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Premises Manager (Temporary Contract – September Start) \n Location: MertonContract: Temporary (with the opportunity to become permanent)Start Date: September 2026 \n We are seeking an experienced and proactive Premises Manager to oversee the maintenance, safety, security, and compliance of a busy educational site in Merton. This is an excellent opportunity for a facilities professional with strong organisational skills, compliance experience, and a hands-on approach to site management. \n Key Responsibilities \n\n • Manage the day-to-day maintenance, security, and upkeep of the site and grounds.\n, • Carry out routine inspections and identify maintenance requirements.\n, • Undertake minor repairs and coordinate larger works with contractors.\n, • Ensure buildings and facilities are safe, clean, secure, and fit for purpose.\n, • Oversee and maintain compliance records, service schedules, risk assessments, and statutory documentation.\n, • Monitor compliance in areas such as fire safety, water hygiene, asbestos management, and emergency lighting.\n, • Support health and safety audits, inspections, and reporting.\n, • Manage contractors, monitor performance, and maintain contract documentation.\n, • Ensure all contractors adhere to site procedures and health and safety requirements.\n, • Respond appropriately to site emergencies and operational issues.\n\n Person Specification \n Essential Experience \n\n • Previous experience as a Premises Manager, Site Manager, Facilities Manager, Caretaker, Estates Officer, or similar.\n, • Experience managing compliance paperwork, statutory records, and contractor documentation.\n, • Experience supervising contractors and external service providers.\n, • Practical building maintenance and repair skills.\n, • Strong understanding of health and safety requirements.\n\n Essential Qualifications \n\n • Health & Safety qualification or training (IOSH, NEBOSH, or equivalent).\n, • Knowledge of risk assessments, fire safety, and safe working practices.\n\n Essential Skills \n\n • Excellent organisational and record-keeping abilities.\n, • Strong communication and problem-solving skills.\n, • Good IT skills, including maintaining digital records.\n, • Ability to work independently and prioritise workloads effectively.\n\n Desirable \n\n • Experience working within a school or educational environment.\n, • First Aid qualification.\n, • Relevant trade qualification.\n\n What We Offer \n\n • September 2026 start.\n, • Temporary contract with the opportunity to become permanent.\n, • Competitive rate of pay.\n, • Supportive working environment.\n, • Opportunity to play a key role in maintaining a safe and compliant educational setting.\n\n Commitment to Safeguarding \n Our agency is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment. The recruitment process is aligned with the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. Offers of employment are contingent upon successful background checks, including an enhanced DBS check, verification of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory references.

Premises Manager (Temporary Contract – September Start) \n Location: MertonContract: Temporary (with the opportunity to become permanent)Start Date: September 2026 \n We are seeking an experienced and proactive Premises Manager to oversee the maintenance, safety, security, and compliance of a busy educational site in Merton. This is an excellent opportunity for a facilities professional with strong organisational skills, compliance experience, and a hands-on approach to site management. \n Key Responsibilities \n\n • Manage the day-to-day maintenance, security, and upkeep of the site and grounds.\n, • Carry out routine inspections and identify maintenance requirements.\n, • Undertake minor repairs and coordinate larger works with contractors.\n, • Ensure buildings and facilities are safe, clean, secure, and fit for purpose.\n, • Oversee and maintain compliance records, service schedules, risk assessments, and statutory documentation.\n, • Monitor compliance in areas such as fire safety, water hygiene, asbestos management, and emergency lighting.\n, • Support health and safety audits, inspections, and reporting.\n, • Manage contractors, monitor performance, and maintain contract documentation.\n, • Ensure all contractors adhere to site procedures and health and safety requirements.\n, • Respond appropriately to site emergencies and operational issues.\n\n Person Specification \n Essential Experience \n\n • Previous experience as a Premises Manager, Site Manager, Facilities Manager, Caretaker, Estates Officer, or similar.\n, • Experience managing compliance paperwork, statutory records, and contractor documentation.\n, • Experience supervising contractors and external service providers.\n, • Practical building maintenance and repair skills.\n, • Strong understanding of health and safety requirements.\n\n Essential Qualifications \n\n • Health & Safety qualification or training (IOSH, NEBOSH, or equivalent).\n, • Knowledge of risk assessments, fire safety, and safe working practices.\n\n Essential Skills \n\n • Excellent organisational and record-keeping abilities.\n, • Strong communication and problem-solving skills.\n, • Good IT skills, including maintaining digital records.\n, • Ability to work independently and prioritise workloads effectively.\n\n Desirable \n\n • Experience working within a school or educational environment.\n, • First Aid qualification.\n, • Relevant trade qualification.\n\n What We Offer \n\n • September 2026 start.\n, • Temporary contract with the opportunity to become permanent.\n, • Competitive rate of pay.\n, • Supportive working environment.\n, • Opportunity to play a key role in maintaining a safe and compliant educational setting.\n\n Commitment to Safeguarding \n Our agency is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment. The recruitment process is aligned with the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. Offers of employment are contingent upon successful background checks, including an enhanced DBS check, verification of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory references.

