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Vacancy: Grounds Maintenance Caretaker
Closing Date: Wednesday 19th March 2025
Shortlisting Date: Thursday 20th March 2025
Interviews: Thursday 3rd April 2025
Salary: £23,677.30
About The Vacancy: In this role, you will ensure the clean, safe, and tidy appearance of our estates, respective areas, and their environment. This includes a commitment to provide a strong community focus to improve the lives of our customers/residents. Demonstrating Newport City Homes' equal opportunities, Health & Safety, and customer service standards in all activities. Ensuring that resident engagement and participation is at the heart of all activities.
Specifically, You Will:
* Communicate effectively with residents, internal trade teams, and external contractors to ensure excellent customer service.
* Carry out ground's maintenance works, scheduled grass cutting of open communal areas, shrubs and hedges, and the treatment of weeds, moss, and invasive species.
* Remove weeds and overgrowth from NCH land including communal areas, footpaths, lanes, and open areas as agreed.
* Conduct daily safety checks of the allocated works vehicle and record the findings in the appropriate manner.
* Assist with the tidying of gardens of void and tenanted properties when requested.
* General clearance of litter and fly tipping on NCH land including shrub beds, small landscaped areas, and garage/car parking areas.
* Clear blocked bin chutes, top communal bins, and clean communal areas, including bin areas, staircases, and landings of flats and maisonette blocks.
* Work with multi-agencies on estates specific issues and projects.
* Undertake inspections and clearance of waterways.
* Contribute to combating Anti-social behaviour by witnessing and reporting incidents to appropriate colleagues.
* Work to Estates standards to provide a clean and safe environment.
* Maintain adequate stock of materials and its safe storage.
* Ensure that the equipment owned by NCH is appropriately used, stored securely, and report defective equipment to supervisor.
* Prioritise workload and maintain accurate records for monitoring purposes.
* During winter months, ensure NCH grit bins are replenished and clear snow off main footpaths or walkways.
* Assist in maintaining a risk-based inspection regime for all NCH areas.
* Observe all regulations related to Health & Safety at Work.
* Assist fellow caretakers and other members within the estates team when required.
* Work collaboratively with all other service areas to ensure works delivery is fit for purpose.
* Mentor, coach, and develop apprentices and other members of staff.
* Work in a safe and appropriate manner to meet the duties and responsibilities within the Health and Safety policies and procedures.
* Perform additional reasonable duties as required.
Application Process: We require an application form to be completed for every role (simply hit apply now). We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CV's will be treated as a direct application.
Your NCH, Our Comprehensive Benefits Package: We believe NCH is a great place to work and it's important to us that our people feel the same way. As well as offering varied and fulfilling careers, we want every colleague to feel appreciated.
Pension Scheme: We offer an attractive pension scheme with generous employer contributions.
Enhanced Annual Leave: You'll start on 25 days annual leave (+ Bank Holidays) which would increase to 30 days following 3 years' service.
Health And Wellbeing: We have many health and wellbeing policies and initiatives.
About Newport City Homes: Newport City Homes (NCH) has a significant presence in South-East Wales, and we have a responsibility to make sure our customers, communities, and colleagues are given opportunities to grow and succeed.
Our Values:
* Active: We take action and get things right first time.
* Collaborative: We work hard to earn the trust of customers and colleagues.
* Inclusive: We celebrate our differences and embrace diversity in people and ideas.
* Trusted: Individually we're good, but together we're great.
NCH strives to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
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