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We’re a local housing association that’s passionate about tackling the housing shortage in the East of England. We provide warm, safe and affordable homes. But we don’t stop there. We offer a wide range of support and services to help our customers and their communities to thrive. We want to be an organisation that cares about our customers and communities and is determined to make a difference. We’ll be bold and open-minded in our pursuit of solutions to help people transform their lives. What you’ll be doing We are looking for a Site and Waste Assistant who will provide effective and efficient support in site and waste management, focusing on the removal of rubbish, waste and fly tipping. • Responsible for removing general litter and waste from CHP communal buildings and grounds throughout our stock, reducing skip costs and improving the living conditions for our customers. • Respond to incidents of fly tipping, unauthorised bulk waste and bin store misuse, removing items appropriately and safely to assist with the good housekeeping on our estates maintaining high standards for our customers. • Ensure all communal refuse areas and stores are maintained to a standard acceptable for local authority collection (sheltered and general needs) • Undertake aspects of grounds maintenance and general horticultural work at Myriad House as per summer/winter schedule as required. • Assist in production of green waste composting and recycling of waste produced by Grounds Maintenance team to achieve significant reduction and reuse. What we’re looking for • Evidence of attainment of good literacy and numeracy, e.g. through GCSEs or equivalent, or equivalent demonstrable prior learning. • Full UK driving licence. • Good working knowledge of IT, including Microsoft Office. • Ability to work pro-actively as part of a team to achieve objectives and manage conflicting priorities and workload within agreed timescales. • Strong interpersonal skills with ability to engage with all levels of the organisation and build up good working relationships with external stakeholders. Committed to equality of opportunity, we welcome applications from all sections of the community. Applications for job share and part-time working will be considered on a business needs basis. Wellbeing is a priority for us, and we aim to help our employees achieve a successful work/life balance and have adopted an agile working style. We host a range of learning activities to develop our people, support their career aspirations and professional qualifications. We encourage employee participation on all levels and we’re always open to new ideas or ways of working. • The salary for this post will be £25,200 Per Annum • Learning and development opportunities • Healthcare cash plan • Robust employee reward and recognition programme • Free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme • CHParticipate volunteering programme • Competitive pension scheme • 25 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays and 3 extra days between Christmas and New Year. • 37 hours per week – employees may be able to work flexibly by agreement with their line manager, taking account of business need. We operate a hybrid working policy at CHP. We value our people and listen to feedback to ensure we are a great place to work and are able to attract and develop the careers of the best talent in the market.