\n • Estate Manager\n, • Wandsworth SW18 1HR\n, • Public Sector - Local Authority\n, • Full time - Mon-Fri, 36 hours per week\n, • Temporary role - 3 months with likely extension\n, • £21.70 per hour PAYE / £28.29 per hour Umbrella\n\n To manage approximately 750 properties and deal with a wide range of tenancy and leasehold issues.Specific Duties: 1.Responsible to the Area Housing Manager through the Senior Estate Manager for the day-to-day management and routine repair of a group of dwellings within the Area. 2. Provides the main point of contact with tenants and leaseholders by receiving and acting upon tenants and leaseholders' complaints and enquires. Carries out inspections of individual properties as well as internal and external communal areas of blocks and estates, making recommendations for improvements as necessary. 3. Responsible for prioritising own workload, dealing with enquiries and requests on management and repair matters in accordance with established policies and procedures. As the first and primary point of contact, is required to be highly conversant and comply with relevant legislation and case law, imparting the information to tenants, residents and leaseholders as required. 4. Investigates and recommends management transfers, discretionary tenancies, succession requests and prepares reports for Area Housing Manager/ Deputy Area Housing Manager where appropriate. Liaises with internal and external agencies in respect of vulnerable residents with mental or physical health issues or social difficulties. Attends and presents at case conferences such as Community Multi Agency Risk Assessment Panel or Team Around the Child regarding high risk or complex cases. 5. Issues repair orders in accordance with Council procedures; carries out post- inspections and the checking of invoices. Processes variation orders and resolves disputes regarding invoices. Responsible for ensuring appropriate security measures are taken for all vacant properties in their patch. 6. Assesses whether permission should be given to tenants and leaseholders to carry out alterations/improvements in accordance with Council policy and detailed procedures/ stringent time limits. Investigates unauthorised alterations and takes appropriate enforcement action to remedy breaches of tenancy/lease terms. Investigates breaches by Leaseholders of HMO Regulations. 7. Responsible for full and appropriate investigation of routine and non-routine complex cases of antisocial behaviour, including all reports of hate crime; ensures all cases are progressed in accordance with policy and procedure. Keeps the NPS anti-social behaviour database fully updated. Initiates mediation where possible and takes enforcement action for breach of lease/tenancy agreements where appropriate. 8. Responsible for investigating, and taking appropriate action on complaints from residents, elected Members of Parliament and ward Councillors. 9. Responsible for processing Flexible Fixed Term Tenancies Reviews in accordance with policy and detailed procedure, adhering to stringent time limits. Ensures that timely responses are provided to leasehold Pre-Assignment Queries and Right to Buy tenancy and occupancy checks to ensure compliance with the statutory time frame and prevent compensatory payments by the Council. 10. Assists the Resident Participation Officer in maintaining positive liaison with existing tenant, resident/ leaseholder associations/ forum meetings as directed by the Area Housing Manager. Assists where appropriate in the formation of new associations and attends relevant evening meetings/ weekend social events. 11. Attends Court routinely on housing management cases, gas safety injunction cases, unauthorised occupants, and squatters; also arranges and attends subsequent evictions. Attends evictions for rent arrears and unauthorised occupation and executes gas safety injunction orders. 12. Calculates charges for major works and consults with leaseholders in accordance with relevant legislation including the preparation of consultation letters, subsequent negotiations with leaseholders and liaison with other sections of the department and other Council departments. Similarly advises leaseholders on matters relating to routine service charges/major works: answers service charge enquiries within timescales laid down in the Leaseholder's Charter. 13. Responsible for undertaking fire safety checks, particularly of leasehold property front entrance doors to ensure compliance with fire regulations and specific lease terms. Makes sure buildings are compliant with fire safety regulations by ensuring that communal areas are clear. Initiates and progresses enforcement action for breach of lease if warranted. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer. \n By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Adecco. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explains how we will use your information - please copy and paste the following link in to your browser

A fantastic opportunity has emerged for a specialist Generic Housing Officer to join one of Adecco Public Sector's most improved housing clients in a permanent post. The salary is paying £42,000 per annum, and it's a non car driving role. In addition, office attendance will be hybrid (2 days each week).The post holder will be hybrid working (our client's head office is near King's Cross station in Central London) and expected to own a patch of only 300 units around the areas of Bexley, Brent, Haringey, Croydon, Surbiton and some areas of Kent (14 miles south east of Central London but still within the M25) which will include leasehold but mainly general needs homes. You will be expected to seek out solutions for all customers whatever their needs and will need to be able to think independently and creatively. You will work closely with residents, colleagues, external agencies and contractors to maintain high standards of service delivery and sustainment of tenancies.Reporting directly into the Head of Housing, this is a full time post (35 hours per week, Monday to Friday) and is a key role within our client's small business. The successful candidate will be expected to have knowledge of/experience in: Providing a professional and knowledgeable estate and facilities service to residents in a range of tenures and resolve issues efficiently and effectively. Estate Inspections: Inspecting and grading communal areas and estates, raising and following up on appropriate corrective actions to customer resolution. Estate and facilities management: Providing a responsive and efficient estate, block and facilities management service to ensure residents' communal areas and neighbourhoods are pleasant, well-maintained and safe places to live. Service Charges: Understanding all services and charges provided to estates, properties and communal areas and checking the quality of services provided to ensure these represent value for money. Rent Arrears: Chasing residents for any arrears, and attending court if necessary. ASB: Tackling and reducing the effects of anti-social behaviour on estates and in communal areas. Ensuring agents comply with contractual obligations and monitor the quality of work. Housing sector knowledge: including knowledge around property management, service charges, health and safety, personal safety and working with vulnerable people.* Monitoring the financial costs of managing properties and scrutinise service charges (desirable). \n Previous experience of working in housing management in a regulated social housing environment (preferably at a small Housing Association, although this is not essential), as well as a good understanding of housing legislation and regulation, tenancy rights and landlord responsibilities would be highly desirable. \n Only applicants who feel they meet the above criteria, and can start on short notice (1 month's notice period maximum) need apply for this role as the client is keen to fill this vacancy as soon as possible and conduct interviews in late July/early August 2026.

