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At Cornwall Housing, we’re all about delivering homes and services to the communities of Cornwall. We’re looking for people with grounds maintenance qualifications/experience to join the team. But it’s your approach that’s most important – we need talented people who can work with others and who want to make a difference!

What it’s about

As part of a new team of Estate Rangers working together with colleagues across Cornwall Housing, you’ll be delivering services to care for our neighbourhoods, improving the look and feel of our estates for everyone.

We want you to care about where you work and support our communities, so you’ll be about and about working on our estates and listening to residents to improve the places they live. You’ll work alongside our housing and asset management teams to resolve issues and represent Cornwall Housing at all times.

We have two vacancies (we want you working in and around these neighbourhoods and welcome applications from those communities):

• One covering the Bodmin/Wadebridge area - North East Cornwall area
• One covering the Truro/Falmouth - West Cornwall area

What you’ll be doing

• Keeping keep our estates and communal areas clean, safe and well-maintained.
• Acting on customer service requests, keeping your eyes and ears open and going the extra mile where you see residents might need some help and support.
• Getting involved in projects to improve the look and feel of our estates.
• Helping us keep residents and you safe by following agreed practices for work, recording checks on equipment or assets, and letting us know about incidents or fire risks you’ve seen.
• Inspecting our trees and communal areas to report fly-tipping, incidents of crime, graffiti and nuisance or getting involved in events which help prevent this.

To find out more about the role please take a look at the role profile

What you’ll need to be a success

• A full Driving Licence that enables you to drive in the UK.
• You’ve got qualifications in basic tree inspections or using ground maintenance equipment like strimmers or leaf blowers. If you haven’t, don’t let this put you off, we’ll sort this for you - tools and training will be provided.
• You’ve worked in a team, ideally one that’s been out and about supporting our neighbourhoods or communities so you can manage the physical demands of the job in all weathers.
• You’re someone who likes working with people, talking to them face-to-face and you know what it means to provide good service to our residents.
• You can manage yourself, always keeping safety in mind and you’re not afraid to say something if you see it’s not right.
• You’ve got common sense, so if you’re inspecting something you know what to record and will make the right decision. We’ll show you what to look at, you make the choice and log it.

Our offer to you

Salary: £26,282 per year (£13.62 per hour)

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Base: This is a mobile role operating in the areas stated above (a van is available for work use), plus hybrid working from office and home as needed to complete admin tasks, with either Chy Trevail in Bodmin, or New County Hall, Truro as your official base.

Please inform us of the base area you're applying for on your application.

What you’ll get from us in return is:

• A challenge like no other – Cornwall is unique and so are we!
• A highly competitive total package that includes a decent salary, Local Government Pension Scheme, 28 days annual leave plus bank hols (rising to 31 days after 5 years' continuous service), and family friendly policies.
• A management team who will listen and support you and encourage your ideas and creative thinking. We’re going places and we’d like you to be part of it.
• Training and skills-development so, regardless of your experience, we can help you with the more technical parts of the role.
• Access to discounts on entertainment, shops, wellbeing and travel through our on-line portal.
• And a chance to really make your mark!

Safeguarding

This role is subject to a Basic Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of all our service users, clients and customers. This role is at times working with vulnerable individuals and/or children and young people, so you’ll be asked to complete a relevant DBS check to be successfully appointed to the role.

To apply

It’s easy to apply for our roles – simply follow the link to create a candidate profile, answer the screening questions and upload a CV.

The closing date for this position is Sunday 22 June 2025 (midnight). We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. So, we highly recommend that you please apply early.

Please inform us of the base area you are applying for on your application.

Interviews will be held week commencing 30 July 2025.

Contact us

If you’d like to have a discussion about the role, please feel free to contact us at peopleandHAndS@cornwallhousing.org.uk or 01872 324 329

Recruitment Agencies – we are not currently seeking agency support with this vacancy, thank you. Please view our information for recruitment agencies here: https://www.cornwallhousing.org.uk/jobs/recruitment-agencies/

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £26,282.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Paid volunteer time
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence that enables you to drive in the UK? (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bodmin, Cornwall

Reference ID: 2643