Cleaner/Estate Assistant

The Guinness Partnership; Colchester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A housing association in Colchester is looking for a part-time Cleaner / Estate Assistant. You will provide cleaning for internal communal areas and maintain external grounds while ensuring compliance with standards. The ideal candidate will have grounds maintenance experience and excellent customer service skills. An outstanding benefits package including competitive salary, holiday allowance, and healthcare plan is offered. Interviews are scheduled for January 2026.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Healthcare cashback plan

Pension contributions

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Benefit scheme with special offers

Qualifications

• Proven experience in grounds maintenance across various sites.
• Knowledge of lawn, shrub, and plant care.
• Experience achieving high levels of customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Maintain internal communal residential areas and external grounds.
• Foster positive relationships with customers and colleagues.
• Report repairs and maintain Health & Safety compliance.

Skills

Customer service skills

Grounds maintenance experience

Ability to work in teams

Job description

Our Cleaning and Estates Teams are critical for delivering a great resident experience. They work hard to provide a high-quality cleaning and grounds maintenance.

We have an opportunity for a Cleaner / Estate Assistant to join our team in the Colchester area on a permanent, part‑time basis (19.5 hours per week).

You will provide a high‑quality cleaning of our internal communal residential areas alongside some grounds maintenance and keeping external areas well maintained, ensuring compliance with agreed standards, specifications, and timescales. You will represent Guinness on site, fostering positive working relationships with customers, contractors and colleagues to provide access, report any responsive repairs, fly‑tipping, graffiti and safeguarding alerts.

What we’re looking for

We are a customer‑focused organisation so we know that how we do things is just as important as what we do.

You will not only be an experienced Estate Assistant, but you will also have great customer service skills and a willingness to go the extra mile. You will also be able to demonstrate:

• Proven professional experience of delivering grounds maintenance across a variety of sites and garden types.
• Experience and knowledge of lawn, shrub and plant care.
• Proven experience of achieving high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Ability to carry out physical tasks within Health & Safety guidelines.
• Ability to work effectively within a team and without high levels of supervision.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation, including COSHH and PPE.

We offer an outstanding benefits package to reward hard work and commitment to our values, this includes:

• Competitive salary of £25,845 per annum pro rata.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + option to buy extra holidays + allowance increases with length of service.
• Healthcare cashback plan.
• Pension contributions – up to 9% matching contributions.
• 3 × life assurance.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee assistance programme which includes access to face‑to‑face counselling, a stress helpline and tax, fitness and childcare advice.
• A benefit scheme which pulls together a range of special offers and great deals. You can make savings on everyday shopping, fashion, electronics, travel, leisure and days out.

If this sounds like the role that you are looking for, we would love to hear from you, apply today!

Please note, interviews will take place on 8th and 9th January 2026.