Multi Skilled Trade Operative
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 14, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 9, 2026.
Join us as a Multi Skilled Trade Operative at Thirteen Group
Role Overview:
Are you a qualified trade looking for a role where your skills make a difference? We're on the lookout for a Multi Skilled Trade Operative (internally known as Multi Trade Operative) to join our Empty Homes team working across the Tees Valley.
As part of our in-house team, you’ll carry out a range of repairs and refurbishment works, helping us transform empty properties into quality homes, ready for customers.
If you have NVQ Level 3 in your base trade and experience in at least one other trade, we want to hear from you.
Thirteen Benefits:
- Salary - £37,937 per annum
- You'll have the opportunity to join our callout rota, which attracts a premium payment for being on standby, additional pay for each callout (up to 1 hour), plus overtime pay.
- Annual leave - starting at 28 days and rising to 31 days after three years, a day off for your birthday, plus bank holidays.
- Pension - up to 17% contributions (flexible contribution rates of up to 7% colleague and up to 10% employer).
- Simply Health - save money on common health expenses and get access to health and wellbeing support services.
- T’dar - our Discount and Reward platform giving you huge savings on everyday brands.
- Opportunities to buy and sell annual leave.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support our Empty Homes team to prepare empty properties to the highest standards, ensuring they are ready for new customers quickly and efficiently.
- Carry out a wide range of repairs connected with your specialist trade and your secondary trade skills.
- Deliver a fantastic service focused on high-quality work and ‘right first time’ completion.
- Jobs are planned for you by our Work Planners - so you can concentrate on carrying out works to a high standard.
- You'll have a fixed shift pattern of 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am to 4pm on Fridays in summer. In the winter, these hours will be 8am to 4pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am to 3.30pm on Fridays.
- We'll provide you with a company van, fuel card, tools and any PPE you'll need for the role.
About You:
- You’ll have an NVQ Level 3 in your main trade, plus experience in other trade areas e.g. joinery, plumbing, plastering/tiling, brickwork, decorating, fencing, roofing or drainage.
- We’re particularly interested in hearing from candidates with Joinery or Plumbing as your main trade.
- You must have a full, manual UK driving licence.
- Comfortable using digital devices or be willing to learn. We use mobile and hand-held devices to allocate jobs and for you to record your completion of work.
- A strong commitment to safe working practices and a good grasp of health and safety regulations.
- We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and would particularly encourage applications from females, who are currently underrepresented within our trade teams.
Why Thirteen
At Thirteen, we work together to provide quality homes, build stronger communities, and support people to live well. As the largest housing association in the North East and among the top 25 nationally, we manage over 36,000 homes, with over 1,600 colleagues providing services for around 100,000 customers.
Our vision is to be the most trusted housing association, with happy customers. In fact, we put customers at the heart of everything we do.
- Join a team that’s local at heart but welcomes talent from everywhere.
- Be part of an organisation that values diversity and inclusivity.
- Be a part of a company that offers tailored support services, going beyond just housing solutions.
Interested?
For more details, please refer to the attached documents.
If you’d like to talk more about the role, please contact Andy Grace, Empty Homes Manager on 07896 495799 for an informal discussion.
NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES, please.
Are You Ready for a Rewarding Challenge?
Join us at Thirteen Group and be a part of our vision to improve lives every day. APPLY NOW and start your journey towards making a meaningful impact in our community!
As part of our hiring process, if you’re successful we’ll need to verify your right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not a Skilled Worker Sponsoring Employer at this time.