Housing Estates Response Technician

Posted on 19 October 2022
  • Directorate BHCC: Housing, Neighbourhoods and Communities
  • Salary £22,129 - £22,571 *Pay award pending
  • Contract Permanent
  • Closing Date This vacancy has closed

Location

Housing Centre, Moulsecoomb, Brighton

Job Summary

  • Job reference
    orbis/TP/528/22639
  • Positions available
    4
  • Working hours
    37
  • Closing date

    This vacancy has closed

  • Job category
    Caretaking & Cleaning
  • Organisation
    Brighton & Hove City Council

Job introduction

Do you want to provide an essential service to council housing estates across our city? Do you have experience of cleaning and enjoy working in a customer focussed environment?

If so, we welcome your application to join the Estates Service Team as a Housing Estates Assistant.

You will be part of the Estates Service Team who deliver a cleaning and minor repairs service to the council’s housing stock of approximately 850 blocks.

Now is a great time to join Brighton and Hove City Council as we expand our housing team to deliver exciting strategic plans for housing into the future.

For an informal discussion, please contact Chloe Mclaughlin or Les Barnes – Estates Service Manager on 01273 294769 or by email on chloe.mclaughlin@brighton-hove.gov.uk and les.barnes@brighton-hove.gov.uk   

About the role

We are looking for an organised and motivated individual with:

• a full, clean driving licence

• experience of leading a team

• experience of cleaning and knowledge of the methods used in cleaning common parts of public buildings

• the ability to work within a team as well as on your own initiative

• experience of delivering a high quality service within a customer focussed environment

• the ability to co-operate and adhere to Health & Safety policy, practices and instruction

• excellent verbal and written communication skills

You will work with the Estates Service team to clean the common parts of the buildings and designated surrounding areas that meet the standards set out in the cleaning schedules, by following the Estates Service’s guidelines for the different types of cleaning tasks including use of electronic scrubbing machines.

In return for your skills and hard work, we offer:

  • A standard working week of 37 hours per week
  • A full induction
  • Paid annual leave
  • Pension scheme
  • Rental Deposit scheme
  • Staff discounts at participating businesses

Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to upload your CV and answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (CV guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Work Permits: This role does not meet the requirement for UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Successful candidates will need to evidence that they have the Right to Work in the UK.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

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