Environmental Officer

Environmental Officer
Location: Didsbury
Salary: Band 3 - 29,286 to 32,216 per annum
Full Time
Hybrid and flexible working

About Us

Southway Housing Trust is a community based housing organisation committed to providing high quality services to the people and neighbourhoods that we work in. Southway Housing Trust is a "not-for-profit" landlord, based in Didsbury, managing and improving approximately 6,000 homes in South Manchester.

At Southway Housing Trust we are inspired by our communities. We care about the people and neighbourhoods of South Manchester, are committed to constantly improving services, and work in partnership with our tenants so that we can be successful together.

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Environment Team for an Environmental Officer and for the right person we offer a 35-hour week, competitive salary, excellent contributory pension scheme, and 25 days holiday increasing to 30 days.

The Roll

We are proud of our green spaces and local environment, having been awarded Green Flag status for over 7 years.

In this role you will be maintaining and improving our environmental service and championing the ecological benefits of our trees and hedge rows within our neighbourhoods.

As our Environmental Officer you will be delivering a high-quality and excellent customer focused service, which includes:

Inspecting our tree stock (often within our tenant's gardens).

Dealing with land ownership and boundary enquiries.

Inspecting communal land and alleyways.

Tackling fly tipping issues.

Attending neighbourhood walkabouts.

To deliver the best possible service you will be required to collaborate with others internally and externally, adopting and promoting our One Team approach.

To provide an efficient and effective service, using policies, procedures, and guidance notes as well as listening to and reflecting our Tenants Voice.

Candidates

We are seeking a passionate and motivated individual who has a good appreciation of the urban environment and how it relates to our social housing stock.

The post holder will be expected to have written and verbal communication skills, be resilient, customer-focused and willing to work flexibly in a sometimes pressured and changing environment.

To apply you will need to complete an expression of interest form, candidates will be required to attend an interview and take part in an assessment.

Closing Date: Friday 10th May 12pm.
Interviews & Assessments w/c 20th May

For an informal discussion, please contact Michael Moriarty, Environmental Manager on (phone number removed).

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from suitably skilled people from all sectors of the community.

All applicants who have a disability or are ex armed forces that meet the minimum essential criteria for the post will be invited to interview. If you have a disability or are ex armed forces, please tell us about this on your application form and please let us know about any special arrangements you would like us to make if you are invited in for an interview.