Community Caretaker

Platform Housing Group; Worcester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Platform Property Care is seeking a Community Caretaker to join our Mobile Caretaking team in Worcestershire, delivering day-to-day caretaking and cleaning across estates, blocks and schemes.

Role is 35 hours/week, Monday–Friday, 8:00–15:30, with no weekend work. A driving licence is essential for this mobile position, and a Basic DBS check is required.

Qualifications

• Positive outlook and proactive approach
• Ability to work as part of a team with high standards
• Experience in customer-focused environment a plus
• Good IT skills to log repairs and health checks via iPad
• Full current driving licence is essential for a mobile role
• Basic DBS check required

Responsibilities

• Keep communal areas clean, hazard free and maintained
• Carry out leaf clearance, weed spraying, litter picking and graffiti removal
• Assist with minor repairs and health and safety checks
• Log repairs and health checks via portal on iPad
• Travel between sites in Worcestershire as required

Skills

Positive outlook

Teamwork

Attention to detail

IT skills

Driving licence

DBS check

Tools

iPad

Job description

Have you got the right tools for the job?

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 and cleaning of our estates, blocks and schemes in Worcestershire.

What could you be doing as our Community Caretaker?

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.

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.

This is a mobile role, covering our sites in Worcestershire so you would need to be based locally. There would also be a need to travel to our different sites throughout the area 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 8:00 - 15:30 with no weekend working.

We Want Somebody Who Has

• A positive outlook with a flexible, proactive approach and the ability to work as part of a team
• You will need a keeneye 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 validdriving Licenceessential as this is a mobile role
• This role also requires a Basic DBS check.

This role is for a team covering Worcestershire so you would need to live here.

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.

This role is mobile, so it is essential you have a current valid driving licence.

We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CV's will be treated as a direct application.