Carpenter

Leicester City Council

  • Leicester
  • £28,598-31,022 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 20 days ago
Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / PermanentCome and join me in working for an organisation where people matter, and job satisfaction is guaranteed.As a Carpenter working for Leicester City Council, I start my day from home, and travel to my first job for 8am. I have access to a vehicle which is kitted out with all building materials and electrical plant that I would need to do the repairs work. I have been given a work mobile phone where all my jobs for the day are allocated by the Works Planning team. I spend my day travelling throughout the city carrying out maintenance tasks. I usually leave my last job at about 4pm on Mondays to Thursdays and 3.30pm on Fridays. This means I can spend time with my family, meet up with friends or even relax for the evening. As I only work within the city boundaries, I spend limited time travelling. On occasion I work overtime in the evenings and weekends, but they always give me plenty of notice for this.I have been provided with all workwear and PPE including steel toecap shoes and waterproofs for those rainy days. If anything gets ripped or torn when working, I receive new clothing and shoes. Although it is lone working, I have a supportive team around me and technical support from my team leader who can advise me with difficult or complex works.There are so many benefits to working for the Council which allow me to have a good work-life balance such as
  • 5 weeks paid holiday entitlement per year – this will increase by another week after 5 years service
  • 8 Bank Holidays off per year
  • Staff discounts for shopping and gym memberships
  • Ability to do compressed hours working to allow for a day off every week in agreement with management.
  • Flexible working to allow me to collect my child from school when needed or manage other caring duties.
The council are supportive of upskilling and providing development opportunities. They pay for refresher training for mandatory qualifications with time-off to do this. All job opportunities are advertised internally first so I have a chance to apply for jobs before they are open to other people externally.Most importantly I have guaranteed work so I always know what I am getting paid and job security.Join us and we'll put your advanced carpentry and joinery skills into practice. You'll need to hold a full valid driving licence.For a chat about this post, please feel free to call Wayne Ross on 0116 454 4022

Leicester City Council