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* Competitive salary of £25,200 per annum.
* 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a total of 40 days paid holiday per annum (equivalent to 8 weeks).
* Salary Finance – access to short and long‑term loans and a savings facility.
* Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or through the holiday purchase scheme.
* Immediate entry to our Pension scheme with matched contributions up to 10%.
* A flexible working environment with family‑friendly policies.
* Simply Health cash plan providing dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24‑hour private GP access and more. Option to extend to family.
* Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
* Learning for life scheme providing up to £150 annually.
* Wide range of discounts and cashback offers across retail, automotive, holidays and cycle‑to‑work schemes.
* Career development with training and qualifications support.
About The Role
We are looking for a Property Clearance Operative on a permanent basis to join our Onward Repairs team. The role covers the Greater Manchester area and supports our team of maintenance trades.
The purpose of this role is clearance and cleaning of void properties, including maintenance of gardens and/or communal spaces associated with void properties. This includes loading items onto vehicles and driving to various locations where the items will be unloaded. Other miscellaneous works relating to properties, communal areas, and open spaces.
Successful candidates will work in local teams and are not required to report to a depot each day but attend when required for team meetings and replenishment of supplies.
It is essential that candidates have a valid full UK driving licence.
Key Responsibilities
Delivery
* Carry out clearance and cleaning work of properties vacated by tenants prior to repair or refurbishment works. Remove items of furniture and other personal possessions for storage or disposal. Items removed from all floors including lofts and gardens onto appropriate vehicle or skips and thoroughly clean the property prior to re-occupation.
* Undertake horticultural practices necessary for clearance and restoration of gardens and open spaces associated with void properties. Use a variety of cleaning chemicals in compliance with COSHH regulations and associated cleaning tools including small to medium hand‑held battery tools.
Customer Service
* Provide excellent customer service whilst ensuring prompt work of the required standard.
Quality
* Ensure all work is delivered to a high standard.
Records
* Complete jobs on PDA and maintain other records as required.
Health and Safety
* Undertake work activities in line with all health and safety requirements, demonstrating a sound working knowledge of key legislative health and safety information and safe working practices.
* Assist in the promotion of Health & Safety.
Work equipment
* Operation of light machinery, plant and powered hand tools in accordance with recognised safety procedures.
* Be responsible for the safe use and daily maintenance of allocated company vehicles.
Essential Skills / Experience and Qualifications
* Achieving high standards within time constraints.
* Team player.
* Ability to undertake DIY tasks.
* Experience of working in a target driven environment.
* Knowledge of health and safety regulations in line with HASAWA 1974.
* Literacy and numeracy skills.
* Appropriate CSCS card.
* A full UK driving licence.
Desirable
* Experience of working within a commercial and domestic property maintenance environment.
* Experience of delivering services within the social housing sector.
* Asbestos awareness training.
* Relevant power tool and manual handling training.
* Appropriate and current training in COSHH & PPE.
* Access equipment and working at height training e.g. mobile work platforms.
About Onward
Onward Homes is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the Northwest, with 35,000 properties across the region. We believe that everyone deserves a place to call their own, which is why we’re committed to building 500 new homes each year. We do more than just provide a roof over our customers’ heads; we’re here to make a real difference. In addition to creating positive spaces for our customers we continuously strive to create a positive and progressive workspace to enable our colleagues to achieve their full potential. We embrace diversity and strive for diverse teams to create an inclusive culture which enables Onward to thrive and be representative of the communities that we serve. If you have concerns about the recruitment process, please contact the HR team.
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