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A Housing Association is currently looking for a Lettings & Housing Officer on a temporary basis for about 6 months. Key responsibilities are as follows Showing the applicants properties at planned viewings Assessing applicants documents following allocation Communicating with applicants regarding additional information required or outcome Let homes and manage re-lets, ensuring void work is completed quickly and effectively. Empty homes should be let as soon as possible and to a standard that suits residents' needs Letting homes in Luton, Bedford, North London and Hatfield Provide an excellent personal landlord service to residents in a small patch of homes. This includes regular communication and meetings with each resident at home (at least annually), and being responsible for ensuring that any issues they have raised are resolved appropriately Welcome new residents to the A2B service, including a personal meeting in their homes, ensuring any issues are sorted out and their level of customer satisfaction is increased and maintained Ensure that any anti-social behaviour issues are dealt with appropriately and quickly, liaising with the caseworker, patrol team and external agencies where necessary Use resident feedback to identify common issues and develop plans to meet their individual and neighbourhood needs, thus improving their satisfaction levels Encourage and support residents to improve their involvement in their homes and local communities Ensure properties are maintained in a good condition by diagnosing, ordering and managing necessary repairs. Seek appropriate support from surveyors, specialist contractors and the asset management team, where necessary; and take overall responsibility for ensuring repairs are delivered quickly, effectively, economically and to the residents satisfaction Ensure communal areas and neighbourhoods are clean, safe and well maintained by working with the estate contact manager, contractors, caretakers or cleaners as required. You may be asked to manage cleaners or caretakers as part of your role Manage the work of the handyman and contractors that you engage and seek feedback on their work upon completion, feeding back to the contract management team Look at Locator to identify transfer opportunities for your residents, manage mutual exchange requests and discuss and assist with transfer applications To work to ensure the gas compliance performance for the patch is always maximised and to ensure access is obtained within the required timescales To be involved in resident consultation on cyclical maintenance and decent homes work, and to take the lead in dealing with any issues or complaints relating to such works, in consultation with Asset Management. Effectively manage the income and expenditure for all properties on your patch Manage and monitor a repairs budget ensuring you work within financial regulations and get best value from our contractors Collect rent and manage rent accounts, taking appropriate action to recover debt, referring cases for legal action where appropriate Calculate housing benefit entitlement for new residents and ensure residents have access to good benefit and debt advice PAYE £20.84 Umbrella £27.56 Essential requirements Must have a background in Lettings Must have a driving licence and your own car (own car only required when pool cars are unavailable) Happy to to travel to Luton, Bedford, North London and Hatfield to let properties Must be able to start immediately or on short notice

Job Title: Premises Officer (Caretaking, Maintenance & Cleaning) Location: Lewisham Contract: Full-time Start Date: ASAP Our client is seeking a reliable and proactive Premises Officer to join our site team at a busy college in the Lewisham area. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the campus is safe, secure, clean and well maintained. Key Responsibilities Carry out day-to-day caretaking and site supervision duties Maintain a clean, safe and welcoming environment for students, staff and visitors Undertake basic maintenance and minor repairs Support room set-ups for events and daily college activities Monitor site security, including opening and closing the premises Carry out regular health and safety checks and report any issues Assist with cleaning duties as required across the site Essential Requirements Previous experience in caretaking, premises, facilities or maintenance work Willingness to undertake both maintenance and cleaning duties Good practical and organisational skills Ability to work independently and as part of a team A strong awareness of health and safety An enhanced DBS check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (must be in place or obtained prior to starting) What They Offer Full-time, stable employment A supportive working environment within an education setting Immediate start for the right candidate

Estate Caretaker Temp position PAYE: 14.00 per hour PAYE or 17.00 per hour Umbrella Location: EC1V Near to Barbican Tube station My client is a well-known housing association and they're seeking experienced Estate Caretaker to clean and maintain internal, external and all common areas of housing blocks and estates. You'll be responsible for inspecting and cleaning communal areas including sweeping and mopping, external litter picking, leaf clearance, cleaning bin areas and rotating bins. You'll carry out health and safety checks and report bulk rubbish, graffiti and abandoned vehicles to the appropriate teams. Working to high standards you'll also rotate bins to ensure refuse chutes are clear and bulk is prepared for uplift. You'll have responsibility for ensuring that our blocks are kept clean and left hazard free at each visit and high standards are maintained. With an understanding and awareness of Health and Safety issues, you'll ensure that your work and time is recorded using the systems in place and that all repairs or H&S issues are photographed with details referred to the appropriate teams. Acting as a point of contact you'll ensure there is good communication with all teams and departments and promote a positive image, reporting any tenancy issues identified or suspected to the Housing Officer. You'll also be required to carry out maintenance of internal areas of blocks, including the cleaning of internal ledges, sills, handrails, balustrades, doors, walks and remove cobwebs from light fittings and all surroundings. Hours (Apply online only) / Monday - Friday - Weekend work is also available on Saturdays Key Responsibility: Take personal responsibility for ensuring that the estate is clean, tidy, landscaped, litter free and safe from hazards by delivering a high quality caretaking and grounds maintenance service to residents. Identify and assist in ways to improve the internal and external environment through working closely as part of a team and taking pride in the role. Rotate bins regularly to ensure refuse chutes are clear and ensure bulk bins are placed ready for collection. Sweep and wash communal staircase and landings as appropriate. Clean internal ledges, sills, handrails, balustrades, doors, walls and remove cobwebs from light fittings and all surroundings. Following the removal of refuse from the dustbins/bulk refuse containers, hose down and disinfect the area. If this is of interest please send me a copy of your CV and I will be happy to give you a call to discuss