We’re recruiting on behalf of a well-established Housing provider for a Third Party Management Officer to support the oversight of third-party managed homeownership schemes. This role plays a key part in protecting residents’ interests, ensuring contractual compliance, and driving high service standards across managed estates. \n This is a temp - perm role however please apply if you have the experience and are looking for permanent only. They offer flexible working hours, a 9 day fortnight and hybrid working (2 days from the office per week). Please note the location of the office will change and be more centrally based. \n What You’ll Be Doing: \n\n • Overseeing third-party agreements, head leases and managing agents\n, • Scrutinising service charge demands, accounts and formal notices\n, • Monitoring contractor performance against KPIs and SLAs\n, • Investigating and escalating disputes or non-compliance\n, • Supporting financial and building safety compliance monitoring\n, • Acting as a key liaison between residents, managing agents and internal teams\n, • Supporting delivery of leasehold and property management services\n\n What They Look For: \n\n • Experience of building relationships with third-party managing agents\n, • Knowledge of leases, service level agreements and service charges\n, • Ability to analyse financial information and performance data\n, • Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills\n, • Confident challenging underperformance and driving improvements\n, • Ability to handle stage 1 complaints\n\n If you’re proactive, commercially aware and passionate about delivering high-quality services to residents, we’d love to hear from you.

Premises Manager (Temporary Contract – September Start) \n Location: MertonContract: Temporary (with the opportunity to become permanent)Start Date: September 2026 \n We are seeking an experienced and proactive Premises Manager to oversee the maintenance, safety, security, and compliance of a busy educational site in Merton. This is an excellent opportunity for a facilities professional with strong organisational skills, compliance experience, and a hands-on approach to site management. \n Key Responsibilities \n\n • Manage the day-to-day maintenance, security, and upkeep of the site and grounds.\n, • Carry out routine inspections and identify maintenance requirements.\n, • Undertake minor repairs and coordinate larger works with contractors.\n, • Ensure buildings and facilities are safe, clean, secure, and fit for purpose.\n, • Oversee and maintain compliance records, service schedules, risk assessments, and statutory documentation.\n, • Monitor compliance in areas such as fire safety, water hygiene, asbestos management, and emergency lighting.\n, • Support health and safety audits, inspections, and reporting.\n, • Manage contractors, monitor performance, and maintain contract documentation.\n, • Ensure all contractors adhere to site procedures and health and safety requirements.\n, • Respond appropriately to site emergencies and operational issues.\n\n Person Specification \n Essential Experience \n\n • Previous experience as a Premises Manager, Site Manager, Facilities Manager, Caretaker, Estates Officer, or similar.\n, • Experience managing compliance paperwork, statutory records, and contractor documentation.\n, • Experience supervising contractors and external service providers.\n, • Practical building maintenance and repair skills.\n, • Strong understanding of health and safety requirements.\n\n Essential Qualifications \n\n • Health & Safety qualification or training (IOSH, NEBOSH, or equivalent).\n, • Knowledge of risk assessments, fire safety, and safe working practices.\n\n Essential Skills \n\n • Excellent organisational and record-keeping abilities.\n, • Strong communication and problem-solving skills.\n, • Good IT skills, including maintaining digital records.\n, • Ability to work independently and prioritise workloads effectively.\n\n Desirable \n\n • Experience working within a school or educational environment.\n, • First Aid qualification.\n, • Relevant trade qualification.\n\n What We Offer \n\n • September 2026 start.\n, • Temporary contract with the opportunity to become permanent.\n, • Competitive rate of pay.\n, • Supportive working environment.\n, • Opportunity to play a key role in maintaining a safe and compliant educational setting.\n\n Commitment to Safeguarding \n Our agency is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment. The recruitment process is aligned with the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. Offers of employment are contingent upon successful background checks, including an enhanced DBS check, verification of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory references.

