Caretaker

Great Places Housing Association; Manchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the team at a leading housing association in Manchester, providing essential support within an over 55s care scheme. This caretaker role involves ensuring the safety and comfort of residents, maintaining cleanliness, and addressing maintenance concerns. Ideal candidates are proactive and dedicated to enhancing residents' living experiences. We offer competitive benefits, including generous leave, healthcare, and a rewards program.

Benefits

Pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution

Healthcare access with potential family coverage

High street and restaurant discounts

26 to 30 days of annual leave

Savings club for special purchases

Recognition rewards for exemplary work

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence required.
• Previous experience in a caretaker role anticipated.
• Willing to work flexibly and outside normal hours when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and safety in communal areas.
• Identify and report repairs in communal areas efficiently.
• Respond to safeguarding concerns in line with procedures.

Skills

Time management

IT competency

Teamwork

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Join our friendly team at the over 55s extra care housing scheme in Bispham, Blackpool, where you’ll play a key part in creating a safe, welcoming, and comfortable home for our residents. Reporting to the Caretaking Supervisor, you’ll take pride in maintaining high standards of cleanliness and carrying out minor repairs, helping our customers feel secure and proud of where they live. If you enjoy hands-on work and making a real difference in people’s lives, this could be the perfect role for you.

What you’ll be doing

• Work as part of a dedicated, flexible team to manage accommodation for our customers and ensure the smooth running of the building.
• Maintain the safety and security of residents, colleagues, visitors, contractors, premises, and equipment.
• Identify and report repairs in communal areas, and follow up to ensure they are completed promptly.
• Respond quickly and appropriately to any safeguarding concerns in line with Great Places procedures.
• Record, address, and escalate customer feedback, complaints, or compliments as needed.
• Carry out cleaning duties for all internal and external communal areas, following Health & Safety and COSHH guidelines.
• Monitor and maintain an adequate stock of cleaning materials and equipment.
• Undertake Health and Safety building duties as directed by the Independent Living Manager, consistently following Great Places’ Health and Safety procedures.

What we need from you

• A full UK driving licence.
• Competent with IT and confident using hand-held devices.
• Able to work well both independently and as part of a team.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to work to deadlines.
• Previous experience in a similar Caretaker role, with confidence carrying out general handyman tasks.
• A positive, can-do attitude and a flexible approach to your working day.
• Awareness of Health and Safety for yourself and others on site.
• A commitment to working in partnership with others to benefit Great Places.
• Willingness to work flexibly, including outside normal hours when needed to maintain service continuity.

What we give you in return for your hard work and commitment

• Pension ¦DC Scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleague and Great Places)
• WPA ¦Healthcare auto enrolled at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available- option to increase & add on family members
• The Market Place ¦High street, restaurant & supermarket discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work, smart tech loans and much more
• Annual Leave ¦Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days + Bank Holidays
• Savings Club ¦ You can put aside money each month for 11 months to help you save for that special something (pays out in Novembers salary)
• Reward & Recognition ¦ Rewards for 5 star Trust pilot review’s ¦ You Count Rewards are individual reward’s for going ‘above & beyond’ ¦ Compliance based training bonuses paid annually

At Great Places we believe the wellbeing of our colleagues is vital to enable them to deliver to great services, all your benefits can be used inside and outside of work.

Great Places Housing Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all our colleagues to share this commitment. All successful applicant(s) will be subject to a basic criminal records background check. Further detail on our commitment to safeguarding children/young people & vulnerable adults can be found in the Great Places Housing Group Safeguarding Policy & Recruitment Policy on our website.