Property Clearance Operative

Overview

Clearance and cleaning of vacant properties, including garden work and vehicle loading/unloading.

Key Responsibilities

• pda recording
• garden clearance
• vehicle maintenance
• machinery operation
• property clearance
• health & safety

Tasks

-To complete jobs on PDA’s and maintain other records as required -Achieving high standards within time constraints. -Undertake horticultural practices necessary for the clearance and restoration of gardens and open spaces associated with void properties. Using a variety of cleaning chemicals in compliance with COSHH regulations and associated cleaning tools including small to medium hand-held battery tools. -To be responsible for the safe use and daily maintenance of allocated Company vehicles. -Undertake work activities in line with all health and safety requirements demonstrating a sound working knowledge of key legislative health and safety information and safe working practices. -To provide excellent customer service whilst ensuring prompt work of the required standard. -To carry out clearance and cleaning work of properties vacated by tenants prior to repair or refurbishment works being undertaken. To remove items of furniture and other personal possessions for either storage or disposal. Items are to be removed from all floors including lofts and gardens, onto an appropriate vehicle or skips and to thoroughly clean the property prior to re-occupation. -Operation of light machinery, plant and powered hand tools in accordance with recognised safety procedures. -Ensure all work is delivered to a high standard. -Assisting the promotion of Health & Safety.

Requirements

• cscs
• hasawa
• driving licence
• asbestos
• coshh
• social housing

What You Bring

-Relevant power tool and manual handling training. -Knowledge of health and safety regulations in line with HASAWA 1974. -Literacy skills/ Numeracy skills. -Asbestos awareness training. -Access equipment and working at height training e.g. mobile work platforms. -Appropriate CSCS card. -Appropriate and current training in COSHH & PPE. -Experience of delivering services within the social housing sector -Experience of working in a target driven environment. -A full UK driving license is required. -The ability to undertake DIY tasks. -Experience of working within a commercial and domestic property maintenance environment.

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Benefits

-Simply Health cash plan with financial benefits and the option to extend to your family. Cover includes dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24HR private GP access and much more. -A great flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies -Salary Finance - access both short and long terms loans, plus provides access to a savings facility. -We offer a competitive salary of £25,200 per annum. -Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%) -32 days annual leave plus bank holidays a total of 40 days paid holiday per annum which is equivalent to 8 weeks. -Access of up to £150 annually through the ‘Learning for life’ scheme -Access to a wide range of discounts and cash back offers, ranging from retail and automotive to holidays and cycle to work scheme. -Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or though the holiday purchase scheme. -Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.

About Onward Homes

-Typical projects range from sheltered housing and supported-living schemes to large affordable-homes estates in partnership with Homes England. -Specialist areas include residential development and community infrastructure regeneration in post-industrial estates. -It earned a Neighbourhood Transformation Award for Hattersley/Mottram’s regeneration and tackled complex estates like Runcorn and Whitefield.

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