Carpenter, Trades ​/ Skilled Labor

Who are Fair Ways and what do we stand for?

Fair Ways is a leading children’s services charity, delivering Fostering, Education, Residential and Family services and cares for over 400 children, families, young people and vulnerable adults each year. Fair Ways is a great place to work. We are a team. We care about each other and are all committed to making a change to the lives of the young people and service users in our care.

We will not apologise for calling our staff great, the best, or world‑class. Our staff are at the core of our organisation and we celebrate them by shouting it from the rooftops!

We are currently looking for a reliable, conscientious, and enthusiastic Carpenter to join our skilled maintenance team, carrying out a wide range of general maintenance and repair work across our properties. Fair Ways services operate from locations across the Solent, Wales, Bath and Bristol with this role being predominantly based in the Solent area. The maintenance of our properties plays an essential part in supporting those we care for ensuring the upkeep and smooth operation of our residential, education and family services.

Behind every well‑maintained environment is a team of dedicated maintenance professionals. You will be joining a supportive and experienced team committed to ensuring our buildings remain safe, functional, and welcoming spaces for those we support.

• Using your existing skills to make a meaningful difference - Providing high quality and effective carpentry support to all Fair Ways Services according to project specifications, reading and interpreting technical drawings and blueprints and using hand tools, power tools, and fabrication equipment. Work will be undertaken within the agreed timescales as per instruction from your line manager or works scheduler.
• Working safely - Having an awareness of the risks and challenges of undertaking carpentry works when working within the Health and Social care sector, ensuring all work is carried out safely with the monitoring of good, safe working practice whilst adhering to all Health and Safety policies within the organisation and ensuring all risk assessments are followed and strictly adhered to.
• Working smartly - Ensuring the removal and disposal of all debris and waste following any works undertaken, leaving all sites tidy and clean whilst guaranteeing strict waste management procedures are adhered to ensuring that all sites are left safe and secure for those using our services.
• Using your effective communication skills - Communicating effectively with your line manager and the wider maintenance team providing progress reports and feedback on productivity using the appropriate platforms and ensuring clear communication at all times. This is to ensure that all maintenance requests are managed in a timely manner and further support the smooth running of the department.
• Managing your time effectively - Managing your workload effectively ensuring that all tasks are fulfilled by required deadlines in accordance with the maintenance scheduling plan. You will also be required to assist in project and small works as appropriate, enabling the maintenance department to have adequate and appropriate cover for all works required.
• Being part of a fantastic team! - Attending and engaging in weekly team meetings, contributing to discussions around current projects and workload, updates, information and debriefs enabling a platform for sharing lessons learned and looking at continuous improvement within the department.
• Working in a trauma informed environment - Playing your part in growing a compassionate, resilient and trauma informed community that embraces learning, so that we improve the lives and outcomes of every individual. It is important to highlight that the majority of works undertaken will be within our frontline services so it is key to ensure a good understanding and knowledge of what our services deliver prior to application – you can find full details of our amazing charity and all of its fantastic work…