Caretaker

Sanctuary Group; London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Caretaker to join their Estate Services team in London. This role involves performing essential cleaning and maintenance tasks, ensuring communal areas are well-kept, and providing excellent customer service. The ideal candidate will have a background in cleaning or caretaking, with a strong focus on teamwork and health and safety practices. The company offers a supportive work environment with a range of employee benefits, including generous leave and wellbeing support. If you are passionate about delivering high-quality services and making a positive impact in your community, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

24 days annual leave plus public holidays

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Life Assurance

Employee Advice Service including counselling

Cycle to Work scheme

Voluntary health plans

Wellbeing support and tools

Employee Networks for inclusion

Qualifications

• Experience in a cleaning role with a commitment to high-quality service.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform bulk removals and clean communal areas effectively.
• Conduct Health and Safety inspections and report necessary repairs.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Customer care skills

Health and Safety knowledge

Driving license

Communication skills

Education

British Institute Certificate in Cleaning Services (BICS)

Tools

Hand tools

Light machinery

Job description

Sanctuary provide in-house repairs and maintenance services for an extensive portfolio of properties across Sanctuary organisations. As part of a not-for-profit organisation, we aim to achieve outstanding results for our customers based on our values - working in an open and transparent way, creating strong partnerships with our customers and providing a first-class customer service.

Caretaker

Based at Forest Gate - London

£28,734 - £30,246 per year

40 hours per week – Monday to Friday, 7:00am to 16:00pm

We are seeking a Caretaker to join our team at our Estate Services team based in London.

As a Caretaker you will be responsible for carrying out bulk removals and disposing of items in a correct manner as well as general cleaning of communal areas. The ideal candidate will have either cleaning or caretaking experience and a track record of delivering high quality services, demonstrate a commitment to teamwork and high levels of customer service.

The role of Caretaker will include:

• Removal of bulk and overspills
• Undertaking general caretaking duties including cleaning of communal areas
• Grounds maintenance tasks to include litter picking and general upkeep
• Working with customers to resolve issues and improve services
• Completing all documents and paperwork concerning tasks completed
• Carrying out Health and Safety Inspections and reporting necessary repairs
• Complying with relevant policies and be Health and Safety orientated
• Ensuring tools and equipment are maintained in a suitable condition

Skills and experiences:

• Experience in a similar cleaning role or completing similar tasks
• British institute certificate in cleaning services (BICS) would be advantageous
• Practical experience in operating hand tools and light machinery
• Some experience of working to deadlines and prioritizing workloads
• Working knowledge of Health and Safety legislation
• Good communication and customer care skills
• This role will involve driving on company business. In order to drive a company vehicle, drivers must hold a full manual valid UK driving licence

About us

Sanctuary Property Services provide in-house repairs and maintenance services for an extensive portfolio of properties across Sanctuary. As part of a not-for-profit organisation, we aim to achieve outstanding results for our customers based on our values - working in an open and transparent way, creating strong partnerships with our customers and providing a first-class customer service.

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 24 days annual leave plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
• Life Assurance
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• Role salary is £27,940 with an additional policy allowance of £793 per annum (rising to £29,411 with an additional policy allowance of £835 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you – [e-mail]

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.