\n\n • Business support officer\n, • Full-time – Term time 3 weeks\n, • Sept 26\n, • Wandsworth Secondary School\n\n We are currently working with a secondary school in Wandsworth who are looking for a Business Support Officer to join their school on a full-time basis from September 2026. \n The Role \n Under the guidance of senior staff at the school, you will be responsible for carrying out business operations and processes within the school. You will work on behalf of the principal to fix issues and improve systems within the school. The role is diverse and will also support the school’s facilities and health and safety administration, monitoring, reporting and compliance-focused tasks. \n Key responsibilities \n\n • Take a lead role in the effective and efficient management of the school support office and reception area, assisting in the development of a professional and customer-oriented approach at all times\n, • Liaise with a small number of administrative staff and relay work requests from the SLT to other support staff across the school\n, • Facilities and Health & Safety Support\n, • Maintain key documents, calendars, compliance logs, and routine reporting under the direction of the Senior Executive Business Manager and Cluster Operations Manager\n, • Provide administrative and operational support in monitoring the school’s health and safety logs, ensuring issues are accurately recorded, tracked, and resolved in a timely manner and adhere to statutory compliance\n, • Lead on promoting and maximising sales of the schools’ hireable spaces, ensuring a high-quality customer service is provided at all times\n, • Oversee the local management of the lettings processes through line management of local sport duty staff as well as liaison with external contractors\n, • Consistently show profit increases year on year from sales and long-term partnerships with sporting agencies\n, • Ensure safeguarding procedures are consistently applied and that liaison with the cluster finance team is regular and maintained to safeguard consistency of practice and alignment with the trust financial regulations\n, • Act as the academy’s Data Protection Lead, undertaking data protection training as required and administer the local data protection lead function including, but not limited to, all legally required Subject Access Requests, Freedom of Information requests, logging of data breaches and sending out data protection reminders.\n, • Assist SLT with the induction process for new students as required and facilitate meetings with families\n, • Co-ordinate the production and circulation of key documents and other information as required\n\n \n\n • As required, organise and co-ordinate planned and unplanned absence cover for all school staff under the direction of the relevant SLT member\n, • Ensure compliance and completion of all checks for contractors, volunteers, visitors, supply staff\n, • Maintain administration in compliance with GDPR and health and safety processes\n, • Work closely with the senior leaders and Cluster team, undertaking delegated responsibilities and tasks as requested\n, • Manage manual and computerised record/information systems relating to student information; ensuring the systems and procedures are fit for purpose.\n, • Analyse and evaluate data/information and produce reports/information/data as requested by senior staff\n, • Raise purchase orders, processing invoices, and maintaining office/administrative systems\n, • Support HR, finance, data, or estates administration tasks as delegated, without responsibility for decision-making\n, • To support the academy by training for and carrying out first aid duties as needed\n, • To support the school day and students by carrying out lunch duties as required (a lunch break will still be provided)\n\n About The School \n The school in Wandsworth is a popular secondary school within the area and has extremely ambitious headteacher who is on a mission for the school to be recognised and one of the best in the country. The school’s ethos is all about ambition, perseverance and unity within the school and the local community. \n It is a very popular, multi-cultural school who put equality, safeguarding and inclusion at the heart of its ethos. \n They are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check. \n \n We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Philosophy Education is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.\n

Tenancy Visiting Officer Location: Various Housing Estates in London Temp 2 to 3 months £17.98 PAYE or £23.41 Umbrella per hour Job Type: Full-time 35 hours (including evenings and weekends)We are seeking Tenancy Visiting Officers for an exciting project within a Local Authority based environment. This role involves conducting tenancy visits and property inspections across various estates while carrying out tenancy surveys. Day-to-day of the role: Implement tenancy checks, visits, and investigations to minimise unauthorised occupation and tenancy fraud, providing tenants with information and advice on services and changes affecting them. Accurately record all case work and communications, ensuring data integrity and timely input. Deliver customer-focused service, aiming to resolve issues at the first point of contact and maintaining high standards of tenant interaction. Follow established procedures for tenancy visits, ensuring compliance with policies and equalities standards. Provide timely management information and recommendations to the Project Manager on tenancy conditions, welfare concerns, and compliance issues. Undertake visits, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends, assessing risks and adhering to health and safety guidelines for home.Required Skills & Qualifications: Experience in a role involving direct tenant interaction would be desirable but not essential, ideally within a local authority or housing context. Strong customer facing experience & customer service skills and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Knowledge of housing laws and tenancy agreements (training will be provided) Ability to work fully onsite face to face with tenants Multilingual abilities are advantageous but not essential.How to apply: To apply for the Tenancy Visiting Officer position, please submit your CV detailing your relevant experience

Neighbourhood OfficerLocation: Long Stratton, Norwich, NorfolkSalary: £36,778.73 per annumFulltime: 37hrs per weekPositions: 1x Permanent and 1x Fixed Term Contract (12 months)Are you passionate about creating safe, welcoming and well-maintained communities? Were looking for a proactive and people-focused Neighbourhood Officer to join our collaborative HousingTeam.In this varied role, youll manage neighbourhood and tenancy matters across our estates from resolving anti-social behaviour and neighbour nuisance to carrying out estate inspections, supporting tenants, leading community improvement projects and working closely with partners such as the Police, Social Services, Mental Health Services and Early Help Hubs.Youll bring experience from housing or another customer-focused environment, strong communication and negotiation skills, excellent attention to detail and the confidence to work independently while being part of a supportive team. A full, current driving licence is essential.For a full list of responsibilities, please see the attached Role ProfileIf youre ready to make a visible difference to local communities and help deliver a high-quality service for tenants, wed love to hear from you.Please note this role is subject to a Basic DBS checkClosing date: 9 th August 2026Shortlist date: 10 th August 2026Interview date: TBCTPBN1_UKTJ

