Joiner / Multi Skilled Operative (Home Adaptations)

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £26,824 (Level one) rising to £27,694 (Level three) per annum (Pay award pending)

Location: The Adaptations Workshop in Lenton, with daily travel across Nottingham, office base is Loxley House with potential for working from on admin tasks 

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. 

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham.  So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

Use your practical skills to make a real difference every day.

Join Nottingham City Council's Preventative Adaptations team and help older residents remain safe, independent and living in their own homes through the installation, repair and maintenance of life-changing home adaptations.

About the Role

The Preventative Adaptations (PAD) scheme, delivered through the Adaptations & Renewals Agency, helps older residents remain safe, independent and living in their own homes for longer.


As a Joiner / Multi Skilled Operative (Home Adaptations), you will assess residents' homes and identify appropriate minor adaptation solutions that improve accessibility, reduce falls risks and promote independent living. You will plan and install small adaptation schemes and liaise with a contractor on some larger works. Through the provision of these adaptations and practical solutions, you will play a key role in supporting independent living and preventing avoidable hospital admissions and admissions to residential care.


This is a rewarding and varied role that combines home safety assessments, planning and installation works, workshop activities and direct engagement with residents across Nottingham.

 

Your responsibilities will include: 

Carrying out environmental and person-centred risk assessments within residents' homes.

Planning and installing a range of home adaptations and falls prevention equipment, including:

• Grab rails to baths, showers, walls and entrance doors


• Additional stair rails


• Chair raisers


• Threshold strips


• Minor joinery adaptations


• Accessibility improvements designed to promote independent living

️ Removing trip hazards and undertaking practical works to reduce falls risks within the home.

Preparing, manufacturing and modifying handrails and other adaptation components within a workshop environment.

Providing practical advice on home safety and falls prevention.

Liaising with Occupational Therapy colleagues, signposting residents to other services and working collaboratively with partner agencies where appropriate.

Managing stock, tools, materials and equipment, ensuring safe storage and transportation.

Maintaining accurate manual and electronic records.

✅ Monitoring contractor works where required to ensure quality and value for money.

Driving a Council vehicle across Nottingham to undertake home visits, installations and repairs.

The role requires strong practical and technical skills, excellent organisation and the ability to work independently while providing a high-quality, customer-focused service to residents.

About You

We are looking for someone with experience in installation, repairs, maintenance, adaptations, joinery or other practical trade-based roles who enjoys helping people and takes pride in delivering high-quality workmanship.

Essential Criteria

✔ Experience of making, preparing, installing, repairing or maintaining adaptations or similar works within domestic settings.

✔ Sound technical knowledge of using appropriate tools, fixings and installation methods across a range of surfaces and property types.

✔ Ability to work independently and manage your own workload, materials and daily route planning.

✔ Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with residents, including older people and those with physical disabilities.

✔ Experience of maintaining accurate written and electronic records.

✔ Understanding of health and safety requirements relating to installation, storage, transportation and use of equipment and materials.

✔ Ability to work in a flexible manner and adapt to changing priorities.

✔ Commitment to equality, diversity and excellent customer service.

✔ Full UK driving licence.

Desirable

✔ Experience of working within home adaptations, housing repairs, maintenance or community-based services.

✔ Awareness of falls prevention principles and the needs of older or disabled residents.

A DBS Enhanced Check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

 You can find the job description for this post here.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

At Nottingham City Council, we are proud to be an inclusive employer where everyone is welcomed, valued and respected. We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve and creating a culture where people can thrive.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences and are committed to ensuring fairness, dignity and respect for all.

♿ Disability Confident Employer

We are a Disability Confident Employer and actively encourage applications from disabled people. If you wish to apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please let us know as part of your application.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

️ Armed Forces Covenant

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military families.

Championing Diversity

We particularly welcome applications from:

• Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities


• LGBT+ communities


• Disabled people

These groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce, and we want our workforce to better reflect the diversity of Nottingham and the communities we serve.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it.  We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

Further Information

For informal enquiries please contact Ruth Stallwood, Adaptations & Renewals - Team Manager, by telephone on 0115 876 2900 or by email at [email protected] 

Closing Date: 13th September 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Practical Skills Test: 21st September 2026

Interview: 24th September 

Ready to Apply?

If you have practical installation skills, enjoy working directly with people and are passionate about helping residents live safely and independently in their own homes, we'd love to hear from you.

Join us and help make Nottingham a safer place for older residents to live independently. 

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

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