Painter & Decorator; Children's Services Yorkshire

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Job Reference horizon care/TP/887/1341

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Full Time

Working Hours:

37..50

Location:

Manchester

Closing Date:

02/10/2026

Job Category:

Facilities and Estates

Region / Division:

North West

Business Unit:

Education

Want to work for a company with great values? Are you compassionate? Inspiring? Dependable? Collaborative? Then we want to hear from you!

Horizon Care and Education have an exciting opportunity for a Skilled Painter and Decorator to work across our Children's Homes and Supported Accommodation services in the Manchester and Yorkshire area.

You will be working across our Registered Children's Homes in the Manchester, Burnley, Salford, West Yorkshire and Stoke area, You will be responsible for completing planned and reactive maintenance, refurbishment and painting and decorating tasks to the homes ensuring high quality workmanship and finish at all times.

You will be supplied with a company van and mobile phone/tablet plus all materials to complete work assigned.

The role will involve painting, sanding, prepping and all aspects of decorating to a high spec. There may be some general maintenance involved.

• Utilising established trade skills in property maintenance/construction.
• Work independently or part of a team.
• Health & Safety awareness, and safe working.
• Willing to travel to multiple sites in designated area given.
• Deliver a high quality of work and finish.
• Have qualifications equivalent to a minimum of level 2 in relevant trade and/or equivalent experience.
• Open to working early or late shifts as required.
• Ensuring that HC&EG has a safe and efficient working environment and infrastructure for its employees and their activities.

It is the nature of the work of Horizon Care and Education that tasks and responsibilities are, in many circumstances unpredictable and varied. All employees are therefore, expected to work in a flexible way when the occasion arises so that tasks which are not specifically covered in the job description have to be undertaken. These additional duties will normally be to cover unforeseen circumstances or changes in work.

If the additional responsibility or task becomes a regular of frequent part of the member of staff’s job, it will be included in the job description in consultation with the member of staff.

We have recently launched One Horizon which is a new platform designed for YOU which brings together the benefits, tools and resources to help you feel supported, valued and great at work!

The platform is designed to give you instant access to amazing employee benefits, company announcements, downloadable resources and documents as well as feedback surveys and our people directory.

You will benefit from Discount programmes, Holiday trading scheme, Eco friendly car scheme, Smart Tech scheme, Wellbeing Centre and Cycle to work plus much more!

Horizon Care and Education Group iscommittedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and has an expectation that all staffsharethiscommitment. This post is subject to satisfactory references an enhanced DBS disclosure which will be met by the employer.

Closing date for this role will be 02nd October

Please note, we reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date stated if we receive a high volume of applications.