Painter
(Ref: P310826)
Blaina, Blaenau Gwent
£30,499.00
Job Description
About Us:
Tai Calon was established in 2010 as a not-for-profit housing association, with almost 6,000 homes we are the largest provider of affordable homes in Blaenau Gwent. Our focus is to deliver high levels of customer satisfaction in all aspects of the service that we offer. Part of that is to ensure our customers’ homes meet the Welsh Housing Quality Standards, and that is why since 2010 we have invested over £130 million in their homes.
We are proud to announce that we recently achieved our Great Place to Work certification, demonstrating our commitment to ensuring Tai Calon fosters a culture of trust, fairness, respect and camaraderie, making it a place colleagues truly want to work.
With more than 280 people trained and dedicated to their job, we’re a big employer in the area, and we’re looking for a Painter to join our Property Services - Voids Team.
About You:
To be successful as a Painter, the ideal candidate will
• Demonstrate excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Well organised with attention to detail, ensure effective work planning, prioritising, multi-tasking and meeting of deadlines of own work.
• Be able to work on your own and as part of a team.
• Tenant & customer focused.
• Demonstrate integrity and support for organisation CALON values.
• Committed to ongoing personal development.
• Flexible and willingness to work outside of normal working hours.
• Travel as part of the job in a timely manner.
Your Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications:
You will also need to have the following knowledge, experience and qualifications
• Educated to a level 2 national qualification framework or NVQ.
• Asbestos Awareness Level 1 / Skills Level 2
• City and Guilds Level 1 Multi-skilling or willingness to work towards.
• Health and Safety knowledge with an ability to ensure safe working practices.
• Knowledge of all aspects of painting and decorating.
• Experience within a similar role of similar responsibilities.
• Experience working in the public & private sector.
• Experience of using Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and the use of handheld devices such as PDAs/ Tablets.
What you’ll be doing:
The painter’s role carries out all aspects of decorating work including damp treatments along with a range of ancillary works associated with the trade activity, within a range of occupied and void properties including communal areas, garage sites and commercial properties.
This is an important customer facing role, working with customers to ensure their homes are maintained in a timely way, keeping them informed and completing repairs right first time to help reduce costs and meet our service first principles.
As a Painter, you’ll take ownership in
• Ensuring that all decorating works are completed in adherence with manufactures specifications/instructions and Tai Calon’s standards, policies and procedures.
• Ensuring that all works are undertaken in a considerate manner and to a satisfactory standard in terms of performance and quality. These include: All aspects of decorating work, Identifying the best course of action when a repair cannot be completed and making decisions for next steps. Liaison with colleagues about next steps, Ancillary works associated with the core trade activity.
• Daily contact and liaison with residents to carry out maintenance repairs, positively representing Tai Calon.
• Liaise with colleagues/external suppliers as required to ensure a timely delivery of goods and materials.
• Liaise with colleagues to raise concerns where appropriate to support vulnerable residents.
• Liaise with external suppliers to arrange delivery of materials where possible or ‘call and collect’ to minimise travel time and contribute to overall VFM.
• Liaise with customers and colleagues to keep them informed of next steps.
• Work collaboratively across all teams to ensure that work is completed and all costs captured meeting time, quality and VFM objectives.
• Actively engage with peers, supervisors, managers and unions and take part in 1-2-1’s (Calon convo’s), tool box talks, team meetings and other organisational groups.
• Responsible for the day to day care of your allocated fleet vehicle.
• Responsible for the accounting of any van stock allocated to you.
• Responsible for any tools, plant and personal protective equipment allocated to you, including phone, PDA, fuel and trade purchase card.
Contract Type:
Permanent
Working Pattern:
As a Painter, you will work 37 hours per week.
Your working pattern will be;
• Monday to Thursday - 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
• Friday – 8:00 am to 1:00 pm
Where You'll Be Working:
As a Painter, you will be working in Tai Calon properties across Blaenau Gwent.
For the days that you're in the office, we've got a bright, open and modern space for you to catch up with colleagues and work from.
Benefits:
In joining our team, you will access the following:
• Free on-site parking
• 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Occupational Sick Pay
• Training and Development opportunities
• A comprehensive range of company benefits, including a Cycle to Work scheme and access to HOP (Home of Perks) with a whole array of shopping discounts and cashback.
• Free, confidential, 24/7 employee assistance programme (with access to flexible counselling)
Disability Confident Employer:
We are a disability confident committed employer, and if you require any adjustments or support to be considered for this role, email our team at hradmin@taicalon.org or contact us on 0300 303 1717.
More Information:
If you'd like more information about this role, why not reach out to one of the team using the details below.
• Email: hradmin@taicalon.org
• Telephone: 0300 303 1717
Closing date
31/08/2026