Senior Estate and Environmental Caretaker

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Senior Estate and Environmental Caretaker

Job Reference yorkshousinggroup/TP/85/1144

Contract Type:

Permanent

£30,458 per year

Working Hours:

37.5

Location:

Swarcliffe

Closing Date:

12/08/2026

Job Category:

Repairs and Maintenance

Region / Division:

West Yorkshire

Business Unit:

Homes

Job Introduction

We're looking for an experienced and customer-focused Senior Estate and Environmental Caretaker to help maintain and improve the Swarcliffe Estate, ensuring our neighbourhoods remain clean, safe, and welcoming for customers.

You'll play a key role in supporting the delivery of high-quality estate services, coordinating estate activities, monitoring standards, and helping the team provide an excellent customer experience.

About Yorkshire Housing

At Yorkshire Housing, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We own and manage nearly 20,000 homes across Yorkshire, helping people have a place they're proud to call home.

Creating attractive, safe and well-maintained communities is an important part of that mission, and this role is central to making it happen.

What you'll be doing

Supporting the Estate and Environmental Team Leader, you'll help coordinate the day-to-day delivery of estate services across Swarcliffe.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting and supervising Estate Caretakers and daily activities
• Carrying out estate inspections, patrols, cleaning, and estate management duties
• Coordinating and monitoring repairs, maintenance works, void clearances, and environmental projects
• Investigating and reporting environmental issues, service failures, and estate concerns
• Supporting estate audits and compliance inspections
• Promoting safe working practices and ensuring health and safety compliance
• Providing cover for the Estate and Environmental Team Leader when required

This is a varied, hands-on role that combines practical estate management, customer service, and team support responsibilities.

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone proactive, approachable and committed to delivering high standards.

You'll have:

• Experience in housing, estates, caretaking, facilities management, or a similar environment
• Experience supervising or supporting colleagues
• Strong customer service and communication skills
• The ability to build positive relationships with customers, colleagues and partners
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and service delivery
• Knowledge of health and safety legislation and safe working practices
• A full UK driving licence and confidence driving commercial vehicles

Most importantly, you'll take pride in your work and be passionate about creating great places for customers to live.

What's in it for you?

• 26 days annual leave, rising to 31 days, plus Bank Holidays
• Health Cash Plan
• Pension scheme with employer contributions matched up to 9%
• Internal and external training opportunities
• Wellbeing support, including fitness classes, My GP service and counselling support

The fine print

This is a fixed-base role in Swarcliffe, Leeds and is subject to a Basic DBS check.

Closing date: 12 August 2026

At Yorkshire Housing, we're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. Even if you don't meet every requirement, we'd still love to hear from you if you believe you can make a positive contribution.