Estate Caretaker

Ignite Recruitment Services; Enfield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Ignite Recruitment Services is seeking Estate Service Operatives to work in Enfield and Edmonton. A valid driving licence and DBS check are required. The role runs Monday to Friday from 7am to 3pm, with occasional weekend work at enhanced pay.

Careers in Estates Services involve keeping housing estates safe and clean for residents, with duties covering cleaning, waste removal, and safety reporting.

Qualifications

• You will need a driving licence and DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Sweep and wash all communal areas including staircases, foyers and courtyards.
• Clean lift car floors and walls, lamp shades and other fixtures.
• Remove extraneous matter, including sharps and drug-related materials, per safety guidelines.
• Dispose of overspill in refuse container storage rooms and check chutes for blockages.
• Empty and clean estate litter bins and waste receptacles.
• Remove weeds and plant material from hard standing areas.
• Identify and report health and safety issues and repairs.
• Suggest improvements to public realm areas with Neighbourhood Officers.
• Bulk rubbish removal.

Skills

Driving licence

DBS check

Manual handling

Cleaning

Health and safety

Job description

Ignite Recruitment are looking for Estate Service Operatives to work in Enfield and Edmonton.

You will need a driving licence and DBS check.

The working days are Monday - Friday from 7am-3pm, weekend work may occasionally be available - this is optional and comes with an enhanced pay rate.

Their Estates Services team look after all Housing Estates, keeping the areas safe and clean for their residents.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Sweeping and/or washing of all communal staircases, foyers, balconies, passages, courtyards, car parks, hard standing areas, chute chamber rooms and refuse storage rooms.
• able to undertake manual handling tasks.
• Cleaning and/or washing of lift car floors and walls, lamp shades and diffusers, estate signs, estate furniture and other such communal fixtures and fittings as may be prescribed.
• Remove any extraneous matter, including sharps and other drug related materials, dog waste etc. from all areas of the estate in accordance with agreed schedules, frequencies and methods, ensuring compliance with Health and Safety guidelines.
• Remove and cleanly dispose of any overspill in refuse container storage rooms
• Check refuse chutes and unblock if possible, and if not possible report blockage.
• Empty and clean estate litter bins and other waste receptacles.
• Remove treated weeds and other plant material as required from hard standing areas.
• Identify and report any health and safety issues and repairs.
• Identify improvements to public realm areas, working closely with Neighbourhood Officers.
• Bulk rubbish removal