Neighbourhood Warden x2
Ref: 177140-2
Salary: £27,694 p.a. plus benefits
37 hours per week
Swindon Borough Council are on an exciting journey to transform service delivery. We want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.
Your next role
We, in Housing, are committed to creating safe, welcoming, and thriving communities where everyone feels they belong. Our Neighbourhood Warden team plays a vital role in building trust, maintaining clean and safe neighbourhoods, handling environmental issues and supporting residents to feel proud of where they live. As a Neighbourhood Warden, you’ll be at the heart of that mission—working closely with other teams and services to ensure our neighbourhoods are places people are proud to call home.
What You'll Do
The Neighbourhood Warden role will deliver insert details across Council-owned properties. The postholder will be required to be able to carry out strenuous manual work, including lifting and loading of heavy items and to help maintain clean and safe neighbourhoods through a process of physical work, inspection, observation, and interaction with other teams and agencies.
Postholders are required to deliver a friendly and customer focused warden service to neighbourhoods, promoting respect for people, property and the environment.
- Provide a regular inspection service of communal areas in blocks of flats to check health
and safety issues (including preventative fire safety, reporting all defects and/or repairs and
ensuring timely follow-up) and compliance with tenancy agreement.
- Remove any immediate hazards or fly tipping, and litter pick the immediate area.
What You'll Bring
- Knowledge and experience of health and safety at work especially manual handling at work, COSHH and PPE.
- Appreciation and understanding of Housing legislation including the Social Housing Regulation Act and the consumer standard.
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).
The ability to travel throughout the Borough will be required and access to a vehicle to be able to support sessions and events around the town and carry out inspections.
The team operates a hybrid working model with all practitioners expected to be in the office for a minimum of two days per week.
We are not considering applications where there is a requirement to sponsor a work visa for successful applicants.
You will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Your next package
Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.
Please see our Vision and Values page for more details and our new Swindon Plan.
Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
Your next steps
If you’re ready to lead a team and are passionate about safer, stronger communities, we’d love to hear from you.
Please read the role profile, which is available in the documents section to the righthand side of the page. To submit an application for this role, select Quick Apply.
For further information about the role, please contact Janine Pike, Estates Services Housing Manager [email protected]
As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.
If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application, please email [email protected]
Closing date: 05 August 2026
Interview date: By Appointment
