We're hiring a qualified

Joiner , offering a company van and consistent work within your Community. Places for People is one of the UK's largest housing providers and is proud to be recognised as one of the UK's Top 50 Best Workplaces. We are committed to creating inclusive Communities and improving Customers' lives. You'll be working locally, making a real difference to People's homes and the neighbourhoods we operate in.

What You'll Get

Use of a company van with fuel card

35 days annual leave (including bank holidays) with options to buy and sell leave

Overtime opportunities available

Core working hours of 08:00-16:30 Monday-Friday

Tools, uniform, iPad, mobile phone and PPE provided

Pension with matched contributions up to 7%

Permanent, secure employment

Consistent workload within your dedicated area

A bonus scheme for all Colleagues at up to 2%

Death in Service benefit

Sick pay

What You'll Be Doing

Carrying out joinery installations and repairs within domestic properties

Completing work such as doors, kitchens, flooring and internal fittings

Working to specifications, reports, and agreed standards

Protecting Customers' homes and belongings while completing work

Collaborating with supervisors, schedulers and wider teams to meet deadlines

Recording work activity and completing required documentation

Supporting apprentices and contributing to team performance and KPIs

What Your Day Looks Like

A structured schedule covering repairs and maintenance work

Travelling between jobs in your company van

Working independently or with a team of other tradespeople

Engaging directly with Customers in their homes





Completing work efficiently while maintaining quality and compliance standards

Where you'll work

Occupied homes

Empty (void) properties

A range of domestic properties within your local area

Environments involving vulnerable Customers

Essential Criteria (you need to meet all of these to be shortlisted)

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Joinery

Experience working as a Joiner, ideally within social housing or domestic properties

Full UK driving licence

Due to the area this patch covers, you will need to be based within the advertised postcode

Nice To Have (not Essential)

Experience working across multiple trades

IT literacy or willingness to learn digital systems

Our hiring process We're moving quickly and aim to interview as soon as possible for suitable candidates. If successful, when you join us you'll start an induction programme, which covers our systems, how we do things here and anything else you'll need to know.

Important information This role will require a Basic DBS check

You may be required to work across surrounding areas

Safeguarding At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.





We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a protected and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.

Armed Forces We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, as a reservist, armed forces veteran (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructor and military spouse/partner and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.

Disability Confident We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This helps us to successfully employ and retain people with disabilities and health conditions. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has sa substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.

Neurodivergent Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process sometimes works against them and doesn’t allow them to self-advo

📌 Joiner (Newcastle)
🏢 Places for People
📍 Newcastle