Community Caretaker

Part Of Platform Housing Group; Worcester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A property maintenance company is seeking a Community Caretaker to join its team in Worcester. Responsible for maintaining clean and safe communal areas, this mobile role requires a valid driving license and good attention to detail. The position offers 35 hours of work per week, from Monday to Friday, with core hours of 8:00-15:30. Ideal candidates will have experience in a customer-focused environment and strong IT skills for logging repairs.

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-focused environment undertaking cleaning and caretaking duties.
• Full current valid driving Licence essential for mobile role.
• Basic DBS check required.

Responsibilities

• Keep communal areas clean and hazard free.
• Carry out maintenance and minor repairs.
• Use an iPad to log repairs and checks.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer-focused

Good IT skills

Job description

Overview

Platform Property Care are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking individual to join our established Mobile Caretaking team as a Community Caretaker, delivering day to day caretaking service of our estates, blocks and schemes in Worcester.

What you could be doing

You will carry out a range of activities to ensure our properties and the surrounding areas remain clean, tidy, safe, secure and in good condition. You will be helping to make our communal properties great places to live.

Responsibilities

• Day to day tasks will include keeping communal areas clean and hazard free, leaf clearance, weed spraying, litter picking, removing graffiti to maintenance and minor repairs and dealing with fly tipping.

Requirements

• This is a mobile role, mainly based covering our sites in Worcester so you would need to be based locally. There would also be a need to travel to our different sites throughout Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire as required so a driving licence is essential.
• Access to a company van is provided so there is no need to use your own vehicle during the working day.
• This is a full-time role working 35 hours a week Monday - Friday with core hours of 8-15:30 with no weekend working.
• A positive outlook with a flexible, proactive approach and the ability to work as part of a team.
• You will need a keen eye for detail and be committed to achieving high standards.
• Ideally you will have experience of working in a customer-focused environment undertaking cleaning and caretaking duties.
• Good IT skills as you will be using an iPad to access a portal to log all required repairs and completion of health and safety checks.
• Full current valid driving Licence essential as this is a mobile role.

This role also requires a Basic DBS check., This role is mobile, so it is essential you have a current valid driving licence. Unfortunately, we cannot progress applications from applicants who do not hold this., Disability Confident

Disability Confident

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About Platform Property Care

Part of Platform Housing Group, Platform Property Care is a well-established property maintenance business. Working with us is more than just a job. We value the contribution that our colleagues make to our business; our vision is clear - we are growing fast, and we aim to achieve our plan through an engaged and highly skilled team.