Mobile Caretaker Mobile position Temp- for 3 months initially PAYE: 13.58 per hour PAYE or 16.55 per hour Umbrella Location: North London covering 2 sites Harringay and Enfield Van and fuel card provided My client is a well-known housing association and they're seeking experienced Estate Caretakers to clean and maintain internal, external and all common areas of housing blocks and estates. You'll be responsible for inspecting and cleaning communal areas including sweeping and mopping, external litter picking, leaf clearance, cleaning bin areas and rotating bins. You'll carry out health and safety checks and report bulk rubbish, graffiti and abandoned vehicles to the appropriate teams. Working to high standards you'll also rotate bins to ensure refuse chutes are clear and bulk is prepared for uplift. You'll have responsibility for ensuring that our blocks are kept clean and left hazard free at each visit and high standards are maintained. With an understanding and awareness of Health and Safety issues, you'll ensure that your work and time is recorded using the systems in place and that all repairs or H&S issues are photographed with details referred to the appropriate teams. Acting as a point of contact you'll ensure there is good communication with all teams and departments and promote a positive image, reporting any tenancy issues identified or suspected to the Housing Officer. You'll also be required to carry out maintenance of internal areas of blocks, including the cleaning of internal ledges, sills, handrails, balustrades, doors, walks and remove cobwebs from light fittings and all surroundings. Hours (Apply online only) / Monday - Friday Key Responsibility: Take personal responsibility for ensuring that the estate is clean, tidy, landscaped, litter free and safe from hazards by delivering a high quality caretaking and grounds maintenance service to residents. Identify and assist in ways to improve the internal and external environment through working closely as part of a team and taking pride in the role. Rotate bins regularly to ensure refuse chutes are clear and ensure bulk bins are placed ready for collection. Sweep and wash communal staircase and landings as appropriate. Clean internal ledges, sills, handrails, balustrades, doors, walls and remove cobwebs from light fittings and all surroundings. Following the removal of refuse from the dustbins/bulk refuse containers, hose down and disinfect the area. If this is of interest please send me a copy of your CV and I will be happy to give you a call to discuss

We are looking for a Maintenance Person to join our friendly team at The Manton Heights Care Home, based in Bedford. At RCH, our vision is to put quality first in everything we do for our residents, their relatives and our staff. This approach and our commitment to providing the highest levels of service are key factors in our success. Duties / responsibilities : Weekly audits including but not limited to the following: fire alarms, water temperatures, inspecting premises including air conditioning and recording on forms; Low level maintenance work to ensure that the setting is safe and well maintained; Keep good records of all of the tasks you perform; Requirements Relatively recent experience being a maintenance officer or caretaker; Multi Trader with experience in some of the following decorating, minor plumbing, handy man duties as well as minor joinery ,electrical PAT testing of items etc; Preferably prior experience working in a care home environment (while it is preferred, this is not essential) Availability for occasional call outs; Lives reasonably locally, i.e. within a reasonable travelling distance Benefits: Ongoing training and support to further your career Full induction Wide variety of health, retail and leisure benefits via Perkbox Company pension scheme Refer a friend bonus Parking available on site

