Description East Suffolk Council - Riverside, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0EQ £27,711 - £30,060 per annum (Band 4) 37 hours per week Permanent East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk. We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Council's Building Maintenance Team as a Pitched Roofer. Your role As the successful candidate, you will be required to carry out a range of roofing maintenance or refurbishment activities such as repair, replacement, or cleaning on behalf of tenants and customers of East Suffolk Council. What you will need You will have a minimum of 3 years previous experience of working on varied roofing types and system and be able to demonstrate a sound and experience technical knowledge of roofing types and their component parts. Level 2 Diploma in Roofing Occupations or Level 2 Diploma in Roof Slating and Tiling. As the post holder, you will have competent knowledge of all relevant health and safety requirements, and the ability to highlight potential hazards. Why work for us? East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (youtube). Here are some of the main benefits: Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays) Local government pension scheme Flexible working arrangements Learning and development tailored to your role A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services. Find more information about what we offer in our benefits brochure (pdf). The majority of our teams are working in an agile way, with a mixture of home and office working, depending on individual preferences and service requirements. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements if you were the successful candidate, please contact the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert. For more information Should you require further information regarding this position please contact Gavin Newrick by emailing gavin.newrickeastsuffolk.gov.uk Closing date: 2pm, 24 December 2024. Interview date: 13 January 2025. How to apply Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (docx). Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted). Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (suffolk.gov.uk)