Closing Date: Wednesday 22 March

Shortlisting Date: Thursday 23 March

Salary: £22,178.15 (+ Pay Award Pending)

Purpose of role:

To 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.
• Ensuring the activities of the organisation are carried out to the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in accordance with all relevant legislation.-

Specifically, the Watercourse Caretaker will:

• Communicate effectively with local community, internal trade teams and external contractors to ensure excellent customer service.
• Undertake any duties associated with the maintenance of the water course, supporting asset inspection, identify any structure failures, breaches, damage or pollution incidents.
• Maintaining a clean and safe environment to provide a safe natural habitat for protected wildlife such as nesting birds, otters, water voles, dormice etc.
• Clearance of litter and fly tipping and clearance of debris screens to prevent flooding.
• Removal of weeds and overgrowth from NCH land including communal areas, footpaths, lanes and open areas as agreed.
• Assisting with 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 and removal of sharps and drug paraphernalia.
• Contribute to combating anti-social behaviour by witnessing and reporting incidents to appropriate colleagues including NCH Management, Community Safety Wardens and Police where appropriate
• To ensure that the equipment owned by NCH is appropriately used, stored securely and report defective equipment to supervisor.
• To assist fellow caretakers and other members within the estates team when required.
• Additional, reasonable duties as required including occasionally working overtime on weekends as and when is required. This will be weather dependent e.g. heavy rain fall, check the waterways are clear of rubbish to reduce risk of flooding

(Please refer to the attached role profile for more information.)

If you feel you don’t match all the criteria but have transferable skills or experience, please apply, or contact Recruitment for a confidential chat at [email protected]

Application Process:

We require an application form to be completed for every role (simply hit apply now)

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. That means having the best possible benefits package, the flexibility to maintain a great work-life balance and the opportunity to achieve your full potential.

Enhanced Pension Scheme:
We operate two pension schemes, one with Aviva Pensions, and one with the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Aviva Pensions is a defined contribution pension scheme. LGPS is a defined benefit pension scheme with generous employer contribution values. You may be able to transfer in any other pension you have within your first year of service.

Enhanced Annual Leave:
You’ll start on 25 days annual leave (+ Bank Holidays) which would increase to 30 days following 3 years’ service.

Agile Working Policy (dependent on role):
NCH work with the philosophy that ‘work is something you do rather than somewhere you go.’

Health and Wellbeing:
We have many health and wellbeing policies and initiatives such as Cycle to Work, Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption and Sick leave and a sabbatical leave policy.

Development:
We offer many professional and personal development options such as paying for professional membership, sponsored study opportunities and career progression and development.

About Newport City Homes

At Newport City Homes we are passionate about providing quality housing services for all our residents. We are a values led association which strives for excellence in everything we do. We listen, learn, improve, and most of all, deliver to our communities.

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.

Location : Newport

Closing Date :22/03/2023

HOW TO APPLY

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