Clearance and Cleaning Operative

Your Housing Group; England; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking housing association as a Clearance and Cleaning Operative, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring homes are safe and welcoming. This position offers a rewarding experience, working alongside a collaborative team dedicated to high-quality service. With genuine opportunities for progression and a supportive work environment, you'll be empowered to innovate and excel in your role. If you're passionate about customer service and committed to making a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

22 days annual leave

3 discretionary days between Christmas & New Year

Bank Holidays

Genuine progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-focused environment.
• Knowledge of environmental cleaning sectors.

Responsibilities

• Undertake property clearance and void cleaning work.
• Perform low maintenance gardening works.

Skills

Customer Service

Team Collaboration

Flexibility

Resilience

Innovative Thinking

Education

Full UK Driving License

Basic Health and Safety Knowledge

Job description

Job Title: Clearance and Cleaning Operative

Contract: Permanent

Location: Staffordshire

Weekly Hours: 40

So…. What is this role exactly?

We have an opportunity for a Clearance and Cleaning Operative to join Your Housing Groups Repairs and Maintenance Division, covering the Staffordshire areas.

Working for a Housing Association can be extremely rewarding, and we are lucky to have a hugely collaborative team of operatives, throughout all Trade professions, who work together to ensure that our customers are safe and warm in their homes.

What will my working week look like?

This role is 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

You will live within the Northwest to be able to cover your area Staffordshire. You will also need to live within a reasonable travelling distance of our Head Office in Birchwood, Warrington to attend meetings and training courses when needed.

What will I be responsible for doing?

As a Clearance & Cleaning Operative, you will….

• Undertake property clearance & Void cleaning work.
• Low maintenance gardening works
• Experience of delivering services in a customer focused environment
• Be passionate about going the extra mile to provide an outstanding customer service.

And what would make me stand out from the crowd?

• You will have a full UK Driving License (ideally no more than 6 points)
• Knowledge of the Environmental cleaning sectors and industry best practice
• Basic health and safety knowledge in a repair’s environment
• Be resilient, flexible, and enthusiastic.
• Be Innovative and creative in your ways of working.

Ideally you will be a…

• collaborative team player
• Passionate about right first time and delivering a quality service

This role also offers genuine progression opportunities, many of our operatives go on to gain further qualifications or take up team leader, supervisory or secondment roles internally when they arise.

So, if this sounds like a role that you would be good at, working within a team environment you would enjoy, then we would love to hear from you!

That all sounds great, what’s in it for me?

In return we offer £26,208for a 40-hour week, and 22 days annual leave, plus 3 discretionary days between Christmas & New Year, plus Bank Holidays but our employee offering provides much more than just a competitive salary and holiday allowance.

As one of the North’s sector-leading landlords, we are proud to play our role in tackling the UK's housing crisis by building over 100 new homes a year and continually reinvesting in our 29,000 properties, tailoring our services to meet the diverse needs of our customers. Our Repairs and Maintenance teams play a huge part in delivering these services to our customers.

We’re an employer of choice, over 88% of colleagues here recommend us as a 'great place to work'.

As part of our pre-employment checks, this role requires the successful applicant to complete a satisfactory Basic DBS check.

Closing Date: 16th May 2025

We review applications as they’re received and reserve the right to close this advert early; if you’re interested, please apply ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Your Housing Group values diversity and encourages applications from all communities. Your Housing Group operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicants who declare they have a disability, if these applicants meet the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview. Your Housing Group welcomes applications from our customers, however, access to confidential information and probity will be explored to determine whether there is a potential conflict of interest or security issue present which may prevent the Group from being able to proceed with the application. YHG1

91% of staff would recommend Your Housing Group as a great place to work!