Estate Officer

We are Places for People, we provide outstanding supported housing, retirement living and tenancy sustainment services to a variety of customers.

We want you to join the Places for People Group and the 11,000 other colleagues on our journey; colleagues who have helped to build, manage, maintain places that people are proud to call home and stay active in. How do we do all this? We surround ourselves with supportive people, caring people and get it done people. Our people live and breathe our SPIRIT values; we are the place for spirited people.

More about your role

As an Estate Officer you will promote a safe and secure living environment for our customers, in line with Health and Safety law and Living+ policies. This role does include some hands on tasks such as painting and decorating of communal areas and properties, low level repairs and maintenance and the arrangement of rubbish/ fly tipping to be removed. You will also assist in the management of our properties and its surrounding areas, carry out tenancy change visits and conduct thorough inspections of our properties.

You will ensure any cleaning, grounds maintenance and other maintenance issues are dealt with promptly, liaising with relevant departments and our partner agencies. You will encourage a rapid response to vandalism, graffiti and litter ensuring these are reported to the relevant team or in some circumstances you will deal with these issues yourself.

The role is an agile role however travel to the following areas will be required Huntingdonshire, Huntingdon, Sapley, Alconbury, Farcet, St Ives, St Neots, Hartford, Hilton.

For more information please download our job profile available on our website.

More about you

Are you looking for a role that you can make a difference and be outdoors in the local community? Do you have experience working with vulnerable people and developing them and their future?

You will have experience working with vulnerable people in a community based role and demonstrate a thorough understanding of their needs. You will work closely with all of our customers and internal staff therefore strong communication skills and a great attitude are essential for this role. You should have experience working within a busy role and you should have a proven ability to prioritise your work load and work under pressure.

You must also have access to your own vehicle and hold a full driving license in order to be considered for this role.

The benefits

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you job security and all the challenge you could wish for. Here people can flourish, thrive, better themselves and work in fantastic communities with inspirational colleagues and customers.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to help colleagues save money or make their lives a little bit easier which can include:

- 27 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- Pension with matched contributions
- Training and development
- Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from

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