Caretaker

Oadby & Wigston Borough Council; Oadby; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great holiday

Flexi-time

Local government pension scheme

Job summary

The Estates Housing Team at Oadby & Wigston Borough Council is seeking an Estate Caretaker to perform minor repairs, conduct block inspections, test fire alarms and remove fly-tips. The role requires the ability to engage with tenants, physical ability to lift heavy loads, and basic IT skills.

A DBS check is required for this post. This permanent full-time position is based in Oadby, Leicestershire, with benefits including the local government pension scheme, generous holiday, flexi-time and

Qualifications

• Ability to engage with tenants
• Able to lift heavy loads
• Basic IT skills required

Responsibilities

• Undertake minor repairs.
• Carry out block inspections.
• Test fire alarms.
• Remove fly-tips.
• Engage with tenants.

Skills

Tenant engagement

Heavy lifting

Basic IT skills

Job description

The Estates Housing Team are responsible for ensuring we provide safe, clean and well-maintained homes for our tenants and leaseholders.

The Estate Caretaker will undertake minor repairs as well as carrying out block inspections, fire alarm testing, fly-tip removal and tenant engagement.

If you are an effective team worker who can engage with our tenants, are able to lift heavy loads, and have basic IT skills, we would love to hear from you. You can find out more by viewing the job description and person specification.

A DBS check is required for this post.

Salary: £27,274 - £29,070

This is a Permanent Full Time position

Do you want to support your local community?

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our Housing team.

We are based in the beautiful Brocks Hill country park in Oadby and this part of Leicestershire is a great place to live, work and visit. Our council is a great organisation to work for, we offer a competitive salary and fantastic benefits including great holiday, flexi-time and the generous local government pension scheme.

• fantastic benefits including great holiday, flexi-time and the generous local government pension scheme

You can find more information about our benefits here.

Agile working allows employees to work flexibly to balance their home and work needs. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements where possible and encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process.