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Permanent

Estate Assistant

The Guinness Partnership
Colchester
money-bag £9544/annum
Posted: 28 April 2026 (4 days ago)
Closing date: 28 May 2026
Ref: 225037995



JOB DESCRIPTION

Would you like to join our Estates Team as an Estate Assistant and help us to deliver an excellent service for our residents? This is a great opportunity for anyone who is a customer-focused team player who has experience of cleaning, grounds maintenance and gardening.

About the Role
We have an opportunity for an Estate Assistant to join our team on a permanent, part-time basis working 12.5 hours per week covering our sites in Colchester and Essex. You will provide a high-quality cleaning service and assist with grounds maintenance and gardening duties, ensuring compliance with agreed standards, specifications, and timescales. This will include cleaning internal communal areas and keeping external spaces well maintained.

You will represent Guinness on site, fostering positive working relationships working with customers, contractors, and colleagues to provide access, report any responsive repairs, fly tipping, graffiti, and safeguarding alerts.

What we are looking for
You will ideally be an experienced Estate Assistant with excellent customer service skills and a strong commitment to delivering a high quality cleaning and grounds maintenance service to our residents.

You will also be able to demonstrate these skills:

  • Proven professional experience of delivering grounds maintenance across a variety of sites and garden types.
  • Experience and knowledge of lawn, shrub, and plant care.
  • Proven experience of achieving high levels of customer satisfaction.
  • Ability to carry out physical tasks within Health & Safety guidelines.
  • Ability to work effectively within a team and without high levels of supervision.
  • Able to demonstrate Guinness Behaviours.
  • Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation, including COSHH and PPE.
  • Full UK driving license.

PLEASE NOTE: It is essential for the successful applicant to hold a full manual UK driving license.

Pro-rata salary is -9,544 per annum.

If you are interested in finding out more about the key responsibilities of the role and/or to ensure you meet the essential criteria, please review the attached role profile.

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