Horticultural and Estates Officer

Horticultural and Estates Officer

£13.19 per hour

3 months minimum

Surrounding Durham and Seaham areas.

Driving Licence essential

Great opportunity to work with my social housing client. You will need to deliver a pro-active, customer-focused estate service that works alongside the team. You will need to ensure communal areas and other external areas on estates remain clean, safe and free from litter and fly-tipping.

Main duties will include:

Regularly inspect estates and take appropriate action to maintain a high standard of environmental cleanliness.

Report any potential breaches of tenancy or issues in relation to private properties

• Carry out minor repairs to our properties to prevent further deterioration or vandalism
• Carry out inspections to our communal areas within flat blocks as required
• Under-take general gardening and maintenance tasks to our properties and areas of land as required
• Assist in the delivery of leaflets or other information to residents as required
• Be the first point of contact responding to vulnerable and elderly customers requiring the handy person service
• Liaise with Coucils other agencies to resolve pest control issues
• Work in partnership with Council and other agencies to identify and resolve any safety risks or hazards on estates, including dangerous trees, street lighting, pot holes or broken pavements
• Carry out needle searches to void properties where require
• Report any outstanding repairs in respect of believe assets

* Support believe in the training and development of any apprentices through their day to
day work
* Comply with the organisation confidentiality and information security policies at all times
* Your duties may vary from time to time within the broad remit of your role and grade.

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Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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