Estates Officer (Caretaker)Location: StamfordSalary: £24,080 - £24,588 per annumJob Type: Permanent | Full-Time | 37 hours per week | All Year RoundInteraction Recruitment are Hiring!Interaction Recruitment are looking for a reliable and proactive Estates Officer (Caretaker) to join our client's Estates team in Stamford.This is a varied, hands-on role where you'll play a key part in maintaining a safe, secure, clean, and welcoming environment. If you have experience in maintenance, caretaking, facilities, or building services and enjoy a role where no two days are the same, we'd love to hear from you.Key ResponsibilitiesOpening and securing buildings on a rota basis.Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across the site.Completing minor repairs to buildings, fixtures, fittings, and equipment.Monitoring and operating security, fire alarm, and heating systems.Responding promptly to maintenance issues and emergency situations.Undertaking porterage duties, including moving furniture and equipment.Supporting cleaning, waste management, and recycling activities.Maintaining safe external areas, including gritting and snow clearance during adverse weather.Driving company vehicles, including vans and minibuses where required.Working closely with colleagues to deliver excellent customer service across the site.About YouWe're looking for someone with:Previous experience in a caretaking, estates, maintenance, or facilities role.Practical skills in at least one trade, such as carpentry, plumbing, electrical work, painting and decorating, joinery, or general building maintenance.Good knowledge of health and safety practices.Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach.Excellent communication and customer service skills.The ability to work independently and as part of a team.Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office.DesirableLevel 2 qualification in a relevant trade.Full UK driving licence.First Aid qualification (or willingness to obtain).Previous experience as a key holder.Knowledge of heating, fire alarm, and security systems.Working HoursThis role operates on a rotating shift pattern:Term TimeEarly: 6:45am – 2:45pm , Monday to FridayLate:Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 12:30pm – 8:30pmTuesday & Thursday: 1:30pm – 9:30pmNon-Term TimeEarly: 6:45am – 2:45pmLate: 10:00am – 6:00pmThe role also includes:Rotational cover at an additional site (8:00am – 4:30pm).Occasional evening work for events, with time off in lieu.What's on Offer?Salary of £24,080 - £24,588 per annumLocal Government Pension Scheme30 days annual leave , plus Bank Holidays and additional concessionary days.Ongoing training and professional development.Permanent, full-time position.Supportive working environment.Apply TodayIf you're a practical, dependable individual with a positive attitude and a passion for maintaining buildings and facilities, we'd love to hear from you.Interaction Recruitment is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. Apply today to be considered.TPBN1_UKTJ

Estate Caretaker Temp position PAYE: £14.00 per hour PAYE or £17.00 per hour Umbrella Location: EC1V Near to Barbican Tube station My client is a well-known housing association and they're seeking experienced Estate Caretaker to clean and maintain internal, external and all common areas of housing blocks and estates. You'll be responsible for inspecting and cleaning communal areas including sweeping and mopping, external litter picking, leaf clearance, cleaning bin areas and rotating bins. You'll carry out health and safety checks and report bulk rubbish, graffiti and abandoned vehicles to the appropriate teams. Working to high standards you'll also rotate bins to ensure refuse chutes are clear and bulk is prepared for uplift. You'll have responsibility for ensuring that our blocks are kept clean and left hazard free at each visit and high standards are maintained. With an understanding and awareness of Health and Safety issues, you'll ensure that your work and time is recorded using the systems in place and that all repairs or H&S issues are photographed with details referred to the appropriate teams. Acting as a point of contact you'll ensure there is good communication with all teams and departments and promote a positive image, reporting any tenancy issues identified or suspected to the Housing Officer. You'll also be required to carry out maintenance of internal areas of blocks, including the cleaning of internal ledges, sills, handrails, balustrades, doors, walks and remove cobwebs from light fittings and all surroundings. Hours (Apply online only) / Monday - Friday - Weekend work is also available on Saturdays Key Responsibility: Take personal responsibility for ensuring that the estate is clean, tidy, landscaped, litter free and safe from hazards by delivering a high quality caretaking and grounds maintenance service to residents. Identify and assist in ways to improve the internal and external environment through working closely as part of a team and taking pride in the role. Rotate bins regularly to ensure refuse chutes are clear and ensure bulk bins are placed ready for collection. Sweep and wash communal staircase and landings as appropriate. Clean internal ledges, sills, handrails, balustrades, doors, walls and remove cobwebs from light fittings and all surroundings. Following the removal of refuse from the dustbins/bulk refuse containers, hose down and disinfect the area. If this is of interest please send me a copy of your CV and I will be happy to give you a call to discuss

Location: South East London Department: Estates & Facilities Reports to: Head of Estates & Facilities Start: ASAP Estates & Facilities Officer Salary: Competitive + Benefits We are recruiting for an experienced Estates & Facilities Officer / Caretaker to join a leading Further Education college as soon as possible. This is a varied, hands-on role ideal for someone with experience in building maintenance, facilities, caretaking or site management. The successful candidate will be responsible for keeping the campus safe, secure and well maintained, carrying out minor repairs, opening and securing buildings, supporting contractors and ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the site. Key Responsibilities Open, lock and secure college buildings as a designated key holder Carry out daily security patrols and maintain site security Complete planned and reactive building maintenance Undertake basic handyman duties including repairs, decorating and general maintenance Carry out routine compliance checks including emergency lighting and water testing Monitor fire alarms, security systems and building services Assist with porterage, room setup and deliveries Maintain external areas to a high standard Liaise with contractors and report maintenance issues Support the wider estates team to ensure a safe learning environment Essential Requirements Previous experience in Facilities, Estates, Caretaking, Site Services or Building Maintenance Strong handyman and general maintenance skills Experience as a key holder or opening and securing buildings Flexible approach to working hours and shift patterns Able to work independently and manage priorities Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain one) Desirable Experience working within a school, college, university or public sector environment First Aid qualification Experience supervising contractors Knowledge of compliance checks and building services Why Apply? Long term opportunity within a respected education provider Varied, hands-on role with no two days the same Supportive team environment Ongoing training and development * Opportunity for career progression Apply If you have experience as a Caretaker, Estates Officer, Facilities Officer, Site Supervisor, Premises Officer or Maintenance Operative, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today with your CV or contact us anytime

