Estate Officer (2 Posts)
- Employer
- Warwick District Council
- Location
- Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
- Salary
- £19,698 - £20,903 per annum plus shift allowance
- Closing date
- 24 Jan 2021
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- Sector
- Local Councils
- Job Type
- Caretaking / Cleaning, Housing, Maintenance and security, Property management
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Working Pattern
- See advert details
- Hours
- Full-Time
Job Details
Permanent Posts
37 hours per week over a 7-day rota
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Housing Services team as an Estate Officer. If you are someone who enjoys being in the outdoors and wants to maintain and improve the local environment, this role should interest you.
This role is about taking responsibility for and making a positive contribution to the cleansing, health and safety, maintenance and appearance in and around the communal areas of our housing stock and the wider housing neighbourhood. You will be able to make a positive impact on the quality of people’s lives, by helping to improve their environment and helping to address their concerns.
Your duties will include ensuring housing land and housing stock is safe and well maintained, you will carry out fire safety inspections, monitor contractors, work closely with other Housing colleagues, including partner agencies such as the Police and County Council.
Working sometimes on your own and sometimes as part of a team, your supervisor will be an Estates Team Leader.
This is a public facing role of Housing Services, so you need excellent communication skills, as you will be working in and around neighbourhoods on a daily basis, problem solving and interacting with tenants. You will need to effectively deal with their concerns and work with colleagues throughout the service to make our neighbourhoods a cleaner and safer place to live.
Requirements of the role include:
A driving licence is required as this role will include visiting several sites on a daily basis to conduct fire safety checks and ensuring our estates are neat and tidy.
When completing the application, please ensure you read the attached Job Description and Person Specification, demonstrating you meet the essential criteria for this post, giving examples of your experience and skills wherever possible.
For informal enquiries please contact Leigh Whitehouse, Building and Estates Manager on 07394 402055 or email leigh.whitehouse@warwickdc.gov.uk
Closing date: 24th January 2021
Interview will be held via MS Teams
We also offer a competitive salary alongside a range of benefits.
Company
Warwick District, is at the heart of Shakespeare’s England and comprises the towns of Royal Leamington Spa, Warwick, Kenilworth and Whitnash. The district boasts historic castles and buildings with regency architecture, vibrant town centres hosting a lively calendar of events, as well as beautiful parks and gardens. We enjoy links to the M40, M42, M1 and M6, national rail connection and Birmingham International airport. It is one of the most prosperous regions in the country with low unemployment rates.
Here at Warwick District Council, our vision is to make Warwick District a great place to live, work and visit and we recognise that our employees are the key to achieving that. Working arrangements in most jobs are flexible; flexi-time, full or part time and job sharing is usually available. You can expect generous holiday entitlements, a pension scheme and plenty of opportunities for training and personal development.
We believe in recruiting the best person for the job, using fair and open selection, based on knowledge and experience, skills and behaviour. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.
- Website
- http://www.warwickdc.gov.uk/
- Location
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Riverside House
Milverton Hill
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV32 5HZ
United Kingdom
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