Neighbourhood Ranger

Plymouth Community Homes; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social housing association in Plymouth is seeking a Neighbourhood Ranger to ensure neighbourhood safety and service efficiency. Responsibilities include caretaking, cleaning, grounds maintenance, and communicating with residents and staff. The ideal candidate will have experience in relevant services and excellent organisational skills. This temporary position offers a range of employee benefits including a pension scheme and free gym access.

Benefits

Excellent pension scheme

Free onsite gym

Annual leave of 25 days

Cycle to Work scheme

Digital working support

Fun workplace events

Qualifications

• Proven ability to work independently and within a team.
• Flexibility in working hours to meet service needs.
• Attention to detail and ability to prioritise workload.

Responsibilities

• Deliver caretaking and cleaning services in neighbourhoods.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation.
• Liaise with residents and housing staff effectively.

Skills

Caretaking experience

Cleaning services experience

Grounds maintenance experience

Basic carpentry skills

Health and Safety understanding

Excellent organisational skills

Customer care commitment

Job description

About the role

Working across the city, the Neighbourhood Ranger is a member of the Environmental Services team who helps to deliver a seamless and efficient service, whilst being responsible for ensuring that the organisation’s standards are met.

The Neighbourhood Ranger undertakes a wide range of duties including caretaking and cleaning services, grounds maintenance, property clearance, and securing empty homes. Liaising with residents, neighbourhood housing staff, and other members of the organisation will also be required. The Neighbourhood Ranger is responsible for ensuring that our neighbourhoods are safe for customers and that the organisation complies with health and safety best practice and legislation.

This position is on a temporary basis of up to ten months.

Our ideal candidate for this role is someone who:

Has experience of caretaking and/or cleaning duties and/or grounds maintenance services.
Has experience of completing minor communal repairs involving basic carpentry, painting and masonry skills.
Has an understanding of Health and Safety at Work.
Has a proven ability to work independently within a team and work flexible hours to meet the needs of the service.
Has excellent organisational skills with a focus on attention to detail.
Is able to work on own initiative, prioritising own workload to meet targets and deadlines.
Is committed to providing great customer care.
About Plymouth Community Homes

We are the city’s largest social housing association, with over 16,000 properties providing homes for more than 35,000 people, and we’re aiming to grow, to provide more people with high-quality, affordable homes to rent and buy.

With a great workforce and a focus on people, we deliver good quality, well-managed and well-maintained homes.

What we can offer you:

Excellent pension scheme with a high level of employer contributions
Free, fully equipped onsite gym and changing facilities.
The opportunity to carry out volunteer work for 3 days a year through our Make a Difference scheme
Annual leave of 25 days (rising to 30 days) plus Bank Holidays and holiday trading option
Free Employee Assistance programme, including free counselling
Free annual flu vaccination
Cycle to Work scheme
The opportunity to work in a beautiful and vibrant part of the Southwest
We support digital working with modern devices/smart phones
It's fun to work here- we have dress down Fridays, company quizzes, and lots of charity events throughout the year
Our modern and spacious offices are right on a bus route, and just three miles from the city centre
We get a daily visit from a local food van, and within walking distance to local Crownhill shops, Warrens, M&S Foodhall, Co-op, Starbucks and Tim Hortons
To Apply:

If you are interested in this fantastic opportunity please select apply and complete our form and upload your CV.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Rob Webb Environmental Services Team Leader on 07850089260 .

This post is not suitable for job share.

Shortlisting Date: 5th August 2025

Interview Date: 12th August 2025

If you are an apprentice, please ensure that you make the Learning & Development team aware that you intend to apply for this position.

We are a committed Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from suitably talented people from any community and background.

Living and Working in Plymouth