Estate Services Operative Location: London Salary: £31,736 per annum Purpose of Job To work as part of a team to provide a responsive and comprehensive estate cleaning service. To ensure the highest standards of cleanliness and upkeep for the common / communal areas of Poplar HARCA estate properties. Based on the agreed cleaning standards, complete all duties and responsibilities using appropriate equipment and chemicals in accordance with best practice and Health and Safety guidelines. Main Duties and Responsibilities Operational To assist in the cleaning of all common parts of Poplar HARCA estates, both in accordance with agreed schedules and guidelines and following instruction from an Estate Services Team Leader or Estate Services Manager which, not exclusively, will include: • the sweeping and / or washing of all communal staircases, foyers, balconies, passages, courtyards, car parks, hard standing areas, chute chamber rooms and refuse storage rooms/areas. the cleaning and / or washing of lift car floors and walls, lamp shades and diffusers, estate signs, estate furniture and other such communal fixtures and fittings as may be prescribed. the removal and clean disposal of any overspill in refuse container storage rooms/areas. the removal of bulk refuse from the estates. the rotation of refuse containers to avoid such overspills. the emptying and cleaning of estate litter bins and other waste receptacles. the removal of weeds and other plant material, as required, from hard standing areas. the removal of all graffiti from the estates. assisting with snow and leaf clearing where required, applying salt on hard surfaces or adopting other appropriate methods as directed To maintain all grassed areas on the estates Taking appropriate care of equipment necessary for the completion of the above duties. Health & Safety • To report promptly to a senior officer any matters discovered during the course of their duties, which might be considered to prejudice the health, safety or well being of staff, residents of, and / or visitors to, the estate. General • Perform other duties as may be reasonably required by your line manager. * Conduct yourself in line with Poplar HARCA's policies, procedures, rules and standards. Hours of duty and Weekend Cover Staff will be required to work a 7 hour day, on a rota basis, between the core hours of 8am to 6pm. In addition, all staff will be required to cover routine tasks on a rota basis, one weekend in four. Staff will be paid their normal hourly rate for the completion of this work. Consequently overtime and travelling expenses are not payable for this work. Person Specification • Ability to follow written and verbal instruction, meeting deadlines as required. Ability to work flexibly as an individual and as part of a team. Ability to work during and out of regular office hours. Ability to move bins and heavy equipment, with the use of adaptations if necessary. Ability to work weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis. Able to understand, and operate in, a resident led environment Experience of cleaning public buildings / areas and/or of grounds maintenance. Experience of using a wide range of tools and equipment Experience of using approved chemical cleaning agents on various surfaces. * Basic knowledge of health and safety at work practices To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Poplar HARCA, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to our website to complete your application. https://poplarharca.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/4267204?cid=3434

You'll ideally have: Previous maintenance, caretaking, facilities or estates experience (school experience is advantageous but not essential) Good DIY and practical maintenance skills A proactive, reliable and hardworking approach The ability to work independently and as part of a team Good communic

Grounds Maintenance Housing Development Contract Manager Field-based (covering developments between Manchester, Leeds, Hull and Sheffield) £32,000 - £40,000 plus car, depending on skills and experience About Meadfleet We are an award-winning land-owning open space management company with a diverse portfolio of over 350 housing developments across England and Wales. Committed to excellence in open space management, you will be able to demonstrate a passion for habitat enhancement and biodiversity. Our developments include extensive soft landscaping, play areas, roadways, street lighting, drainage, and a variety of habitat types. We deliver sustainable land management that adds long-term value for residents, communities and the environment. The Role We are seeking a proactive Portfolio Manager to take ownership of 25+ residential developments across Manchester, Leeds, Hull and Sheffield. This is a field-based role centred on driving high standards through regular site inspections, effective contractor management, and proactive stakeholder communication. The role offers a hybrid balance of site work and structured, home-based administration. Key Responsibilities: Accountable for sub-contractor performance, driving continuous quality improvements through proactive audit management. Identify and implement opportunities for enhancing biodiversity and visual impact across all managed developments. Act as the primary point of contact for open-space quality, fostering positive relationships with customers. Audit site performance using tablet-based technology, generating actionable data for improvements. Strengthen contractor partnerships, monitoring performance metrics to take ownership of site improvements. Ensure consistent quality across the portfolio by auditing compliance with established procedures. The Role Profile: You have a strong track record in operational management and leading contractors in a fast-paced environment. You are a clear communicator and a confident stakeholder manager, skilled at engaging with residents and teams alike. You have a full, clean driving licence. You possess the ability to multitask effectively, using technology to track work and solve problems efficiently. You take pride in delivering exceptional service, with a focus on both quality standards and building positive relationships. Passionate about horticulture and environmental improvements - ecology is a plus. Why Join Us: Generous Leave - 25 days plus Bank Holidays Top Tier Pension - 10% employer contribution (non-contributory) Comprehensive Health and Protection - Private medical cover and death in service benefit Plug-In-Hybrid Company Car Fully Equipped - Latest Laptop, iPad, and iPhone provided Employment is subject to standard pre-employment screening, including a basic DBS check, licence verification, and satisfactory references. If you've previously thrived as a Grounds Maintenance Supervisor, Landscape Contracts Manager, Landscape Operations Manager, Soft-Landscaping Supervisor, Parks and Grounds Manager, Estates or Parks Manager, Green Space Manager, Green-Spaces Team Leader, Estates and Grounds Manager, Landscape and Grounds Manager, Environmental Services Manager, Environmental Operations Manager, Arboriculture or Ecology Officer, Grounds and Facilities Manager, Facilities Grounds Manager, Open Space Manager, Open Space and Landscape Manager, Contracts Manager or Assistant Contracts Manager or similar, then we want to hear from you. TPBN1_UKTJ

