Estate Support Officer

Job Title: Estate Services Support Officer

Location: Harrow Council Hub

Employer: Pertemps Recruitment Partnership for Harrow Council

Contract Type: Temporary (ongoing)

Hours of Work: 36 hours per week

Rate: £15.39 per hour

Overview of Estate Services Support Officer:

Pertemps is excited to offer an opportunity within Harrow Council for a self-driven and motivated Estate Services Support Officer to join our expanding team. The role of the Estate Services Support Officer comes with a competitive pay rate of £15.39 per hour (PAYE). In addition to the hourly rate, we provide excellent training and support for career development, along with 21 days of holiday (excluding Bank Holidays).

As an Estate Services Support Officer, your primary responsibility will be to contribute to the positive transformation of housing estates. You'll play a crucial role in maintaining diverse and cohesive communities within these estates. This involves supporting community activities, ensuring excellent living conditions, and managing essential services.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Community Support:
   • Promote and manage community halls across the borough, fostering engagement and cohesion.
   • Assist in organizing community events and activities.
2. Caretaking and Ancillary Services:
   • Collaborate with the Operations Manager and estates services teams to maintain an outstanding living environment.
   • Administer procurement processes for goods and services within the community and environment team.
   • Implement systems to verify goods and services before processing payments, including meter readings for utilities.
   • Reconcile invoices and manage payment procedures.

The successful candidate will possess the following:

Knowledge:

• Familiarity with housing and related public sector legislation.
• Basic understanding of repairs and maintenance issues related to homes and estates.
• Awareness of welfare benefits.
• Sensitivity to the needs of minority groups and potential barriers they may face.
• Previous work in a diverse and community-oriented environment.

About us:

For almost 60 years, Pertemps Recruitment Partnership has been the market leader in providing permanent and temporary staffing solutions and we are one of the most established players within the recruitment industry. The Sunday Times has listed us as one of the Best 100 Companies to work for 14 years running. We are not a big scary faceless company; quite the opposite: we strongly believe in the personal touch with everything we do. We are proud to be accredited 'investor in people' which is reflected across our business in length of service and career progression of our employees.

Harrow Council is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station, there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line, and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25, and A406.