Building & Community Coordinator

Pegasus (Lifestory); Paignton; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading property management company is seeking a Building & Community Coordinator in Paignton, Devon. This part-time role focuses on ensuring health and safety compliance, delivering exceptional customer service, and fostering a vibrant community. The ideal candidate will possess strong interpersonal and IT skills, alongside facilities or property experience. Join us to create high-quality living environments for our residents.

Benefits

Enhanced annual leave

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Health Cash Plan & Virtual GP

Discounted Gym Membership

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities/property with knowledge of health & safety.
• Ability to use initiative and work independently.
• Professional and highly organized.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with health & safety requirements.
• Build relationships with homeowners and tenants.
• Organize events and activities for residents.

Skills

In-person customer service experience

Strong IT skills

Excellent communication skills

Proactive approach

Tools

Google Workspace

Job description

• Location Paignton, Devon
• Hours 17.5 hours per week working Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays
• Package £13,250 per annum (Full time equivalent of £26,500 per annum) + enhanced benefits & rewards
• Basis Permanent

About Us

We are Pegasus Homes Ltd, a vibrant, dynamic business who are proud to design, build, and create high-quality homes with a focus on independent later living for the over 60's. Our current portfolio has some 1100 homes across 40 communities and our developments are beautifully designed offering stunning community living.

You’ll be based at our Paignton development, a beautiful selection of apartments, residents lounge, guest suite and landscaped gardens built on the site of the towns old library. This stylish community enjoys calming views over the landscaped gardens and Victoria Park beyond and is a great place to work.

About Our Role

As our site based Building & Community Coordinator your focus will be on ensuring that we are fully compliant with everything relating to the health & safety of our development so we are looking for someone who has buildings / property or facilities experience, as well as great face to face customer service skills with the ability to build strong relationships with our residents.

Responsibilities

• General customer service and being the first point of contact for our owners and tenants
• Regular building related checks which could include fire alarm testing, water flushing and emergency light testing
• Facilitation of external contractors
• Ensuring that the Health & Safety requirements of each development are met
• Help with the move in process with our customers to ensure they have a great start within our developments
• Organise events and activities for our customers, creating a wonderful community
• Dealing with any emergencies quickly and calmly
• Build lasting relationships with our homeowners and their families
• Working alongside our internal teams including Sales, Development and Completions

You’ll be our person on the ground. The one who makes sure everything is ready for move-in day, ensures an effective maintenance service is provided, keeps the records and the events diary up to date and lets us know whats happening.

Building a strong community for our homeowners and tenants is an integral part of what we offer so you’ll be involved in organising social events and a strong local knowledge will be an advantage.

Good to know

• This is a part time role working the following; Monday & Tuesdays 09:00 - 15:30 & Wednesdays 09:00 - 15:00, with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break.
• There may be occasions that we need you to be flexible on your working days, due to the needs of the business.

About You

We are looking for an intuitive personable person whose flexible approach, warmth, and insight enables them to build relationships with all of our owners in the development. Youll be used to talking to people and using your instinct to go the extra mile. You will use a variety of internal systems and reporting tools so strong IT skills are essential.

• Professional and highly organised
• Proactive approach and can-do attitude
• In-person customer service experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to use initiative
• Strong IT skills - knowledge of Google Workspace is advantage
• Experience of facilities/property ideally with a knowledge of health & safety is essential

Please note this position is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Our Benefits & Rewards

We offer fantastic benefits which look after your Financial, Mental and Physical Wellbeing as we believe it is important that we are able to support our employees across all three of these elements in order to ensure an effective work life balance. By joining us you’ll enjoy a benefits package that includes:

• Enhanced annual leave & holiday buying scheme
• Contributory pension scheme with additional employer contribution
• Life Assurance
• Two paid volunteering days per annum
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Health Cash Plan & Virtual GP
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Company Discounts Portal
• Refer a friend scheme and access to internal opportunities

What Happens Next

Although we embrace technology to support our recruitment process we value a human touch so a member of our hiring team will carefully consider your application.

If your profile demonstrates the skills and experience we are looking for we’ll invite you to join us for a telephone screening providing you with an opportunity to discuss your profile in more detail, and for us to provide you with a more in-depth overview of the role you have applied for as well as answer any questions you have.

From there the process will be role specific, but will include an in-person stage and could include a short online assessment. Rest assured we’ll keep you updated through the process and if at any stage you require any additional support, or have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us.

As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and we do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

As an equal opportunities employer, Pegasus Homes welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In line with UK Immigration and Employment Law, only applicants eligible to live and work in the UK need apply.