horticultural and estates officer

We’re on the lookout for a Horticultural and Estates Officer to join the believe housing team on a 12-month fixed term basis, based at our Seaham office.

This is an exciting opportunity if you want to make a real difference. We believe in life without barriers. If you aren’t sure you meet 100% of the criteria but think you would be great in this role, don’t let that stop you; we would love to hear from you. We’re interested in your skills, knowledge and experience, as well as your personal values. We’re committed to supporting everyone here at believe housing and being an inclusive organisation.

We’re a family-friendly, flexible employer, and we encourage everyone to ‘work the believe way’. For us, this means keeping things simple, doing more of what matters, and removing tasks and processes that don’t add value.

about the role

The Horticultural and Estates Officer will deliver a pro-active, customer-focused estate service that works alongside the teams within believe housing and also with external partners to ensure our estates are maintained to a high standard.

The successful candidate will:

• Deliver a pro-active, customer-focused estate service that works alongside the teams within believe housing and with external partners to ensure our estates are maintained to a high standard.

• Have a particular focus on ensuring that all external areas on estates remain clean, safe and free from litter and fly-tipping.

• Prepare gardens of void properties to an acceptable standard for incoming tenants.

• Be required to act as an ambassador for believe housing working with internal and external partners to deliver excellent services to the neighbourhoods in which we work.

• Be required to work across all believe housing locations.

For more information, please read the full job description.

what’s on offer?

Our people are our greatest asset which is why we value you, encourage you, look after you, and empower you.

As well as a competitive salary of £26,082 per annum, or if qualified with a relevant chainsaw qualification or once qualified rising to £27,385 some of our top benefits and rewards include:

From our annual leave entitlement (up to 33 days, plus four volunteering days per year) and competitive pension scheme, to our flexible ‘working the believe way’ patterns that put your wellbeing front and centre, there’s really a lot on offer.

Our culture is second to none. We put our customers at the heart of everything we do, and developing our colleagues to support them is key to our success. So we’re committed to your growth, encouraging you to progress and enhance your skills in a rewarding career.

apply now

If you believe that you demonstrate our values and can bring something special to this role, then apply now. We’re looking forward to hearing from you.

Here at believe housing we are a disability confident employer, if you require any adjustments or support throughout our recruitment process, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

If you wish to find out more about this opportunity contact Mark Burrell, Estates Team Leader at mark.burrell@believehousing.co.uk

• Closing date for applications is 11.59pm on Sunday, 12 October 2025.
• All applicants must go through our website.
• Interview date to be confirmed.