Estates Services Supervisor

Teign Housing; Highweek; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A social housing provider in England seeks an Estates Services Supervisor to lead cleaning and maintenance efforts. The role involves liaising with residents, managing contractors, and ensuring compliance with Health & Safety regulations. Ideal candidates will have experience in social housing leadership and relevant qualifications. Benefits include generous annual leave, health care options, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

25 days' annual leave + bank holidays

Generous pension contributions

Private Health Care

Flexible Agile Working

Training Opportunities

Cycle to work Scheme

Qualifications

• Experienced in team leadership within social housing.
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety regulations (including COSHH).
• Familiar with legal, contractual, and procurement issues.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular inspections and liaise with residents.
• Produce detailed monthly KPIs and assist with risk assessments.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations.

Skills

Team leadership in social housing

Knowledge of cleaning procedures

Health & Safety compliance

Budget control

Contractor supervision

Education

EHAS Health and Safety

Improving Team Performance CMI 3008

Job description

Youll make our estates look great, so we can make our residents feel great.

At Teign Housing, were driven by a simple but powerful mission : to provide good quality homes for our residents and rewarding, flexible careers for our people. As a thriving social landlord with over 200 dedicated professionals across Teign Housing and Templer Home Build, we proudly own and manage more than 4,000 homes across Teignbridge, the South Hams, East Devon, Mid Devon, West Devon, and Exeter.

We dont just offer housingwe create communities. Our commitment goes beyond bricks and mortar. We deliver high-quality homes and personalised support that empower individuals and families to thrive.

Why Work With Us?

Be part of a purpose led organisation making a real impact

Join a supportive, forward-thinking team

Enjoy career flexibility, growth, and meaningful work

We believe everyone deserves a safe, affordable, and welcoming place to call home. If you share our passion for building vibrant communities and delivering services that truly matter, wed love to hear from you.

About the Estates Services Supervisor role

Conducting regular inspections and liaising closely with residents, you will ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of our cleaning and grounds maintenance services, and quickly address any issues. To this end, you will produce detailed monthly KPIs, provide comprehensive induction and training to your team and assist the Estates Services Manager in creating risk assessments, whilst constantly championing Health & Safety compliance. Above all, you will go the extra mile to get the best performance from your team and external contractors, and will make certain that we exceed residents expectations every day.

About you

Experienced in team leadership within social housing or a similar setting, you will bring in-depth knowledge of caretaking and cleaning procedures. Equally importantly, you should be familiar with appointing and supervising contractors, implementing maintenance programmes and controlling budgets, and you will require good knowledge of Health & Safety regulations (including COSHH) and housing policy. Finally, formal qualifications such as EHAS Health and Safety and Improving Team Performance CMI 3008 would be very useful, as would a good grounding in legal, contractual and procurement issues.

Benefits

• 25 days' annual leave + bank holidays
• Discretionary Leave between Christmas and the New Year period
• Generous employer contributions towards your pension (including death in service), any employee who increase their contribution to 5% or above will receive an employer contribution of one and a half times their contribution up to a maximum employer contribution of 15%
• Private Health Care membership (if applicable)
• Flexible Agile Working
• Salary Sacrifice Scheme (optional)
• Reimbursement of the cost of a professional membership fee
• Employer contributions towards gym membership
• Employer contribution every two years towards eye examination for those who use computers significantly as part of their work
• Up to 25% off selected O2 airtime contracts
• Microsoft Home Use Programme available to all staff
• Training Opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme provided by Health Assured
• Westcountry Savings and Loans Scheme
• Recognition for Long Service (if applicable)
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Bupa dental care(optional)

To take on this exciting challenge, please visit our website and use our online application form.

We will interview suitable candidates upon receipt of application and reserve the right to close the vacancy early. Please apply without delay to avoid disappointment.

Teign Housing is committed to its policy on equality and diversity and we welcome applications from all sections of the community. Registered charity no. 1112196.