Estate Services Operative

Job description

Contract terms

Starting salary: SC3 (£29,436 – £29,856)
Work location: Alexandra House, 10 Station Road, Wood Green, London, N22 7TR
Hours per week: 36 per week
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday, 5th July 2026 at 23:59
Expected interview date: W/c 20th July 2026

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

We are looking for a committed Estate Services Operative to join our Estates and Neighbourhoods team. You will take ownership of a designated estate “patch”, ensuring it is maintained to a high standard, clean, safe, and welcoming for residents. Day-to-day duties will include caretaking and cleaning tasks such as maintaining communal areas, managing waste and refuse facilities, removing graffiti, and carrying out minor repairs. You will also play a key role in identifying and reporting hazards, repairs, and anti-social behaviour, helping to maintain a safe and pleasant environment for all.

About the team

You’ll be part of a dedicated estate-based caretaking and cleaning team, working under the guidance of an Estate Services Team Leader. The team works collaboratively to deliver high standards across multiple estates, supporting each other while also taking individual responsibility for allocated areas. We are a community-focused service that values teamwork, accountability, and strong communication, with a shared commitment to delivering excellent services to residents and promoting wellbeing across our neighbourhoods.

About you

We’re looking for someone with experience in cleaning and basic maintenance, who takes pride in their work and can work both independently and as part of a team. You’ll be confident communicating with residents and able to build positive relationships, showing sensitivity to the needs of vulnerable individuals. A good understanding of health and safety, along with the ability to identify and report repairs, is essential. If you are proactive, reliable, and committed to maintaining high standards while supporting your local community, we’d love to hear from you.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.  Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.  

Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders.  Please continue to check these through the application process.  If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk