Project Estate Assistant TAFF194

Taff Housing; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

TAFF HOUSING in Cardiff seeks a Project Estate Assistant to maintain a young persons' supported accommodation project. You will manage repairs, decorating, procurement of furniture, and estate materials while ensuring health and safety standards and preparing void properties for new residents.

The role requires self-motivation to work on-site, strong communication with residents and staff, and a flexible approach to meet ongoing operational needs and project priorities.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of building management and repairs, with ability to troubleshoot issues independently.
• Self-motivated and able to work as a sole post holder on site.
• Commitment to trauma-informed approach and PIE environment.
• Effective communicator with residents and the team.
• Flexible to meet operational needs and priorities.
• Commitment to equality and diversity in service delivery.
• Strong understanding of health and safety requirements and COSHH.
• Full UK driving license and access to own car.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the project building and perform reactive and planned repairs (light to medium grade).
• Decorate and procure furniture and estate materials; report maintenance to the project manager.
• Support health and safety standards around the building and prepare void properties for new residents.
• Work with the project manager and team to deliver services across projects as needed.

Skills

Building management

Repairs & maintenance

Troubleshooting

Trauma-informed approach

Communication

Diversity & inclusion

Health & safety

COSHH

Driving license

Job description

Salary: £10,020 per annum (FTE £25,050)

We are looking for a caring and compassionate Project Estate Assistant to work at our young person's supported accommodation project. You will be responsible for maintaining the project building, completing reactive and planned repairs (light to medium grade), decorating, procuring furniture and estate materials, and reporting maintenance issues to the project manager. You will also be responsible for assisting in maintaining health and safety standards around the building and preparing void properties to ensure they are ready for new residents.

Project Estate Assistant

Salary: £10,020 per annum (FTE £25,050)

We are looking for a caring and compassionate Project Estate Assistant to work at our young person's supported accommodation project. You will be responsible for maintaining the project building, completing reactive and planned repairs (light to medium grade), decorating, procuring furniture and estate materials, and reporting maintenance issues to the project manager. You will also be responsible for assisting in maintaining health and safety standards around the building and preparing void properties to ensure they are ready for new residents. This role is key in helping us deliver and maintain our project and provide a comfortable and safe home for our residents. We are looking for an individual who is self-motivated and comfortable working independently, with the ability to identify tasks and the confidence and competency to resolve them. By building positive relationships and taking a "work-with" approach, we will help residents achieve their goals and support them in moving on to independent living. You will work closely with both the project manager and the wider team to ensure we prioritise and deliver on the needs of maintaining a busy supported accommodation project. There will also be scope for working with another Project Estate Assistant to deliver services across this and our other supported accommodation projects, as the needs of the business arises.

What You'll Do...

Responsible for maintaining the project building, completing reactive and planned repairs (light to medium grade), decorating, procurement of furniture, estate materials and the reporting of maintenance issue to project manager. You will also be responsible for assisting in maintaining the standards of health and safety around the building and preparing void properties to ensure that they are ready for new residents.

What You'll Bring To The Role...

• A good knowledge of building management, experience of completing repairs and confident in trouble shooting issues independently
• Self-motivated and ability to work as sole post holder on site
• A commitment to working in a trauma informed approach, helping to maintain the effectiveness of our psychologically informed environment (PIE)
• An effective communicator both with team members and with residents
• Post holder will work flexibly when requested to meet the operational needs of the project
• To encourage individuals to value diversity and challenge behaviour which undermines the ethos of equality
• A commitment to delivering high quality services based on core values
• A good understanding of health and safety requirements and safe working practices including COSSH
• Full UK driving license & access to own car

Other Useful Information

We welcome any questions in advance of an application, or if there is something that matters to you and we haven't covered in the job pack, then please get in touch with Jason O'Connor at jason.o'[e-mail]

Full details of the role can be found in the job pack - Project Assistant Job Pack

Closing Date: Friday, 18th September 2026

Interview Date: Tuesday, 22nd September 2026

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the community we serve, and we actively encourage applications from all backgrounds.