Church Buildings Officer Help Shape the Future of Sussex's Church Buildings Are you passionate about historic buildings, heritage conservation and supporting communities to care for cherished places We are seeking a proactive and organised Church Buildings Officer to join the Church Buildings Team. This role offers flexi-time and hybrid working. Position: Church Buildings Officer Location: Hove/Hybrid Salary: £38,600 per annum Hours: 37.5 per week (flexible working available) Contract: Permanent Closing Date: 2nd August 2026 Interview Date: Hove on 13th August 2026 About the Role This is an exciting opportunity to work with parishes across the Diocese, helping them care for and adapt their church buildings for future generations, while balancing heritage conservation, sustainability and mission. Our churches are among the most significant historic buildings in Sussex. As Church Buildings Officer, you will provide advice and support to parishes, manage permissions for repairs and routine works, assist with faculty applications, and support the work of the Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches (DAC). Reporting to the Church Buildings Team Leader, you will: Manage the List B permissions process on behalf of the Archdeacons. Advise parishes on the care, repair and improvement of church buildings, contents and churchyards. Support parishes in using the Online Faculty System and navigating permissions processes. Assist in progressing faculty applications and church building projects. Prepare agendas, committee papers and draft minutes for DAC meetings. Attend site visits across the Diocese and prepare reports on proposed projects. Help deliver training and guidance sessions for clergy, churchwardens and parish volunteers. Work with colleagues to encourage sustainable and energy-efficient solutions for church buildings. About You You will be someone with proven ability understanding and applying legislation relating to the management of the historic built environment, with a strong commitment to teamwork and collaboration. You will have: A relevant degree or equivalent experience. Knowledge of historic buildings, heritage conservation and the management of the built environment. Experience in an advisory role and of working with volunteers. Experience of managing casework, applications or administrative processes that require a high degree of accuracy. Experience of organising meetings, preparing papers and maintaining records. Excellent written, administrative and IT skills. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build productive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. The ability to interpret legislation, technical guidance and procedures. A proactive, adaptable and solution-focused approach. Experience in a church environment and knowledge of the Faculty Jurisdiction system would be advantageous but is not essential You can view full details of the in the job description and person specification when you apply. About the Organisation The vision of the Diocese is to help people to know, love and follow Jesus. Based in Hove and serving the people of Sussex across more than 360 parishes and 154 church schools and the wider community, this is a great role for someone who supports the ethos, aims and objectives of the Diocese and the Church of England. As an employer, and as a team, the mutual values at work are to be Respectful, Professional, Flexible and Supportive. What is on offer: 28 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays and two privilege days per year. Membership of the Church Worker's Pension Scheme with a 15.1% employer contribution and an employee contribution between 0-6%. Employee Assistance Programme with access to GP appointments, counselling and financial and legal support. Free parking, and the ride to work scheme and development opportunities. Our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders are expected to share this commitment and to comply with the relevant safeguarding policy. This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and the post will involve travelling around the Diocese, some evening work and occasional work at weekends. You may have experience in roles such as Church Buildings, Buildings, Estates, Facilities, Heritage, Historic Buildings, Conservation, Church Buildings Officer, Buildings Officer, Estates Officer, Facilities Officer, Heritage Officer, Historic Buildings Officer and Conservation Officer. Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client, Not For Profit People. #INDNFP TPBN1_UKTJ

