Trade Operative – Wet Trades

Contract Terms

Pay Grade: PO2

Salary: £42,771 – £45,750

Hours per week: 36 hours per week, On-site

Contract type:
Permanent

Closing date:
Sunday 28th June 2026

Haringey’s Repair Service is seeking a skilled and dedicated Wet Trades Operative to join our responsive repairs team. This team is central to delivering a high‑quality, resident‑focused maintenance service across the Council’s housing stock, ensuring all work complies with relevant procedures, health and safety standards, and housing regulations.

• Carry out a range of plastering works across residential and public buildings
• Perform patch repairs, full wall skims, ceiling repairs, decorative finishes, and external render works
• Apply experience across other trades such as plumbing, painting, and tiling as part of a multi‑trade team
• Attend scheduled assessments and meetings to confirm and maintain trade competencies
• Uphold high standards of workmanship and deliver excellent customer service

You will be an experienced and dedicated multi‑trade operative with a demonstrable background in the building and trades industry. You will hold an industry standard qualification, or an equivalent recognised competency in one core trade such as roofing, and ideally have additional experience in at least one other trade, enabling you to confidently tackle jobs requiring more than one specialism.

You’re someone with a “can‑do” approach to problem‑solving, adept at tracing and carrying out repairs, resolving root cause issues like leaks, and seeing tasks through to completion. You will be comfortable making urgent decisions when working independently in customers’ homes. Experience of working within diverse communities is key, as is excellent customer service, as you will be a front‑line representative of the Council.

• Leave entitlement up to 31 days plus bank holidays
• Potential hybrid working opportunities
• Health and well‑being support
• Generous local government pension scheme
• Discount schemes across leisure and culture

Haringey Council welcomes applications from all ethnicities and communities and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace.