Are you looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference to local communities? We are looking for a skilled and customer-focused Floor Layer / Multi-Skilled Operative to join our Repairs Team, helping to maintain and improve council-owned homes and facilities across the borough.
As a Floor Layer / Multi-Skilled Operative, you will carry out a range of flooring works within occupied and void properties, ensuring that all repairs and installations are completed to a high standard. Your work will include welded flooring, wet rooms, safety stair edging, transition areas, latex and levelling compounds, carpet and hard flooring installations, alongside associated maintenance tasks.
Working independently, you will diagnose issues, carry out repairs, and provide excellent customer service to residents. You will use mobile technology to record work completed, update property records, and provide photographic evidence of repairs. The role also involves contributing to responsive repairs, property upgrades, and participating in the out-of-hours emergency call-out rota.
The post holder will ensure all work is completed to a high standard, in line with the health and safety regulations and customer service expectations.
What we offer:
- Full training and ongoing professional development
- Tools and equipment provided
- Varied and rewarding work across our housing stock
- Opportunity to develop additional skills within a supportive team
Closing Date: 18 October2026
Interview Date: TBC
About You
We are looking for someone with experience in a trade-based role who takes pride in delivering high-quality workmanship and excellent customer service. You will have a strong understanding of health and safety requirements and be comfortable working independently to manage your workload effectively.
- Full UK driving licence
- Knowledge of health and safety regulations and safe working practices
- Ability to work at height
- Flexibility to participate in the out-of-hours emergency call-out rota
- Experience or skills in other trades
- Surveying skills relevant to the trade
- Qualifications or experience in a second trade
We are looking for someone who demonstrates integrity, resilience, accountability, and a commitment to delivering excellent services for residents. You will be a team player who communicates effectively, embraces change, and takes personal responsibility for your work.
Please note: This role requires a Basic DBS check and regular travel to customer homes and sites. Work may involve outdoor activities in adverse weather conditions, occasional evening or weekend working, and participation in an on-call rota.
Join us and help maintain safe, quality homes for our residents while building a rewarding career with ongoing support, training, and development opportunities.
About Us
Great Yarmouth Borough Council has the goal to achieve excellence for the Borough. We don’t just say we are ambitious; we mean it. We are always looking at the ways in which we can improve and be the best that we can, providing the best for the people who live, work, visit and operate businesses in the Borough.
We have big plans for the future and massive opportunities ahead. We are one of the most successful enterprise zones in the country, Great Yarmouth is England’s offshore energy hub and Norfolk’s biggest seaside resort at the edge of the Broads National Park. The challenges we face in the borough are wide, but our commitment to achieving more has never been so focused.
We know that our team members are our most valuable asset, working hard to achieve our short and long term goals. Find out more about the people who work with us , and if you are as ambitious as we are,
We offer a range of exciting benefits as an employer and are committed to a policy of equal opportunity in employment and the services we provide.
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