Estate Officer (Caretaker/grounds maintenance)

Do you enjoy being hands on in your job and like finding ways to provide and improve great services for customers? Then our Estate Officer role might just be the one for you. You'll be our eyes and ears on the ground, being a valued first point of contact for our residents while on the estate, maintaining and improving the estate grounds and monitoring services provided. If you're a dab hand at getting practical and enjoy the outdoors, then we'd love to hear from you.

Good in person communication skills and experience of using IT systems, such as email, is essential. Previous experience in general maintenance or in a caretaking role would be welcomed but not vital as we'll give you training on tools, equipment and our internal systems to enable you to deliver your job to the best of your ability. We offer a variety of benefits such as 24 days annual leave (increasing to a maximum of 28 days with service), plus 1.5 days complimentary leave per year, online discount schemes, Employee Assistance programme, Health cash plan, plus many more.

About the role

The main duties of the role include:

• Being the first point of contact for our residents on the estate

• Maintaining and improving the appearance of the estate grounds and monitoring the services provided.

• Carrying out litter picking, bin area maintenance and Health and Safety inspections

• Using IT systems to keep a repairs diary and recording all works carried out

• Conducting regular fire checks and recording of completion.

More about us

Hastoe is an award-winning housing association that owns and manages over 7,500 rented, shared ownership and leasehold homes. We hold charitable status and support our communities by providing high-quality and sustainable housing across the south of England.

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