We're hiring a qualified Roofer, offering a company van and consistent work within your Community. Places for People is one of the UK's largest housing providers and is proud to be recognised as one of the UK's Top 50 Best Workplaces. We are committed to creating inclusive Communities and improving Customers' lives. You'll be working locally, making a real difference to People's homes and the neighbourhoods we operate in.

What You'll Get

Use of a company van with fuel card 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays) with options to buy and sell leave Overtime opportunities available Core working hours of 08:00-16:30 Monday-Friday Tools, uniform, iPad, mobile phone and PPE provided Pension with matched contributions up to 7% Permanent, secure employment Consistent workload within your dedicated area A bonus scheme for all Colleagues at up to 2% Death in Service benefit Sick pay

What You'll Be Doing

Carrying out roofing repairs across domestic properties including pitched and flat roofs Completing work such as tile repairs, mortar work and general roof maintenance Working to drawn specifications, reports and repair requirements Completing general building repairs linked to roofing work Working to specifications and ensuring compliance with health and safety requirements Collaborating with supervisors, schedulers, and wider teams to meet deadlines Recording work activity and completing required documentation Supporting apprentices and contributing to team performance and KPIs

What Your Day Looks Like

A structured schedule covering repairs and maintenance work Travelling between jobs in your company van Working independently or with a team of other tradespeople Engaging directly with Customers in their homes Completing work efficiently while maintaining quality and compliance standards

Where you'll work

You will be working across:

Occupied homes Empty (void) properties A range of domestic properties within your local area Environments involving vulnerable Customers

Essential Criteria (you need to meet all of these to be shortlisted)

NVQ Level 2 or City and Guilds in Roofing or equivalent experience Experience carrying out roofing repairs within domestic or social housing properties Ability to work to strict deadlines and maintain high quality standards Full UK driving licence Due to the area this patch covers, you will need to be based within the LS or BD postcode

Nice To Have (not Essential)

Experience carrying out general building repairs Experience working across multiple trades

Our hiring process

We're moving quickly and aim to interview as soon as possible for suitable candidates. If successful, when you join us you'll start an induction programme, which covers our systems, how we do things here and anything else you'll need to know.

Important information

This role will require a Basic DBS check

You may be required to work across surrounding areas

Ready to apply?

If you want to support customers in your local community, this could be the right role for you.

If you're looking for a stable role with consistent work, strong benefits, and the opportunity to make a real impact locally, we'd welcome your application.

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on

Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.

If you are using a mobile device such as an iPad then ensure your CV is stored in the cloud, we currently support Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities

Armed Forces - We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, as a reservist, armed forces veteran (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructor and military spouse/partner and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.

Disability Confident - We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This helps us to successfully employ and retain people with disabilities and health conditions. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has sa substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.

Neurodivergent – Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process sometimes works against them and doesn’t allow them to self-advocate. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.