirements and is left in a suitable state for trade operatives to work in.
- Change locks & fit key safes’ making sure the home is secure.
- Clear & tidy the gardens and external spaces, outsides of the homes
- You will remove any items left within the home and make sure that they are disposed of correctly following health and safety guidance.
- You will be responsible for maintaining appropriate documentation and records for any weigh in waste, in accordance with Great Places Environmental Management Policies and Procedures.
- Treating our homes with respect maintaining high standards of health and safety & reporting any concerns to your line manager.

**What you’ll need**
- A full clean drivers licence
- Basic painting and decorating skills
- Ability to work as part of a team or on your own
- Ability to manage your own time and work to deadlines.
- Similar experience ideal but not essential
- Demonstrate a positive can do attitude
- A flexible approach to the working day

**What we give you in return for your hard work and commitment**
- Pension ¦DC Scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleague and Great Places)
- WPA ¦Healthcare auto enrolled at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available
- option to increase & add on family members
- The Market Place ¦high street, restaurant & supermarket discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work, smart tech loans and much more
- Annual Leave ¦Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days + Bank Holidays
- Savings Club ¦ You can put aside money each month for 11 months to help you save for that special something (pays out in Novembers salary)

At Great Places we believe the wellbeing of our colleagues is vital to enable them to deliver to great services, all your benefits can be used inside and outside of work.

For the purposes of our van fleet insurance you must have a minimum of 2 years driving experience with a full UK driving licence, be over the age of 21 and complete an on-line driver monitoring Assessment prior to starting your role. If you are under 21 but with 2 years driving experience with a full UK driving licence you would be required to complete an on-line driver monitoring assessment and additional in vehicle assessment prior to starting your role funded by Great Places.

INDLOW

Great Places Housing Group exists to improve the lives of the people living in our 25,000 homes across the North West and Yorkshire. We are much more than just a landlord, providing a wide-range of services and promoting partnership work to create vibrant, sustainable communities.

You can find details of our story, our vision and our values **here**.