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Private Rented Sector Officer

Medway Council

Range 4 - £29,793 per annum / pro rata

Hybrid - Works part from Kingsley House and part from home (Hybrid)

Posted 6 days ago

Scheme Manager - Dowding House

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

£27,037

Dowding House (Hybrid)

Posted 12 days ago

Housing Scheme Officer

Dartford Borough Council

£29,982 PA increasing to £32,652 PA following 12 months satisfactory performance

Kent (On-Site)

Posted 13 days ago

Office Cleaner

Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council

£6,877.62 pro rata salary (£11.47 per hour)

Kings Hill, West Malling (On-Site)

Posted 30+ days ago

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Building Services Engineer

Sevenoaks District Council

£40,219 - £43,414

Council Offices, Argyle Road (Hybrid)

Posted 30+ days ago

Manage building services, ensure compliance with regulations, work on budgets, and energy contracts for a council in Sevenoaks. Hybrid working model.

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