BTS Central Depot, Kingsway (On-Site)
Permanent
26409 - 28624 GBP / year
37 Hours Per Week
About the job
Salary: £26,409 - £28,624 a year
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent
Are you a practical, multi-skilled individual with a strong work ethic and a passion for supporting trades teams? We’re looking for a proactive Tradesperson Support Officer to assist BTS and contracted technicians in delivering essential housing services across Luton.
In this varied role, you’ll use your general building knowledge to carry out support tasks in areas such as roofing, painting, plastering, bricklaying, fencing, and demolition. From removing cupboards and constructing pathways to helping with garden repairs, you'll be a key part of ensuring repair work runs smoothly and efficiently.
You’ll also handle sensitive and specialist waste removal—sometimes working alongside emergency services—as well as transport building materials, drive BTS vehicles, and support general site operations.
If you're reliable, adaptable, and ready to make a meaningful impact in your community, we encourage you to apply and be part of the team that keeps Luton’s homes running safely and smoothly.
Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.
About you
We’re looking for a reliable and hands-on Tradesperson Support Officer who can confidently support trades teams while maintaining a positive and professional approach with clients, tenants, supervisors, and managers.
You’ll need to be comfortable working both independently and as part of a team, using your initiative to make practical decisions within set procedures. The role involves physical tasks, including daily ladder use and working at heights, so a good level of fitness and confidence in manual tasks is essential.
A full, valid driving licence is required, as you’ll be expected to travel between sites and transport materials. An understanding of equality in service delivery, along with basic knowledge of Health & Safety and Manual Handling regulations, is also important.
This is a public facing role so you’ll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English
If you're a team player with a practical mindset and a commitment to safe, inclusive working, we’d love to hear from you.
About us
Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.
The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough
Application Process
Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.
On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.
Benefits
We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:
- From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel
How to apply
We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out!
Our ‘How to apply' page has more tips to help with your application: How to apply