Floor Layer - Housing Repairs Team

Full time 37 Hours per week – Fixed term for 23 months

Are you a skilled Floor Layer who takes pride in high‑quality workmanship and wants to make a real difference to people’s homes? Join Reading Borough Council’s Housing Repairs Team, where your expertise helps keep more than 5,000 homes safe, comfortable and well‑maintained.

We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.

About the Role

Based at our Bennet Road Depot (Reading, RG2 0QX), you will carry out floor laying and associated repair work in a variety of Council-owned or managed properties including houses, flats, and maisonettes.

Work will be carried out across Reading with no long-distance travel required.

This role involves working mainly in occupied homes, so delivering excellent customer service and treating residents with respect is essential.

Your duties will include

Installing a range of floor coverings including vinyl, laminate and modern flooring systems

Preparing subfloors and carrying out flooring repairs

Assessing materials required for jobs and collecting them from stores or suppliers

Completing work orders, job sheets and timesheets accurately

Maintaining high standards of workmanship and site cleanliness

Identifying additional repair needs where necessary

Following health and safety procedures at all times

We provide

A fully equipped council vehicle for work use

All PPE and uniform

Regular training and development (e.g. asbestos awareness, H&S, safeguarding)

High-quality tools or tool allowance

Requirements

City & Guilds / NVQ in Floorcovering (or equivalent experience)

Experience in domestic flooring, repairs and refurbishment environments

Knowledge of building trades and construction

Ability to work independently and within a team

Strong customer‑service approach when working in occupied homes

Good attention to detail and pride in workmanship

Full UK driving licence (required for travelling between properties)

You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place.

Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success.

Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this

Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do

Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential

Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance – striving to be even better – and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way

Make a Difference to Reading - maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed

Our offer

We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.

A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including

Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave

A wide range of flexible working opportunities

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)

On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted

Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work

Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax

To arrange a confidential discussion on this position please contact Rod Welford – Voids Contracts Manager - rodney.welford@reading.gov.uk

Closing Date

Sunday 17th May 2026

Interview Date

To be confirmed

Interviews to take place in person in a void property in Reading

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.