Gardener - Maintenance Operative

Gardener - Horticultural 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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