Help shape the future of GLF Schools as its Chief Finance and Operations Officer as you lead the Trust's financial strategy, operations and systems and long‑term planning. • Location: Banstead, Surrey (with regular travel and flexibility to work from other sites within the organisation), • Salary: Up to £160,000 GLF Schools is one of the most established and respected multi‑academy trusts in the South East, educating nearly 20,000 children and young people across Surrey, West Sussex, Oxfordshire, Bracknell Forest, Hampshire, and the London Boroughs of Croydon and Wandsworth. Our growing family of 43 schools is united by a shared commitment to ensuring that every child can grow, learn and flourish. We believe deeply in collaboration, strong leadership and a culture where schools support one another to deliver exceptional outcomes. Our regional model enables schools to work closely with local schools while benefiting from the scale, expertise and specialist support of our central team. This structure allows us to combine the intimacy of local partnership with the strength and resilience of a large trust. Financially, we are secure and well‑positioned for the future. While some schools face the pressures common across the sector, our overall position is robust, supported by investment in new systems, strengthened central capacity and a clear focus on long‑term sustainability. With a refreshed executive team in place, we are ready to build a more integrated, strategic and confident organisation, one that uses its scale to deliver excellence for pupils, staff and communities. The Chief Finance and Operations Officer will help shape GLF’s future. This is a broad, influential and highly senior executive appointment, responsible for leading the Trust’s financial strategy, operations and systems and long‑term organisational planning. The CFOO will work closely with the CEO, Chief Education Officer and Trustees to ensure that GLF remains financially resilient, operationally strong and strategically aligned as we continue to grow and succeed. Although the CFOO does not hold direct line management of IT, Estates or People, they will provide strategic leadership and direction to these functions, ensuring they operate as a coherent, efficient and aligned part of the Trust’s wider operating model. This role sits above and across all enabling functions, shaping how they work together, strengthening Trust‑wide coherence, and driving innovation and continuous improvement at scale. Financial leadership is at the heart of the role. You will provide strategic oversight of a professional finance service, ensuring robust systems, strong internal controls and effective compliance frameworks. You will set financial direction and priorities, while delegating operational delivery to the Finance Director. You will ensure the effective delivery of the full financial cycle, including annual audited accounts, statutory returns, Trust‑wide budget setting, in‑year monitoring, due diligence and internal audit. You will also establish a clear financial risk and tolerance framework aligned to Trust strategy, ensuring that investment decisions, reserves management and long‑term planning reflect our goals. Operationally, you will oversee the full range of systems and processes across the Trust, shaping how we work and ensuring coherence and effectiveness across all enabling functions. You will lead procurement and commercial strategy, ensuring compliant tendering, strong commercial governance and effective supplier management. You will champion operational excellence, drive continuous improvement and help build a regional operating model that aligns enabling functions with our educational model. As the CFOO, you will also lead risk oversight across the Trust, ensuring resilience, preparedness and adherence to statutory and regulatory requirements. We are seeking an exceptional leader who combines financial and operational excellence with authenticity, integrity and a values‑driven approach. The successful candidate will be financially qualified and bring significant senior leadership experience in a complex, multi‑site organisation, along with the strategic maturity required to help shape a Trust that is evolving quickly and ambitiously. We are looking for someone who can operate confidently at executive level while remaining grounded, relational and visible across the organisation. You will be a strategic thinker who brings clarity and calm to complexity, but who also understands the importance of operational grip and disciplined execution. We’re looking for a leader who builds trust naturally, communicates with honesty and transparency and models the behaviours and values that underpin GLF’s culture. The role requires someone who can work effectively within a newly formed executive team, helping to shape its identity and ways of working. You will understand the importance of aligning finance and education, ensuring that ambition is matched with sustainability and that decisions are grounded in evidence, insight and long‑term thinking. You will recognise the importance of being present in schools, building relationships with headteachers and supporting regional teams to deliver consistently high‑quality provision. You will bring coherence to a large and diverse organisation, strengthening systems, improving responsiveness and helping GLF operate as One GLF. You will be confident in navigating risk, shaping commercial strategy and ensuring that the Trust’s operating model is robust, future‑focused and aligned to our strategic priorities. Above all, we are looking for someone who cares deeply about the impact of their work. You will understand that strong financial and operational foundations are essential to enabling great teaching and learning and you will be motivated by the opportunity to make that difference across 43 schools and beyond. This is a role for someone who wants to shape a Trust with ambition, integrity and a clear sense of purpose. Following the closing date on 14th July • First interview: Tuesday 21st July 2026, • Final interview: Wednesday 22nd July 2026 Peridot Partners and GLF Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and our client expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references before any final offer can be made. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Orchard Hill College Academy Trust (OHCAT) is seeking a Chief Financial & Operations Officer to join the Executive Senior Leadership Team at Sutton. The CFOO will oversee finance, IT, estates, facilities, procurement, risk and business continuity to support learners with SEND and the Trust's strategic aims. With a turnover of ~£100m and a portfolio of capital projects, the CFOO must combine financial rigour with senior leadership presence, advising the CEO and Trustees while ensuring on-site #J-18808-Ljbffr

Chief Financial & Operations Officer (CFOO). Chief Financial & Operations Officer (CFOO). The CFOO is the Trust’s most senior leader for finance and operations, with responsibility spanning finance, IT, estates, facilities, procurement, risk, and business continuity.

Landscape Maintenance Operative Location: London Salary: £30,225 per annum Purpose of Job To work as part of a team to provide a responsive and comprehensive landscape maintenance / horticultural service. To ensure the highest standards of service level delivery for the maintenance of all communal parks and green spaces throughout the Poplar HARCA estates. Based upon the agreed service level delivery & horticultural standards, complete all duties and responsibilities using appropriate materials and equipment in accordance with service specifications and health & safety guidelines Main Duties and Responsibilities To assist in the maintenance of the horticultural landscape within the Poplar HARCA estates, both in accordance with agreed schedules and guidelines and following instruction from the Estate Services Manager and Charge Hands which, not exclusively, will include: • The maintenance of all communal grass areas to a specified schedule and standard of maintenance The maintenance of all communal shrub and horticultural beds to a specified schedule and standard of maintenance. To operate and maintain a full range of machinery as necessary to undertake all duties related to the landscape maintenance programme. To assist with snow and leaf clearing where required, applying salt on hard surfaces or adopting other appropriate methods as directed. To take appropriate care of equipment necessary for the completion of the above duties Health & Safety • To report promptly to a senior officer any matters discovered during the course of their duties, which might be considered to prejudice the health, safety or well being of staff, residents of, and / or visitors to, the estate. General • Perform other duties as may be reasonably required by your line manager. * Conduct yourself in line with Poplar HARCA's policies, procedures, rules and standards. Person Specification • Level 2 qualification in amenity/landscape horticulture or related discipline; or a relevant trade qualification, which may include a National Proficiency Test Council (N.P.T.C) qualification, satisfying the following: • Safe use of mowers Safe use of hedge trimmers Safe use of brush cutters * Pesticide PA1/6A (desirable), • Formal training at a recognised horticultural college by way of either full time or block release courses (desirable). Current clean driving licence (desirable) Ability to follow written and verbal instruction, meeting deadlines as required. Ability to work flexibly both during and outside of regular office hours; working on weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis. Ability to undertake a full range of horticultural tasks to an agreed standard set out in the service level agreement and as instructed by the Estates Service Manager - Landscape Management Department. Ability to work on one's own initiative when required. Ability and willingness to work outside under all weather conditions. Ability to undertake manual work and operate machinery in a demanding horticultural environment. Ability to understand, and operate in, a resident led environment. Proven experience of working within a quality horticultural/ landscape maintenance environment. Experienced in the safe use of a full range of horticultural machinery and equipment. * Basic knowledge of health and safety at work practices To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Poplar HARCA, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to our website to complete your application. https://poplarharca.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/4267230?cid=3434