Job Title: Fire Ground Technician Location: Cardiff, Wales, GB, CF3 6YA Compensation: £24,680 + Benefits Role Type: Full time / Permanent Job ID: SF41131 This is your opportunity to join Babcock International contributing with the day to day Facilities & Maintenance function in delivering effective and efficient services in accordance with the PFI project agreement. Babcock International Group is a FTSE 250 business and is the UK's leading engineering support services organisation. Our Skills & Learning business is one of the UK's largest private sector providers of vocational and skills training. We work in partnership major employers across the Service and Engineering sectors to help develop their people. Who we are looking for? We are looking for an individual who has basic DIY/handyperson/caretaker experience. You will have a good standard of fitness and mobility due to nature of the role. What will you be doing? As a Fire Ground Technician you will play a key role in setting up classrooms and helping maintenance team with equipment. Your duties will include: * Being the sites designated Environmental Officer assist the Facilities & Maintenance Team Leader in all aspects associated with establishing legislative and operational compliance with HS&E, Quality and Information Assurance * Undertaking duties associated with operational security, implementation, enforcement and policing of safe working systems for the coordination and control of site activities, direct and indirect * Undertaking duty contributions for the delivery of the FM / PPM function for support activities in accordance with annual training plans, charging of BA cylinders, housekeeping, room setup's etc * Supporting the Facilities & Maintenance Team Leader with the development of processes and procedures to deliver an effective and efficient function, in respect to the development, implementation and maintenance of SOP's and Risk Assessments The experience you'll bring * Driving Licence essential * IT literate MS Office applications * Experience of HS&E safe systems of work, sub-contractor coordination and control * Fit and able body due to this being an active role * Good understanding of health and safety What a role with Babcock offers? * Generous holiday entitlement * Competitive money purchase pension scheme with life assurance * Share ownership scheme * Access to make a difference for a sustainable environment for future * A tailored personal development and training programme. * Autonomy. Trusted and empowered to deliver and be your best. About Babcock Training With a rich history of service excellence, Babcock is a trusted name across the training and apprenticeships market. We have an enviable track record in delivering intelligent and compelling workforce development solutions and are one of the UK's largest and most reputable training providers. Our solutions range from bespoke, employer-led apprenticeship programmes to pioneering digital simulations and we work closely with all of our customers to reflect their organisational needs. Supporting both private and public sector businesses, a customer focused solution is at the heart of who we are, consistently putting the employer brand at the forefront of programme design. As one of the UK's largest apprenticeship providers, we offer apprenticeships at multiple levels in engineering with particular expertise in the rail, automotive, nuclear and energy industries as well as the British Army and Emergency Services. We also deliver apprenticeships across retail, hospitality, active leisure, adult care, automotive, business, customer service, early years care and warehousing sectors. Having delivered apprenticeships for over 20 years we have developed an enviable reputation across the marketplace, delivering high quality solutions for employers and apprentices alike. Armed Forces Covenant We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. Click to find out more. Application Guidance: All applications should be made online. We are committed to building an inclusive culture and strive to attract talent who thrive in an inclusive and flexible working environment. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know and will respond in a way that best fits your specific needs. Please follow the link when you apply to find out more about how COVID-19 is impacting #LI-POST

Interim role - Estate services Assistant/caretaker - Central London - flexible working pattern Your new company This is a well established public sector organisation in Central London, with one of the largest estates in London. You'll join a team created to provide the high-quality housing management services. The job purpose is to proactively work to create and maintain safe, clean and attractive estates for the residents. Your new role Some of your duties include: To conduct regular inspections of all communal parts, internal and external in accordance with the agreed schedules, frequencies, methods and/or as required which, not exclusively will include: Inspection of cleaning to all communal staircases, foyers, balconies, courtyards,passages, car parks, hard areas, chute chamber rooms, and refuse storage rooms, lift car floors and walls, lampshades, state signs estate furniture and other such communal fixtures and fittings as may be prescribed. To promptly report any communal repairs to the Customer Services Centre, using the devices provided as appropriate to ensure effective recording of cases. Effective monitoring of on-going communal repairs, ensuring repairs are completed within given timescales. Identify, resolve/report any potential health and safety issues on the estates. Assess the risk and escalate appropriately where required. To record any issues of fly tipping and arrange removal. Where possible identify the origins and refer to the housing officer for further action. Proactively look at all areas on the estate and carry out appropriate minor works as required.Minor works include: Carpentry, Plumbing (non-qualified jobs such as unblocking sinks/toilets etc), internal painting, changing lightbulbs, removing broken glass, boarding up, easing and adjusting doors, setting time clocks and offering a general repairs and maintenance service as directed by the Team Leader. Identify and record any incidents of nuisance, anti-social behaviour, and safeguarding on estates and report this to the relevant housing officer. In the event of any disruption in main services, such as gas, water, electricity etc., to take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of residents, minimise their inconvenience and protect the property from damage. To maintain regular contact with residents and to respond to requests for practical assistance, which reasonably fall within the scope of the job. What you'll need to succeed Ability to undertake tasks in line with Health and Safety regulations Be able to communicate effectively across all stakeholders and with residents Confident to make decisions and take ownership of the outcomes Undertaking general DIY jobs Experience of writing basic reports Be reliable, flexible, courteous, honest and practical understanding of the challenges faced by vulnerable residents What you'll get in return Possibility to work for a well established public sector organization Good location and good transports links Flexible working patterns: early start and early finish. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)