Multi-Trader
Self-employed · London and the South East
The most wanted seat we have. Two or three trades in one van, and a full day of work every day.
Who you would be working with
Simpled Services is a property maintenance and refurbishment company. We work for housing associations, letting agents, landlords and private clients, mostly in London and the South East, and on jobs across the rest of the UK.
More than 8,500 jobs have gone through us. Mould and damp, leaks, plumbing, painting, kitchens and bathrooms, full refurbishments, end of tenancy work. Some of it is a two hour repair. Some of it runs for months.
The work is run inside Plan@Job, our own platform. Your jobs, the address, the scope, your photos, your reports and your invoice all sit in one place, so nobody is chasing anybody through WhatsApp for a picture of a finished wall.
The role
A multi-trader is the person we look for first. If you can plaster a patch, hang a door, fix a leak under a sink and leave the room decorated, you will never be short of work with us.
Most of our jobs are one visit. A tenant reports a problem, we send the right person, and it is finished that day. That only works when the person we send can do more than one thing.
What the work is
- Take the jobs that suit your trades, in your area, at the price agreed.
- Turn up on the date booked. If the date moves, tell us before the tenant finds out.
- Finish the job on the first visit wherever the work allows it.
- Photograph the work before, during and after, and file the report the same day.
What we need from you
- Real experience across at least two trades, with work you can show us.
- Public liability insurance, or willing to get it before your first job.
- The right to work in the UK, and registered as self-employed (CIS where the work is construction).
- Your own tools and your own transport.
- A phone you can take photos on. Every job is signed off with pictures.
The pay
Paid per job. The price is agreed with you before the work starts, and it does not change afterwards.
Please do not apply if
- You want a fixed weekly wage. This is self-employed work, paid per job.
- You leave a job at 60 percent and move on. We send the same people back to the same clients.
- Photos and paperwork annoy you. They are how you get paid on time.
Apply for Multi-Trader
Call the recruitment line and say what you do, or send an email with your trade, your area and how long you have been doing it. We answer everybody.