Maintenance Operative - Tiler/Patch Plasterer/Finisher

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Tiler / Patch Plasterer / Finisher to join our Day to Day Works trade team. The successful person will be working for our Home Maintenance Team. We are a team of trade professionals providing responsive and planned repairs in the homes of our customers and stakeholders. You will maintain the high standards expected of this team and deliver excellent customer care at all times while working to tight deadlines. This is a role working in an exciting, fast paced environment that is frequently subject to change. We are a forward thinking, values driven housing association. This role is a mobile working role, using our maintenance depot in Ecclesfield, Sheffield as an operating base. For our perfect candidate, we are offering a flexible role, working in a caring and friendly team, with a great package of benefits. More about the role: We’re looking for a competent Tiler / Patch Plasterer/ Finisher to join our Home Maintenance Team, which is a team of trade professionals that provide responsive and planned repair work for our customers. Reporting to an HMT Multi-trade Supervisor the role will entail working alone or as part of a small team. You will be carrying out Tiling, small plastering and finishing duties in the homes of our customers, and buildings owned or maintained by SYHA. You will be part of a trade team delivering responsive repair and planned works to our customers and stakeholders while working to achieve high standards of workmanship and excellent customer care at all times. Our wider benefits: * Salary – 4A £30,649 - £33,135 (includes 5% market supplement) * Working hours – 37 hours per week Monday to Friday * Driving licence essential * Generous holiday entitlement – 27 days annual leave, statutory bank holidays plus an additional 4 SYHA days, pro rata. * 5% pension contribution * Excellent flexible working options including Flexi Time, Condensed Hours, Part Time, and Job Share. * Excellent benefits including: * SYHA Rewards - employee discount scheme, which offers cash back and shopping discounts. Plus advice and resources on health eating, financial wellbeing, exercise and mastering your mental health * Westfield Health (employer paid) * Counselling * Discounted Gym membership * Cycle to work scheme * Access to a wide range of programmes to train and develop you. * Additional Multi-skill bonus of £1264 per annum paid monthly for qualifying staff For more information about our range of benefits, please visit the Your Wellbeing and Feeling at Home. Who you are: The perfect person for the role will possess the following skills and qualities. * Have the experience and the ability to carry out tiling, patch plastering and finishing work. * Have the ability to solve problems and to make recommendations for repair and maintenance issues. * Be flexible and have the ability to carry out minor repairs requiring the skills of other trades, such as joinery or minor plumbing repairs. * Have the ability to provide advice and guidance to clients/customers on maintenance and repair issues. * Have a full driving licence and be confident to drive vehicles in the HMT fleet. This includes vehicles up to long wheelbase transit size. * A working knowledge of digital work solutions including using online applications. Who we are: At South Yorkshire Housing Association, our purpose is for our customers to settle at home, live well and realise their potential. Feeling settled and living well means different things to the people and families that live across South Yorkshire. So, we work with people in different ways – from our extra-care housing, to providing services and opportunities that individuals can access in their home, workplace and community, to creating houses for affordable rent. Our employees enable us to create the best services, support, and experiences for our customers. We believe that difference makes us better, and that our services are made stronger by having a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Please note that we may remove this advert prior to the advertised date, dependent on the level of response received. Please apply at your earliest convenience. At SYHA, we value the incredible contribution and talent that people with disabilities can and do bring to our workplace and we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. As part of our commitments, we will ensure that disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview. To be considered under the scheme, disabled applicants must disclose their disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) on the Equal Opportunities section of the job application. SYHA does not hold a sponsorship license and are unable to provide visa sponsorship. Closing Date: Midnight 9th November 2025 Interview Date: Wednesday, 19th November 2025