Multi-Skilled Carpenter

Summary:

Join a school as a Multi-Skilled Carpenter. Essential carpentry and trade skills required.

About the School:

A school with a long history and commitment to excellence, offering a rich educational experience and a supportive, inclusive working environment.

The Opportunity:

A school is seeking a Multi-Skilled Carpenter to join its Works Department and contribute to the maintenance and improvement of a diverse range of buildings, from historic chapels to modern facilities. This role requires a high level of skill and adaptability across multiple trades.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out carpentry work in the maintenance, improvement, and alteration of the school’s varied building stock.
• Perform reactive maintenance duties and assist with refurbishment projects.
• Undertake repairs to doors, windows, flooring, kitchens, and mouldings.
• Complete plastering works, such as patch repairs or skimming.
• Plumb in kitchen appliances and bathroom suites, and carry out small heating repairs.
• Perform repointing and small bricklaying tasks.
• Tile kitchens and bathrooms with ceramic tiling.
• Work under all weather conditions and at heights, as required.

Qualifications & Skills:

Required

• An experienced, competent carpenter & joiner with an eye for detail.
• Ability to perform carpentry duties and demonstrate proficiency in at least two additional trade skills to an intermediate level.
• Experience working in historic buildings.
• Ability to work unsupervised and within a team.

Preferred

• Particular experience with Listed buildings and traditional skills.
• Experience with plumbing, plastering, bricklaying, and tiling.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive salary of £35,500 (gross) per annum, commensurate with qualifications and experience.
• Full-time hours with a standard Monday to Friday schedule.
• Occasional out of hours emergency call-outs paid at overtime rate.