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Job Description About the Role Would you like to become part of our Estates team as an Estates Assistant and support us in delivering an excellent service to our residents? This is a valuable opportunity for anyone who is a customer-focused team player. We are pleased to offer a new position for a Estates Assistant to join our dedicated Estates team, serving the Basingstoke area on a full-time, permanent basis. The role involves working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday. In this role, you will provide high-quality grounds maintenance, gardening, and cleaning services across a varied portfolio of sites. Your responsibilities will include caring for lawns, shrubs, and plants, removing refuse, and maintaining internal communal areas in accordance with agreed standards, specifications, and timelines. As the representative of Guinness onsite, you will foster positive relationships with customers, contractors, and colleagues. You will ensure access is maintained, report repairs, fly tipping, graffiti, and raise any safeguarding concerns. What We Are Looking For We are a customer-first organisation, and we believe that the manner in which we work is equally important as the outcomes we deliver. We are seeking an individual who brings both practical experience in estate maintenance and a proactive, service-oriented approach. You will be expected to demonstrate: <ul><li>Proven experience in grounds maintenance across a range of sites and garden types</li><li>Strong understanding of lawn, shrub, and plant care</li><li>A history of delivering excellent customer service</li><li>Physical capability to carry out tasks safely and effectively</li><li>Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team</li><li>Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations, including COSHH and PPE</li><li>A full UK driving licence</li></ul>Desirable Qualifications Although not essential, the following qualifications would be advantageous: <ul><li>NVQ Level 2 in Horticulture or equivalent (RHS, City &amp; Guilds, HND)</li><li>PA1 and PA6 NPTC Certificates</li></ul>To apply, please review the Role Profile and submit your application along with a CV in either Word or PDF format. INDTGP TJTGP REEDTGP About Us The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for nearly 160,000 residents nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our residents, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services. The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Estate Assistant

Sanctuary manages rented and shared ownership homes and supports community initiatives for thousands of customers across England. Our staff help make a real difference to the quality of people's lives. Scheme Manager Farnborough- Covering Shaftesbury Court and Bourne Court £26,643 - £27,467 per year 37.5 hours per week Part time hours will be considered We have an exciting opportunity for a Scheme Manager to join our Housing team in Farnborough covering two sites (Shaftesbury Court and Bourne Court). You will be responsible for delivering a high-quality housing management service, which will include promoting independent living, providing tenancy advice and signposting to other agencies for support. This is a rewarding yet challenging role and is ideal for someone who has previous experience of working with older or vulnerable people in a housing management setting and is knowledgeable about safeguarding. The role of Scheme Manager will include: <ul><li>Providing tenancy advice to residents</li><li>Encourage residents to maintain their well-being and independence through the effective delivery of high quality, safe and value for money housing support services that meet their identified needs and organisational objectives</li><li>Meet all legislative and regulatory requirements for housing services activities to ensure clean and safe homes for the Group's customers, including undertaking compliance testing, risk assessments and scheme inspections and ensuring faults are reported and monitored</li><li>Encouraging residents to organise and get involved in activities </li><li>Wellbeing calls to residents via warden call system</li><li>Supporting the lettings team to manage vacant flats</li><li>Managing low level anti-social behaviour</li></ul>Skills and experiences: <ul><li>Numeracy and literacy to the equivalent of GCSE Grade C or above in English and Maths</li><li>Some experience of working with older people and understanding their individual needs or similar</li><li>Ability to work alone and manage workloads to meet deadlines </li><li>Working knowledge of handling confidential and sensitive information</li><li>Good interpersonal and customer care skills</li><li>Basic knowledge of Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams</li><li>Occasional travel may be requirement of the role; therefore a full valid driving licence is essential</li></ul>Why work for us? We are a not-for-profit housing association and own and manage around 125,000 homes. We foster a diverse and inclusive culture, and nurture and reward talent. Our customers are at the heart of all we do, and colleagues help make a real difference to people's lives. Our Benefits As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering: <ul><li>25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays</li></ul><ul><li>A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary</li><li>Life Assurance</li><li>Employee Advice Service including counselling</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Voluntary health plans </li><li>Employee discounts </li><li>Wellbeing support and tools</li><li>Employee recognition scheme</li><li>Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues</li></ul><ul><li>Role salary is £26,643 per annum (rising to £27,467 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance) </li></ul>View the job profile (if the link is unavailable please visit the Sanctuary careers website) Closing Date: 6 January 2026 If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you - <a href="mailto:housing.recruitment@sanctuary.co.uk" target="_blank">housing.recruitment@sanctuary.co.uk</a> We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application. View more detail about what it's like to work for our organisation, and what we offer on our Sanctuary careers pages at - <a href="http://www.sanctuary.co.uk/join-our-team" target="_blank">www.sanctuary.co.uk/join-our-team</a> Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers' needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary's commitment to our Disability Confident employer status. Building Equality and Diversity Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working. A basic Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for. Sanctuary Housing Services Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.

