Caretaker

Peabody; Erith; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Two volunteering days per year

Life assurance 4x salary

Up to 10% pension

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Peabody is seeking a proactive Caretaker to maintain safe, clean and welcoming estates across our communities in the United Kingdom. You will perform cleaning duties, tidy communal areas and be a visible, approachable presence for residents, ensuring safety and compliance with COSHH rules and local health & safety standards.

The role requires experience in caretaking or similar customer-facing work, a full UK manual driving licence, and a commitment to delivering high standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in caretaking, cleaning or a similar customer-facing environment.
• A full UK manual driving licence (essential).
• Knowledge of COSHH and Health & Safety requirements.
• Experience using powered cleaning equipment.
• Good customer service and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry out cleaning and caretaking duties across internal and external communal areas.
• Complete routine lighting checks and replace bulbs where required.
• Clean entrances, stairwells, corridors, lifts, bin stores, car parks and other communal spaces.
• Undertake litter picking, sweeping and general estate tidying duties.
• Report repairs, defects, vandalism and Health & Safety concerns promptly.
• Build positive relationships with residents and respond professionally to caretaking enquiries.
• Work closely with Neighbourhood and Estate Services teams to support residents' needs.
• Operate cleaning equipment safely and in line with company procedures.
• Follow COSHH, Health & Safety and safeguarding requirements at all times.
• Support wider service delivery across estates as required.

Job description

Our Vacancy

Caretaker – Help Keep Our Communities Clean, Safe and Welcoming

Are you someone who takes pride in maintaining clean, safe and well-presented environments? Do you enjoy being out and about, meeting people and making a visible difference every day? As a Caretaker at Peabody, you'll play an important role in ensuring our estates remain welcoming places for residents to live.

This is a customer-focused, hands-on role where you'll be responsible for maintaining communal areas, carrying out cleaning duties and supporting residents by being a visible and approachable presence across our estates.

What you'll do

• Carry out cleaning and caretaking duties across internal and external communal areas
• Complete routine lighting checks and replace bulbs where required
• Clean entrances, stairwells, corridors, lifts, bin stores, car parks and other communal spaces
• Undertake litter picking, sweeping and general estate tidying duties
• Report repairs, defects, vandalism and Health & Safety concerns promptly
• Build positive relationships with residents and respond professionally to caretaking enquiries
• Work closely with Neighbourhood and Estate Services teams to support residents' needs
• Operate cleaning equipment safely and in line with company procedures
• Follow COSHH, Health & Safety and safeguarding requirements at all times
• Support wider service delivery across estates as required

What you'll need

• Experience in caretaking, cleaning or a similar customer-facing environment
• A full UK manual driving licence (essential)
• Knowledge of COSHH and Health & Safety requirements
• Experience using powered cleaning equipment
• Good customer service and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and use your own initiative
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Ability to work outdoors and undertake physical duties

Who you are

• Reliable, professional and approachable
• Proud of delivering high standards of cleanliness
• Customer-focused and committed to helping residents
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Calm under pressure and able to prioritise your workload
• A strong team player who contributes positively to the wider service

Why Join Us?

When you join Peabody, you're joining a team guided by our values:

Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together.

We're committed to creating clean, safe and welcoming communities where residents can thrive.

What We Offer

• 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Two paid volunteering days each year
• Flexible benefits scheme and employee discount portal
• Life assurance at 4x your salary
• Up to 10% pension contribution

Please read before applying

This role is physically active and involves working across a variety of estates and communal areas. A full UK manual driving licence is essential.

This role requires a Basic DBS check.

Peabody does not offer sponsorship for this role.

If you pass the initial screening, you will be asked to record two short video answers to two questions.

Interviews will be held in person on 9th November 2026

We're committed to making our recruitment process inclusive. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we'll be happy to support you.

If you're at risk of redundancy, please mention this in your application as you'll be given priority consideration.

We reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive enough applications