Community Caretaker SLHD

St Leger Homes; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

St Leger Homes Doncaster is seeking a Community Caretaker to join the Central Area Team. The role covers estate maintenance, gardening, and handling temporary accommodation setups within Doncaster. 37 hours per week, full time, temporary for 6 months, Grade 3 salary (£28,153 - £29,071 pro rata).

The post supports the Estate Management Team in providing a safe, tidy and well-maintained estate for residents, complying with company policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Experience in estate management or caretaking.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to perform gardening and maintenance tasks.

Responsibilities

• Keep estates tidy, safe and well-maintained.
• Use plant and equipment safely and secure tools.
• Perform gardening tasks: grass cutting, hedge trimming, pruning.
• Drive vehicles responsibly and report maintenance concerns.
• Assist with estate clean-up days and minor works on estates.
• Set up properties for temporary accommodation as needed.

Skills

Estate management

Gardening duties

Safe driving

Workload management

Tools

Plant & equipment

Job description

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Job profile for Community Caretaker SLHD

Community Caretaker SLHD

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Job details

Salary Grade 3 (£28,153 - £29,071 pro rata) Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Region Doncaster Job category/type Caretaking/Cleaning Date posted 04/09/2026 Job reference REQ23885 Attachments attachment Community Caretaker - Job Description.pdf

Job description

Grade/Salary: Grade 3 (£28,153 - £29,071 pro rata)
Hours/Type: Full time 37 hours per week, temporary for 6 months
Location: Central area
Closing Date: There is no fixed closing date for this position. All applications will be considered as they are submitted, and the application window will close once sufficient applications have been received. St Leger Homes are recruiting a Community Caretaker to work within Housing Services in the Central Area Team. The successful candidate will support the Estate Management Team and other agencies to provide an effective estate management service to residents, keeping all areas clean, tidy, safe and well maintained.
To work to company policies and procedures, maintaining service standards at all times and ensuring that all performance targets are met. To work with minimum supervision and to be able to practically manage workloads. This work includes attendance in emergency situations when requested.
The postholder should possess the following skills:
To use plant and equipment provided by St Leger Homes, for estate management work, in accordance with legislation. Ensure that tools and equipment are used safely at all times, and check that all plant and equipment is kept secure.
To carry out general gardening duties to both void and tenanted properties, including grass cutting, hedge trimming and minor pruning of trees.
To drive any vehicle in a responsible and safe manner following the guidelines provided by St Leger Homes ensuring that any concerns about maintenance are reported to the Team Leader and rectified.
To assist in the upkeep of all estates managed by St Leger Homes, including needle stick removal and safe disposal, litter picking, removing fly tipped waste, transporting specialist waste, removing graffiti, assisting with estate clean up days and any other tasks required to ensure that estates managed by St Leger Homes are kept up to standard, in line with Company guidelines and procedure.
To complete minor works on estates managed by St Leger Homes. This could include tasks such as putting up signage as requested by the Area Estate Management Team.
To use own initiative and proactively identify any caretaking tasks that need doing on an estate and ensure these tasks are completed.
To set up properties which will be used for temporary accommodation, this will include lifting and moving furniture in a safe manner.
For further details about this post please contact Richard Quinn at [e-mail]

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