Assistant Team Leader


Company:	Plymouth Community Homes
Salary:	from £28,503 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Crownhill, PL6 5DH
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Aug 2026
Closing date:	17 Sept 2026

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Summary

Join us at an exciting time in our Neighbourhood Rangers team as an Assistant Team Leader.

We are looking for a proactive and hands-on Neighbourhood Ranger Team Leader to lead and support a team delivering high-quality environmental services across our communities.

About the role

In this role, you’ll ensure our neighbourhoods are clean, safe, and well-maintained, working along side the team while driving service excellence and maintaining compliance with health and safety standards and legislation. You’ll work both on-site and across multiple locations, leading by example and always ensuring operational efficiency. You’ll play a key role in improving communities and delivering essential services that make a real difference to residents’ daily lives.

Key Responsibilities include:

Lead, motivate, and manage a team of Neighbourhood Rangers

Conduct check-ins and probation reviews

Manage on site absence, annual leave, and performance issues

Deliver in house training and toolbox talks

Identify development needs and support team growth

Oversee daily operations across cleaning, caretaking, grounds maintenance, and waste services

Ensure high standards are maintained across all sites and services

Carry out risk assessments and safety inspections

Maintain equipment and ensure all compliance checks are completed (e.g. PAT testing, fire safety)

Report incidents and hazards via the appropriate systems (e.g. OSHENS)

Manage challenging environments including hazardous waste and biohazards safely

Our ideal candidate for this role is someone who:

Proven experience leading or supervising a team in a similar environment

Strong knowledge of health & safety regulations and best practices

Ability to manage multiple sites and priorities effectively

Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

Experience within environmental services, facilities, estates, or similar

Full UK driving licence (essential)

About Plymouth Community Homes

We are the city’s largest social housing association, with over 16,000 properties providing homes for more than 35,000 people, and we’re aiming to grow, to provide more people with high-quality, affordable homes to rent and buy.

With a great workforce and a focus on people, we deliver good quality, well-managed and well-maintained homes.

What we can offer you:

Excellent pension scheme with a high level of employer contributions

Free, fully equipped onsite gym and changing facilities.

The opportunity to carry out volunteer work for 3 days a year through our Make a Difference scheme

Annual leave of 25 days (rising to 30 days) plus Bank Holidays and holiday trading option

Free Employee Assistance programme, including free counselling

Free annual flu vaccination

Cycle to Work scheme

The opportunity to work in a beautiful and vibrant part of the Southwest

We support digital working with modern devices/smart phones

Our modern and spacious offices are right on a bus route, and just three miles from the city centre

To Apply:

If you are interested in this fantastic opportunity please select apply and complete our form, making reference to the person specification to demonstrate how you consider that your knowledge, skills and experience meet the requirements of the job.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Rob Webb - Environmental Team Leader on 07850089260.

This post is / is not suitable for job share.

Shortlisting Date: 18th September 2026

Interview Date: 25th September 2026

If you are an apprentice, please ensure that you make the Learning & Development team aware that you intend to apply for this position.

We are a committed Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from suitably talented people from any community and background.

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