District Neighbourhood Caretaker, Estate Services

Birmingham City Council; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham City Council is seeking an Area Caretaker to manage low-rise properties citywide and lead a small team ensuring cleanliness and hazard-free environments.

You will supervise estate caretakers, perform audits, inspections and driver training while maintaining strong communications with tenants and stakeholders. DBS check will be undertaken and UK Right to work proof required.

Qualifications

• Overseeing maintenance of communal areas and health & safety compliance.
• Experience in managing teams and reporting performance.
• Experience with risk assessment and handling difficult conversations.

Responsibilities

• Daily patrols to improve kerb appeal and deter fly-tipping.
• Supervise Estate Caretakers and conduct low-rise audits.
• Conduct daily block inspections and inspect relief rooms.
• Provide driver training for large vehicles (e.g., Tipper).
• Communicate with tenants and various stakeholders; report writing and data collation.

Skills

Team supervision

Health & safety knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Driver training

Risk assessment

Cleaning standards

Microsoft Office

Mobile apps

Tools

Microsoft Office

Mobile apps

Job description

District Neighbourhood / Area Caretaker

Grade B -£29,542-£35,570Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity ReviewWorking 36.5 hours per weekArea Caretaker– 6 POSTIONS WORKING CITYWIDE

We are looking for someone who will work flexibly in a team as an Area Caretaker. Working within the Central Estates Department.

You will be responsible for overseeing the management of low-rise properties across the whole City. This includes leading a small team responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness in communal areas of flatted accommodation, promptly reporting any necessary repairs, and ensuring that all properties remain hazard‑free and fully compliant with Health &Safety regulations.

A good knowledge of cleaning standards, communal &building management, particularly Health &Safety would be helpful but full training will be provided.

You will be responsible for supervising estate caretakers on a day-to-day basis which include undertaking one to one’s, return to work interviews, identify training needs, setting targets and undertake risk assessments and dealing with any performance issues. You must have experience in dealing with difficult conversations.

You will be required to:

• Daily patrols of the neighbourhood to improve and help maintain kerb appeal – Fly tipping.


• Supervise Estate Caretakers


• Low Rise Audits


• Conduct Daily Block Inspections


• Inspection of relief rooms.


• Driver training to drive large vehicles (e.g Tipper)


• The ability to communicate with our various stakeholders.


• Communicate with tenants.


• To be competent with the use of all Microsoft packages, Mobile apps.


• Collation of information and report writing.

A focus will also include undertaking environmental inspection and improvement works at communal sites in the wider housing neighbourhood/quadrant and completing Fire Risk Assessment duties to ensure all communal areas are kept sterile and free from obstruction. This will include activity at garage sites, drying areas, accessways and other communal sites/land in BCC Housing management. This will include cleansing, rubbish removal, clearing weeds and overgrowth, repairs and maintenance. Such activity is intended to improve/maintain the local environment.

A full valid UK Manual driving license is a requirement for post.

For informal enquires please contact David M Prosser, Housing Manager; [e-mail]

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, andwe arecommitted to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We are dedicated to supporting internal mobility and the development of our people. As such, applications from internal employees and those under S118 will be given priority and reviewed before external applications are considered.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

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