Scheme Manager

Job Description HOUSING SERVICES Neighbourhood Housing Officer (103309) Pay Grade: 7, Salary: £35,412 - £39,152 per annum Full time: 37 hours per week, normally Monday to Friday, in accordance with Councils scheme of flexible working hours. The post holder may be required to work outside normal office hours from time to time Gosport Borough Council (GBC) and Portsmouth City Council (PCC) are working in partnership to the mutual advantage of both authorities. GBC remains an autonomous local authority with a housing service based in Gosport. GBC Housing Service is responsible for managing over 3,000 council houses and flats, some of which are dedicated to older persons and some as temporary accommodation. The service manages a varied Commercial property portfolio dealing with licences, concessions and a mobile home park. The Housing Service works in partnership with a range of contractors, its main partner is Kier, providing a range of responsive repairs, planned programme of works and an out of hours service. The service provides a Housing Options service to meet the local authorities' statutory duties to support housing advice, housing need and homelessness services in the Borough. It is clear that GBC Property and Housing staff have a passion for Gosport as a place and want to see Gosport prosper. They take pride in working for GBC and are proud of all the Council has achieved. The service has demonstrated a determination in the face of unprecedented financial and policy change which has strengthened the resolve and those qualities will be essential over the next few years. What is the role? Well managed communities promote a sense of pride and provide a better quality of life for residents. The Neighbourhood Management team have a key role to play in ensuring the Housing Service, residents and partner agencies, such as the police, social services and health, work together to promote the social, environmental and economic well-being of neighbourhoods. You will be part of a generic team responsible for providing a comprehensive, customer focussed neighbourhood management service, delivering a full range of housing management activities to a patch of approximately 350 properties. This is a varied and challenging role with many competing priorities but it's not without any reward. You will achieve great satisfaction knowing that your efforts can make a real difference to the lives of our customers. A key element of this role is to provide appropriate advice and support when needed to enable people to solve problems and cope to stay in their homes. You will do this by engaging with customers to understand their circumstances and identify the barriers that prevent them from meeting their responsibilities as a tenant. This will involve working with relevant internal and external departments as well as partner agencies to help customers engage with appropriate support so that they can sustain their tenancies. You will be required to prioritise your time to ensure that you can respond to a range of rental income and debts, tenancy issues and void property demand. You will do this by fully understanding customer's circumstances, including their financial circumstances, via face to face interviews, home visits and telephone communication. You will robustly work with customers to maximise rental income, effectively respond to reported anti-social behaviour and take appropriate action for breaches of tenancy conditions. This will include attendance at court when required. You will have the confidence and tenacity engage with customers and address challenging issues such as Anti Social Behaviour to resolution. You will be required to carry out void property inspections, managing the process from a tenant giving notice to re-letting the accommodation in a timely manner. There is a requirement to undertake home visits and occasionally work outside normal office hours. During these times you may attend residents meetings or seek contact with customers who have not responded to you during office hours. Who are we looking for? We are looking for highly motivated individuals with a passion for social housing who can demonstrate a commitment to excellent customer service coupled with a positive attitude when faced with challenging situations. You should be calm, capable and good with people, ready to listen to their issues and determined to resolve any problems. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential as you will need to be confident working with other agencies to deliver positive outcomes for customers. We are looking for somebody who: <ol> <li>Is customer focussed and able to consistently demonstrate high standards of customer service, and has experience of working in a challenging front line service with the ability to handle difficult and stressful situations. </li> <li>The Service is fast-paced and you will be required to deal with challenging, complex and difficult customers at times. You will need to be able to demonstrate excellent communication and coaching skills to build a positive rapport with tenants and motivate them to take responsibility in adhering to their tenancy agreement and work with the Council. </li> <li>Empathy and understanding is key to building relationships. In order to help customers when they are in a crisis situation, you will need to demonstrate excellent people skills, and the ability to communicate effectively and transparently to ensure customers understand the options available to them and the consequences of their choices. </li> <li>You must be able to demonstrate excellent literacy and numeracy skills as you will be required to record information accurately and write clear and concise letters which explain policy, legislation and decisions. The post holder will also be expected to prepare professional documents to be used in case conferences or as evidence in court. </li> <li>You will have a good understanding of housing law, social housing regulations, rental income collection and anti-social behaviour remedies. </li> <li>You will have an awareness of the welfare benefits system and debt management provisions. </li> <li>Is passionate and enthusiastic about providing effective help and advice for customers to achieve positive outcomes, and able to suggest innovative solutions to problems. </li> <li>Is able to manage their time effectively and professionally, even when competing priorities and heavy workloads challenge you personally. </li> <li>Is pro-active and highly motivated with the ability to work quickly, accurately and consistently when under pressure</li> <li>Is confident and assertive, able to ask the right questions in the right way to uncover the facts. They must be able to manage customer's expectations and have the ability to robustly challenge and say no when appropriate.</li> <li>Has good IT skills including use of Microsoft Office applications. </li></ol> Special Conditions: The post holder will be required to hold a full current driving licence and have a car available for which essential user car allowance will be paid, whilst the duties and responsibilities of the post justify it. You may be required to attend evening meetings as appropriate. There may also be an occasional need to visit customers in their homes outside normal working hours. How to apply To ensure your application matches the requirements of the role, please fully review the "job profile". This is important or you are likely not to be short listed. Please ensure you read and follow the guidance so you can demonstrate how you meet the criteria listed on the 12 points under the ''You need to' heading'' on the "job profile". PLEASE DO NOT JUST SUBMIT A CV. Email your submission to <a href="mailto:gbcrecruitment@gosport.gov.uk" target="_blank">gbcrecruitment@gosport.gov.uk</a> If you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact Roz Weaver or Denise Hudson on 02392 545665. Application Form How to Apply Closing Date: Sunday 11th January 2026 Assessment and interview Day: Tuesday 20th January 2026 All applicants will be advised once short listing has been completed after the closing date. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) As part of any recruitment process, Gosport Borough Council collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. Gosport Borough Council is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). Completing and sending an application in for a vacancy is your consent for us to process your data for the purpose of the recruitment. Your data is not used in any other way and you can withdraw your consent at any point in the recruitment process and we will destroy or delete your information. For more detailed information on what we collect how we use, store, delete date and your rights you can access a privacy statement on the Council's website <a href="https://www.gosport.gov.uk/sections/your-council/data-protection/data-protection-privacy-notice/" target="_blank">https://www.gosport.gov.uk/sections/your-council/data-protection/data-p…</a>

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